Rejected petition Discuss the use of medical cannabis for motor neurone disease

To allow prescription of medical cannabis to patients diagnosed with motor neurone disease

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Motor neurone disease is a deadly , painful disease with no treatment available .
Medical cannabis controls the pain , helps with sleep , and there is currently investigation suggesting that can delay incapacity and death
Medical cannabis is already prescribed to diseases of the same family , why not this one ?

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about when to prescribe 'medical cannabis' are a matter for individual clinicians, not the UK Government or Parliament.

You can find out more about when 'medical cannabis' is likely to be prescribed here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/medical-cannabis/

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 27 June 2022
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