Medical Cannabis (Access) Bill

Key Points

• It makes provision about access to cannabis for medical reasons.
• It addresses how patients can obtain cannabis-based medicines, including prescribing and supply arrangements.
• It covers connected purposes to support safe and regulated use of cannabis-based medicines.
• It is sponsored by Jeff Smith and has progressed to the second reading in the Commons.

Progress

The bill began in the Commons with its first reading in June 2021 and reached the second reading on 6 May 2022; it remains at the second-reading stage in the Commons.