Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32061

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 21 February 2025

Answered: 27 February 2025

Question

Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children can access cannabinoid medications through the NHS; and what assessment he has made of trends in the level of families using non-prescrib

Answer

Karin Smyth

No assessment has been made on the trends in the level of families using non-prescription cannabis to treat children. Cannabis is a class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the unlawful supply carries a maximum sentence of up to 14 years in pri...

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