United Kingdom

Cannabis legalization in the UK could generate $4.38 to $12.6 billion in annual tax revenue, according to a report by advocacy group CLEAR. The United Kingdom could generate between $4.38 billion and $12.6 billion annually in tax revenue by legalizing and regulating cannabis for adult use, according

Three Albanian men have pleaded guilty to a drugs production charge after being caught at a £1 million cannabis factory during a raid in Stevenston. Ruzhdi Bulku, 37, Mario Hasmuca, 28, and Adelajd Osmanaj, 26, appeared at the High Court in Glasgow today (Wednesday, September 11) when sentence was

Officers say they've jailed four members of a sophisticated Albanian Organised Crime Group who lived in London, Reading and Oxford. Four men have been jailed for helping 49 migrants enter the country illegally, including five children under 10 years old and for growing cannabis with a street value

The amount of cannabis seized from smugglers carrying the drug in suitcases to UK airports has tripled in less than a year, according to officials. So far in 2024 about 15 tonnes of the drug has been uncovered at airports, compared with 5 tonnes throughout the whole of 2023, and 2 tonnes in 2022

Scotland's Deputy First Minister has had a taste of the future with hemp-based pancakes. Work at the University of Aberdeen’s Rowett Institute has demonstrated that hemp is an affordable nutritious food with the potential to help Scotland meet its health, climate and nature targets. It is superior

Reviving Suffolk’s Historic Hemp Weaving Industry. The founders of a unique project to grow hemp for fine fabric have a dream of reviving the fortunes of the ancient textile industry. Kitty Wilson Brown, a weaver and artist, and Claire O’Sullivan, a creative entrepreneur, are about to start their

Medical Cannabis in the UK: Best Practice Guidelines Urged Amid Growing Regulatory Scrutiny As the UK medical cannabis industry reaches a ‘tipping point’, experts are urging clinics to follow best practice guidelines, as regulators look to crackdown on what has been described as a ‘pseudo

Labour's Plan to Boost Employment: Embracing Medical Cannabis to Address Economic Inactivity. On Tuesday, Work and Pensions Minister Liz Kendall unveiled Labour’s ambitious plan to address economic inactivity, aiming to get 2.8 million people back into work. The focus is on improving British health

A leading UK drill star is to face a hearing before a judge to decide if he was supplying cannabis on a "commercial scale". Digga D - real name Rhys Herbert - was arrested near Lincoln in the early hours of 21 February while broadcasting on Instagram Live. Lincoln Crown Court heard he imported about

Transform Drug Policy Foundation Launches Campaign for Cannabis Legalization in the UK. Transform Drug Policy Foundation, a registered non-profit charity based in the United Kingdom working towards a safer system of legal regulation for all drugs announced on Thursday that is undertaking new efforts

Prescriptions for Unlicensed Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products in England Double in a Year. According to the Care Quality Commission's report, the number of cannabis-based products for medicinal use prescribed on the NHS was so small that reporting details "could potentially breach patient

Dalgety Calls for Industry Transparency as It Reveals World-Class Yield. Leading UK medical cannabis producer Dalgety has, for the first time, revealed its impressive yield while calling for more industry transparency across the UK market. Just 18 months since being granted a Home Office licence