Correspondence

Response to the ACMD recommendation: Epidyolex

A letter from the Minister of State for Fire and Policing to the ACMD, in response to the recommendation to Schedule Epidyolex.

• From: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and The Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP
• Published: 4 May 2020

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Documents

Letter responding to the ACMD on Epidyolex scheduling and definition under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001

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Details

On the 29 January 2020, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) recommended placing Epidyolex (a cannabis-based medicine) under Schedule 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.

This letter is a response to the ACMD recommendation from the Minister of State for Fire and Policing.

Published 4 May 2020