How the UK's Drug Laws Have Created an Underground Medical Marijuana Scene
Those caught supplying marijuana risk being handed a 14-year prison sentence in the UK.
The UK’s underground medical marijuana scene, where dealers give away tens of thousands of pounds worth of cannabis in order to offer relief to those in physical pain, has been exposed in a new documentary.
Millions of people across can gain access to medical marijuana to treat the pain of chronic and fatal diseases.
Despite medical marijuana being legalised in several US states, as well as in countries including the Netherlands and Jamaica, the drug is a Class-B drug in the UK. Possession is punishable by five years in prison, while those caught supplying can land a 14-year sentence. Those against its use argue it is difficult to dose, and has been linked to mental health problems.
The latest installment of the Viceland documentary series Weediquette explores the use of medical marijuana in the UK, and features a single father-of-two named Paul, who illegally procures the...
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