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Cannabis: Possession for Treatment Purposes: Petition (P.128/2014): Comments of the Minister for Health and Social Services

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A decision made 4 September 2014:

Decision:      MD-HSS-2014-0039

Decision Summary Title :

Comment on Proposition P128/2014: Cannabis: Possession for Treatment Purposes – Petition

Date of Decision Summary:

28/08/2014

Decision Summary Author:

 

Chief Pharmacist

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Comment on Proposition P128/2014: Cannabis: Possession for Treatment Purposes – Petition

Date of Written Report:

28/08/2014

Written Report Author:

Chief Pharmacist

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:   P128/2014: Cannabis: Possession for Treatment Purposes – Petition Comment from Minister of Health and Social Services

Decision(s): The Minister approved for presentation to the States Assembly her Comment on Proposition P:128/2014 Cannabis: Possession for Treatment Purposes – Petition

Reason(s) for Decision:  Proposition 128/2014 seeks for the Minister for Health and Social Services to issue a special licence to a private individual for the possession of cannabis – for the treatment and relief of a medical condition, in accordance with discretionary powers under the Misuse of Drugs (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2009

Resource Implications: £ None

 

Action required: The Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange to present to the States Assembly a Comment from the Minister of Health and Social Services to Proposition P:128/2014 Cannabis: Possession for Treatment Purposes – Petition

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Health and Social Services

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

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