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Cannabis: Medical Treatments

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.

answeredAdam DanceDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Jul 2025
Target answer date
21 Jul 2025
Answer
22 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 21 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    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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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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