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Cannabis: Medical Treatments

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Question for Department of Health and Social Care

UIN 14291, tabled on 16 February 2024

Question

Paula Barker
Labour
Liverpool, Wavertree
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to make medicinal cannabis more accessible to those who need it.

Answer

Andrew Stephenson
Conservative
Pendle
Commons

Answered on

21 February 2024

Licensed cannabis-based medicines are routinely available on the National Health Service. However, clinical guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) demonstrate a clear need for more evidence to support routine prescribing and funding decisions for unlicensed cannabis-based medicines.

The Government continues to call on manufacturers to invest in research and clinical trials to prove if their products are safe and effective and offers scientific and research advice from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and the NICE.

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