Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 December 2020
601. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason medicinal cannabis must be sourced from the Hague; if other exporters are available; and if consideration has been given to sourcing the product from other sources. [43430/20]
View answerThere is no obligation on clinicians in possession of a Ministerial licence pursuant to the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977-2016 to source cannabis-based products from any particular supplier.
It is important to note that it will always be the decision of the clinician, in consultation with their patient, to prescribe or not prescribe a particular treatment, including cannabis treatment, for a patient under their care. The Minister for Health has no role in this clinical decision-making process.
