Ban on cultivating CBD oil from cannabis 'unfair' and 'insane', UK farmers say

The Government is being urged to scrap rules that stop British farmers from fully harvesting cannabis plants.

Up to 80% of the crop currently has to be burnt, forcing the UK to import millions of pounds for so-called CBD products.

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50 Comments

  1. Luke Seeley on March 28, 2022 at 6:18 pm

    The 80% they throw away is hemp, a very valuable material that will replace the timber market and that will be better for the environment.
    The only reason hemp isn’t more widely used is because it’s not profitable, how disgusting that us as a species have limited ourselves due to a manmade concept of money that a simple pandemic has revealed to be unstable.
    Why have we created such a terrible world for ourselves?



  2. Nathan Cruz on March 28, 2022 at 6:19 pm

    None of the UK laws on cannabis protect the public.
    None at all.
    Many major countries across the world are making huge progressive steps in completely legalising this incredible plant for it’s vast benefits.

    The UK is so far behind it’s laughable. Every single “issue” they say comes with it has either being debunked or all together been identified as false information.

    But hey, get yourself to the pub instead. Alcohol is no where near as damaging for your health as cannabis right? 🥴 idiots



  3. Highland Spring on March 28, 2022 at 6:21 pm

    This would bring BILLIONS to the government if they made it fully legal. Not just medical but for recreational use. BILLIONS



  4. Samuel on March 28, 2022 at 6:22 pm

    CBD being illegal? Like have they gone insane?



  5. Romana Angersbach on March 28, 2022 at 6:22 pm

    I learned a lot about CBD on the Weedborn website. Check it out. The best oils are on there right now.



  6. Nannette Battista on March 28, 2022 at 6:22 pm

    I’ve tried CBD and it works amazing. Check out these products from Weedborn.



  7. TheRustyOldTool HD on March 28, 2022 at 6:24 pm

    weres the field



  8. Daniel Charles Films on March 28, 2022 at 6:24 pm

    Non psychotic?? Doesn’t she mean non psychoactive?



  9. Robbie Wills on March 28, 2022 at 6:24 pm

    What a joke…



  10. Jeong T Yoon on March 28, 2022 at 6:25 pm

    Hi
    Let me know where I can buy seeds for indoor cannabis?



  11. Jay Deed Esq. on March 28, 2022 at 6:25 pm

    Ridiculous people running this country.
    Need a petition started



  12. Shanic3 Galloway on March 28, 2022 at 6:26 pm

    , im going to do what I want anyway 😘



  13. Highland Spring on March 28, 2022 at 6:26 pm

    SIGN YOUR PETITIONS. GET PETITIONS RUNNING AGAIN. This is disgraceful the fact this is still illegal!!!!



  14. Darnell Sproul on March 28, 2022 at 6:27 pm

    So now I’m healthier. Only thanks to Weedborn 🙂



  15. In My Mersey Paradise on March 28, 2022 at 6:27 pm

    Yet it’s ok for May and Mogg to grow real cannabis



  16. Jamesy on March 28, 2022 at 6:29 pm

    Wrong title cannabis is not hemp.
    As crazy up that is considering the sheer hypocrisy of the u.k government who own private warehouses filled with tonnes of cannabis for foreign export and private financial gain while criminalizing it’s own people and labeling cannabis a class b drug,
    They legalised hemp a few years ago for industrial uses alongside medical uses, though this was a great first step in the right direction it was not worth the effort because of the amount of legal restrictions and permits and licenses required to grow and supply hemp, only millionaires could afford to start a business in hemp so it didn’t benefit the public in any way and only made millionaires more rich . .while the public were being charged £50 for 0.5 grams of low grade cbd oil worth 10p in reality and of course the silly sheep public loved the new trend and millionaires were becoming even more rich instantly and the government didn’t like it so they banned the cultivation of cbd oil, and now they can only collect the stalk from the crop , which makes the entire process of growing hemp useless,
    And tbh I dont care, because this did not benefit the public in any way, it was a marketing scheme for the rich by the rich controlled by the rich
    Until hemp and cannabis are completely decriminalised and treated like a common blade of grass of no concern to a group of politicians then anything inbetween is just a marketing ploy like the legalisation of cannabis in America for "medical use" basically the government controlling supply and market under the illusion of "freedom " ,
    It’s a plant that grows for free with little effort, money is mainly an illusion when it comes to cannabis.



  17. lewis howard on March 28, 2022 at 6:31 pm

    Love your country, don’t trust your government.



  18. JB on March 28, 2022 at 6:36 pm

    *its not because they can’t legalise it – it’s because they don’t want to legalise it*



  19. GoonerBurns on March 28, 2022 at 6:37 pm

    legalise it



  20. TEFSTA CS on March 28, 2022 at 6:38 pm

    The UK is the largest exporter in the world of THC based cannabis medicine yet the Home Office continues to argue Cannabis has no medicinal benefits and is a dangerous drug. By that logic the UK is the largest drug dealer in the world…



  21. malaka on March 28, 2022 at 6:38 pm

    Its criminal



  22. J R on March 28, 2022 at 6:39 pm

    Just giow it anyway



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  24. Lippy Da Lips on March 28, 2022 at 6:43 pm

    What an F’ing joke! Lol



  25. Fat Bababoey on March 28, 2022 at 6:43 pm

    I agree with the government on this one



  26. The Englishman. on March 28, 2022 at 6:45 pm

    Non Psychotic…….🤣



  27. Fraser_M on March 28, 2022 at 6:48 pm

    that’s a natural plant



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  29. OG0113 on March 28, 2022 at 6:56 pm

    Legalise and tax life out of it make our country’s income triple first year its legalised.



  30. Dextermorgan950 on March 28, 2022 at 6:58 pm

    Lot of talk in these comments, but why aren’t we getting organised and rising against the government? Everyone talks about it, but the change starts with us, but everyone’s too scared or lazy to do anything but chat. Let’s come together, and take our power back



  31. pulse on March 28, 2022 at 6:58 pm

    Wtf



  32. Cama Mac on March 28, 2022 at 6:58 pm

    woooow so make it legal for the public to buy and own cbd but illegal for the public to produce cbd for profit. Just our greedy goverment at work for ya.



  33. Neha Bhatnagar on March 28, 2022 at 7:00 pm

    F the tories



  34. Ana Bee on March 28, 2022 at 7:01 pm

    Dirty basterds while alcohol remains advertised and pushed all over wow wata joke



  35. Cannabis Farm Outdoor Uk on March 28, 2022 at 7:01 pm

    Uk is a joke



  36. Andrew Webb on March 28, 2022 at 7:02 pm

    Ignorant politicians. What an insane situation



  37. Harley Probably on March 28, 2022 at 7:03 pm

    Absolute corruption



  38. Stupot on March 28, 2022 at 7:07 pm

    Only for the government is it legal to sell cannabis in the U.K. 🙄



  39. King huntlee the 1st on March 28, 2022 at 7:08 pm

    There’s so much proof the benefits of cannabis out weigh the risks….. Aren’t the government and vaccine makers saying exactly the same thing about the vaccines 😂😂 so the vaccines and alcohol are OK by that logic but cannabis is ‘dangerous and addictive’ even though it has far more positives than either of the latter.. … What do they teach these Eton boys 😂😂😂



  40. WhatWouldYouDo? on March 28, 2022 at 7:08 pm

    We need rid of this cancerous government!!!



  41. Will Carroll Hamilton on March 28, 2022 at 7:08 pm

    yeah but Cbd isn’t even proven to work



  42. James Ten on March 28, 2022 at 7:09 pm

    But I can go drink my self to death in the local boozer, make it make sense please🤔



  43. Lee Shaw on March 28, 2022 at 7:13 pm

    America help, UK want all u have…. And u on benefits



  44. Daniel Hawkins on March 28, 2022 at 7:13 pm

    We all need to get marching on number 10 cannabis kills cancer



  45. alexs aquariums on March 28, 2022 at 7:13 pm

    I’d love to live by him . Me and are dog would be be going on and few midnight walks.



  46. resonant.interval on March 28, 2022 at 7:13 pm

    "NON-PSYCHOTIC" …. morons….



  47. Auternative Can on March 28, 2022 at 7:14 pm

    The government keeps trying to regulate CBD, find out more information: https://go.auternativecan.com/optin887w64wu



  48. Casey on March 28, 2022 at 7:15 pm

    This is wrong, the government needs to change this



  49. Peter Griffin on March 28, 2022 at 7:17 pm

    its not like the government actually gives one



  50. Chris Sparrow on March 28, 2022 at 7:17 pm

    Government clearly getting back handers England is a joke