Medical cannabis seized at Southend Airport

Sir Mike Penning asks question following confiscation of THC capsules at border

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http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2019/april/urgent-question-after-seizure-of-medical-cannabis-at-southend-airport/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2019/april/urgent-question-after-seizure-of-medical-cannabis-at-southend-airport/
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
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Drugs, Entheogens, Euphoriants, Medicine, Medicinal plants, Psychoactive drugs, Appetite stimulants, Antiemetics, Tetrahydrocannabinol, Cannabidiol, Cannabis, Effects of cannabis
Summary
Key Points: 
  • Sir Mike Penning, Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead, has asked an urgent question following the seizure of four thousandpoundsworth ofTHC and Cannabidiol (CBD) capsules at the border.
  • Border Police confiscated thethree month supply of medical cannabis, which is illegal in the UK without a prescription, at Southend Airport on 6 April 2019.
  • CBD products, which lack the psychoactive THC compound, are widely available alternative therapies.
  • Transcripts of proceedings will be available in Hansard three hours later.
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