UK Cannabis Laws : In conversation with Simpa Carter
UK Cannabis Laws : In conversation with Simpa Carter
In this episode Simpa and I talk cannabis and the law in the United Kingdom, including legalisation efforts, changing laws around medical cannabis and the future of cannabis legalisation in Britain.
Chapter List
00:22 Intro
00:53 Cannabis Legality in the United Kingdom
1:27 Cannabis in the early 2000’s
3:10 UK coffeeshops of the era
4:07 Cannabis law changes and a flip reversal from a Class C drug
5:40 ACMD
8:00 The Many uses of cannabis
8:47 Criminalisation of Cannabis (1920s)
10:14 Dangerous Drugs Act (1964) + misuse of drugs act (1971)
11:04 Harms and Evidence
12:42 Seeds of change
14:00 UK and the drug trade
15:00 why did things start to change?
16:45 Skunk psychosis
18:55 Situation in France
19:35 Big tobacco and cannabis
23:20 Medical vs street narrative
25:20 Capitalism
26:18 What will drive legalisation in the UK?
28:46 Reparations
31:10 False dichotomies
34:00 Medical Patients and being a legal cannabis consumer in the UK
37:19 Activists
41:48 vernacular
42:39 What we can do
44:35 Coming together to change the conversation
45:18 what does Simpa think is coming with legalisation in the UK?
48:55 Application of cannabis and narratives around legalisation
49:54 Tyler’s view on when will we legalise and who will legalise cannabis
51:30 Environmental arguments for legalisation
53:30 Origins of our view on drugs
55:14 Minimising harms
56:45 Next Episode
57:50 Outro
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Let your guests speak man. You talk too much
The point made regarding the dis-unification of the medical and non medical user is extremely important. This is a generalisation, but it is happening and very damaging for the legalisation of cannabis, for the right to grow your own cannabis and use the product how you want to. I’m deeply concerned about market consolidation taking place in the UKs medical cannabis industry (CBPM). it’s true that vertically integrated companies are good at providing uninterrupted supply chains. However they are wrong. It’s wrong that one corporation can own the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, the clinic and dispensing pharmacy. This will then translate into a recreational industry. We must stop monopolisation and make sure people who want to get into a future legalised market can. We must fight to make sure people can grow cannabis without limitations too. this is hands down the most important.
Ace again… love hear some grow stuff
We should legalise weed for personal grow and Use
Great education guys 🌿🌏
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Will getting a prescription affect your drivers license, will the dvla be informed etc
People are going to always use cannabis its the same as using illegally privately owned e scooters
50 years since 1971 misuse of drugs act. Com on uk let’s get with it
It’s nice to hear it could possibly be end of this year they start to legalise bits ….
I’m an ms patient and get 20g Sativa flower and 10g Indica flower/ month at a cost of £5/g, the flower comes from Israel. I’m in Scotland.
Great show guys, thank you
Yeah, really appreciate this series
please have a look at and sign this petition to legalise the cultivation of cannabis for medical use @t
excellent discussion! Top men 👏
The D.A.R.E programme has been some of the best propaganda ever the generations that have been manipulated into thinkin these drugs bad, these drugs good is serious its going to take patience and education i know people in chronic pain that say no to cannabis because of the societal negative pressure it’s frustrating at the best and disappointing worst.
Good show guys
Great chat and knowledge, bring on legalisation of all drugs and laws that care for the community. I recently read bits of ‘The Pursuit of Oblivion: a social history of drugs,’ it’s a really good insight into the synergies between culture, politics, medicine and the pharmaceutical industry – totally batshit as you’d expect but very interesting. Keep up the good work, fingers crossed current growers will be respected in any future system and general society wakes up to the evils of prohibition and ignorant attitudes.
Carly Barton is the legend who made the biggest difference in uk to date