Tory MP Crispin Blunt launches Westminster pressure group for cannabis despite growing lobbying concerns
- A Tory MP has launched a Westminster pressure group for medicinal cannabis
- That is despite the sleaze row engulfing the party over parliamentary lobbying
- MP Crispin Blunt held the first meeting of the all-party group on Wednesday
A senior Tory MP has launched a Westminster pressure group for medicinal cannabis despite growing concerns over parliamentary lobbying.
Crispin Blunt held the first meeting of the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on Wednesday – the same day that MPs voted on plans to tackle Parliament sleaze.
CBD, or cannabidiol, is a chemical in cannabis legally used to help treat pain.
Mr Blunt, a former prisons minister, argues that a new body is needed because the CBD industry is being ‘strangled’ due to a legal grey area over how much THC – the psychoactive component of cannabis – can be included in products.
Senior Tory MP Crispin Blunt has launched a Westminster pressure group for medicinal cannabis despite growing concerns over parliamentary lobbying
CBD, or cannabidiol, is a chemical in cannabis legally used to help treat pain (File image)
The APPG on CBD is not yet registered with the parliamentary authorities.
That means the public cannot discover who runs it, who funds it or what its full purposes may include.
There are growing concerns that APPGs could be hiding more sleaze scandals.
The Commons Committee on Standards is carrying out an inquiry into APPGs.
Mr Blunt did not respond to a request for comment.
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