Cannabis: Medical Treatments

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy written question – answered on 20th October 2022.

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Photo of Christopher Pincher Christopher Pincher Conservative, Tamworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential economic merits of establishing a British-based medical cannabis industry; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of that industry on (a) job creation, (b) research and development and (c) revenue generation.

Photo of Nusrat Ghani Nusrat Ghani The Minister of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

The Government have no plans to assess the potential economic merits of establishing a British-based medical cannabis industry. We will continue to support the Life Science sector through delivery of the Life Science Vision.

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