Cannabis in the United Kingdom

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In the United Kingdom, cannabis (along with its psychoactive chemical compounds, such as THC) is illegal for recreational use and is classified as a Class B drug. Doctors can prescribe cannabis since medical cannabis was legalised in 2018. People who possess less than 1 ounce (28 g) for personal use (and have no prescription) can be issued a nearly unique (only khat, containing cathinone, has a similar approach) cannabis warning, which does not go onto a permanent criminal record visible on a DBS check. In 2004, the UK made cannabis a Class C drug with less severe penalties, but it was moved back to Class B in 2009. Medical use of cannabis, when prescribed by a registered specialist doctor, was legalised in November 2018. Cannabis is widely used as an illegal drug in the UK, while other strains lower in THC have been used industrially for over a thousand years for fibre, oil and seeds. Cannabis has been restricted as a drug in the UK since 1928, though its usage as a recreational drug was...

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