There’s more, because while the government isn’t against the legalisation of medicinal cannabis, they do disagree with some of Smith’s proposals.
“When I spoke to ministers on this, they want more people to be able to access it, but they can’t find a way forward that they can agree with the medical establishment.”
Again, this isn’t because of any major government opposition even though Smith said: “They didn’t put on record what the government’s disagreement with my suggestions were. I’ve written to the minister since then but not had a reply.”
In fact, the issue is with two organisations, the MHRA and BPNA, who appear reluctant to give much leeway on medicinal cannabis.