Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Monday, 12 January 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 16 January 1998. It was answered by George Howarth (Labour) on Friday, 16 January 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 18th December, Official Report, 303, c255W, if he will list the licences granted for research, other than medical research, into cannabis, indicating in each case the purpose of the research, the result and if the licence is still valid. - Includes list.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 18 December, Official Report, column 255, if he will list the licences granted for research, other than medical research, into cannabis, indicating in each case the purpose of the research, the result and if the licence is still valid. [23220] Mr. George Howarth: There are sixteen licences currently valid for cannabis research not directly related to medical research. They are all held for academic purposes. Information on results is not collected. The licence holders are: Dr. C. Hunter, University of the West of England; Dr. G. Hall, De Montfort University; Professor D. Cowan, Kings College London; Dr. D. Harvey, University of Oxford; Professor F. Evans, University of London; Dr. M. Cole, University of Strathclyde; Professor M. Rubenstein, Liverpool John Moores University; Professor P. Redfern, University of Bath; Dr. R. Morgan, University of Sunderland; Dr. K. Brain, University of Wales; Dr. J. Smart, University of Portsmouth; Dr. P. Dewick, University of Nottingham; Dr. G. Lockwood, University of Manchester; Mr. M. Aitken, University of Brighton; Dr. P. Houghton, Kings College London; Professor R. Richards, The Robert Gordon University.

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