Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 89817
Cannabis: Medical Treatments
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 20 November 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the availability of medicinal cannabis for epilepsy patients in Devon.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe licenced cannabis-based medicine Epidyolex is available on the National Health Service in England for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Dravet syndrome, and tuberous sclerosis complex. This follows approval from the Me...
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