Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94168

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 25 November 2025

Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking in collaboration with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to ensure that clinical guidelines relating to cannabis-based medicinal products ar

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

Rules around the electronic prescribing of cannabis-based medicines are no different to other drugs regulated in Schedule 2 to 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.In England, the NHS Electronic Prescription Service enables the electronic transmissio...

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