Pharmacist Struck Off for Persistent Cannabis Use and Lack of Remorse

Allegations

This case concerns a pharmacist who was initially suspended for misconduct following a police incident in which cannabis resin was discovered in his vehicle. The registrant admitted that the drug was for his personal use and accepted a formal police warning. At the time of the original hearing in 2017, he openly stated that he occasionally used cannabis and did not see it as problematic, showing a troubling lack of awareness regarding the professional and legal implications of such behaviour.

The original fitness to practise panel concluded that the registrant’s use of cannabis—a Class B drug—was misconduct serious enough to warrant suspension, especially given his lack of insight, remorse, or understanding of the reputational damage such conduct could cause the pharmacy profession.