A number of constituents have recently contacted me as part of the campaign 'End Our Pain "Patients need help: act now to support those denied medical cannabis"'
We have seen in recent months that there is a pressing need
to allow those who might benefit from cannabis-based products to access them.
You may be interested to know that the Home Secretary last
year confirmed that there will be a review on the scheduling of cannabis.
This step is in no way a first step to the legalisation of
cannabis for recreational use and the government has absolutely no plans to
legalise cannabis and the penalties for unauthorised supply and possession will
remain unchanged.
However, if the review identifies that there are significant
medical benefits then the Government does intend to reschedule.
You can read the full announcement via the link below:
I will watch this review, and its findings, with interest.
