Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Fund medical cannabis prescriptions for people on low income or benefits

Closed 118 signatures

What the petition asks

Help people on low income or on benefits to pay for their medical cannabis prescriptions. Some people are having to choose between food and heating or paying for the medication that they have been prescribed because they are suffering from chemotherapy or multiple sclerosis (MS).

Timeline

20 Jan 2023 Petition opened for signatures
20 Jul 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 118
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 20 Jan 2023
Closed 20 Jul 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.