Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 68505

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 16 July 2025

Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

Adam Dance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of mandating digital prescribing for medical cannabis.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Cannabis-based products for medicinal use are Schedule 2 controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. Electronic prescribing of Schedule 2 and 3 Controlled Drugs in NHS primary care settings has been operational since 2019.It is mandatory ...

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