Written Question·Home Office·UIN 90626
Cannabis: Misuse
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 26 November 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending Section 37 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 to exclude any part of the Cannabis Sativa L plant with THC of 0.2% or less.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe flowers and leaves of the cannabis plant are controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (‘the 1971 Act’) irrespective of their tetrahydrocannabinol (‘THC’) content. The Government has no plans to review the definition of cannabis for control ...
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