Cannabis: Medicinal Use Debate
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Baroness Butler-Sloss
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Cannabis: Medicinal Use
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Lord Kamall (Con)
What I would say is that it is left up to the doctors, who are able to ask for it to be prescribed on the NHS. In some cases, that has clearly not been accepted and that is why people have to go privately, but the best way to solve this problem is for the industry to come forward and go through trials. The offer is open, the NIHR has money available, but for some reason the companies prefer to sell it unlicensed.
Baroness Butler-Sloss (CB)
My Lords, is there not a way around this? It seems to me extraordinary that we cannot cut through this.
Lord Kamall (Con)
In simple terms, I completely agree. There should be a way around this and I will take this back to the department. In fact, I was quite provocative when I was getting advice on this, but I have also been warned that I am conflicted on this issue, so I will try to push it as long as I am not seen as being in conflict. It is very difficult, but I want to do the right thing.