Hypocrisy? Medicinal cannabis legal in UK since 2018 in $1.2B industry
Data from Commercial Dehydrators, an equipment supplier in the industry, suggests that the UK’s medicinal cannabis industry is expected to be worth US$1.2 billion by 2024.
Treatment for patients with rare illness
While medicinal cannabis in the UK is only legal for patients with rare illnesses, the UK is also one of the world’s biggest cultivators of medicinal cannabis only for the export market.
UK doctors, in 2018, were given the option to legally issue prescriptions for cannabis-based medicines when they agree that their patients could benefit from this treatment.
The law was laid in parliament after the then Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, listened to concerns from parents of children with conditions such as severe epilepsy.
The UK law does not limit the types of conditions that can be considered for treatment and doctors also do not need to seek approval from an expert panel in order for patients to access the medicines.
Caribbean OTs facing roadblocks
Meanwhile, British Caribbean OTs seeking to set up their own industry have been faced with strict oversight from the UK, including refusal to assent to laws passed by those OTs to establish the industry.
United Kingdom (UK) MP, Lloyd C. Russell-Moyle said it was wrong for Britain to intervene in Bermuda's declassification of Marijuana based on international treaties that they've had no say in and he called for the issue to be resolved.
Back in July 2020, the Government of the Virgin Islands also passed a bill to legalise the medical and therapeutic use of cannabis, allowing for the possession of the drug in small amounts.
To date, the bill has not received assent by the Governor.
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26 Responses to “Hypocrisy? Medicinal cannabis legal in UK since 2018 in $1.2B industry ”
However I doubt we would have a very effective medicinal cannabis business in the face of competition from other producers.
Now hear this hypocritical irony. The BVI is self-governing. If you believe that crap, I have some cheap oil-rich land above Round Rock for sale. Many ah yu may rush to buy for I’m from above Round Rock and ah yu put your trust and belief in anyone that come from above Round Rock. The truth is the UK has unilateral power over the BVI despite the self-governing claim. We are family with shared values are also a lie and mirage. One of the UK’s unilateral power executed through the UK-appointed governor is the selected assent power. By the way, not assenting to a bill in the UK passed by Parliament is as rare as a green flying Mike. The last time the crown didn’t give assent to a bill was in 1708 under Queen Anne-the Scottish Militia Bill. Furthermore, the UK is a ruling power unto itself and accountable only to itself. Judge and jury. Recreational cannabis is illegal in the UK. However, medicinal marijuana is legal in the UK and has been since 2018. The UK is a major exporter, if not the largest exporter, of medical marijuana. But it wants to put pressure on OTs, its supposed family with shared values, through its assent power. Do as I say not as I do. We are your master and knows what is best for you and if you don’t like our attitude or behaviour, out unilateral power so what are you going to do about it? Nada. Might is right and white is right. Two words—Double-standard and hypocrisy.
Give the people the ability to plant their own medicine freely!!!!!!
End of story. No worry about regional competition or finding what works for everyone, let them plant their own.
Other people want freedom & don't care which other country already legalized and got ahead in the 'industry'.
Freedom is not a financial race. Let us plant our own medicine!!!
Its an injustice that we are not able to have the laws our representatives & people want.
All the studies have proven cannabis is beneficial to a multitude of purposes, yet the advanced EU is only now loosening its grip on cannabis, I wonder why?
All that means is the UK wanted to allow synthetic production for purposes of gaining intelectual property rights aka patenting.
Everything naturally healing they want to put in a pill and tell us not to grow it ourselves.
Doubtless someone in the UK is getting kick backs off not allowing the natural plant to be planted and we say there is no corruption in the UK. HMMMM