Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the terms of the commission issued to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on 2 June 2025 relating to cannabis-based products for medicinal use exclude consideration of the cultivation of cannabis under section 6 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

The commission issued to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on 2 June 2025 does not mention the cultivation of cannabis under section 6 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and it would therefore not be excluded providing it is relevant to the scope of the review.

The review is considering the impact of the 2018 legislative changes relating to cannabis-based products for medicinal use, including whether those changes had their intended impact, any unintended consequences, and recommendations to mitigate those consequences. The Advisory Council is independent of Government in the conduct of its work and the formulation of its advice.