6. Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): The legalisation of cannabis for medicinal use

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:40 pm on 17 January 2018.

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Photo of Darren Millar Darren Millar Conservative 4:40, 17 January 2018

Thank you. I'm very grateful to you for taking the intervention. I have to say, I find myself in the unusual position of agreeing with almost every word that you've said. One thing I think that would be very, very important would be further research into the benefits of cannabis and some of the medicinal purposes for which it can be used. I wonder, Minister, whether there's any work that you could do, perhaps with the AWMSG and with pharmaceutical companies, to help to isolate some of these key chemicals in the cannabis plant that might be beneficial to people's health in alleviating symptoms. Is that something that you might be able to do as a Welsh Government?