# The UK is slowly waking up

**URL:** <https://ilgmforum.com/t/the-uk-is-slowly-waking-up/121961>\
**Category:** Medicinal Use\
**Created:** [April 19, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/the-uk-is-slowly-waking-up/121961 "2026-04-19T15:21:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![James68](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/james68/32/1128342_2.png) [@James68](https://ilgmforum.com/u/James68)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/the-uk-is-slowly-waking-up/121961/1 "2026-04-19T15:21:17Z")

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> **[‘The magic mix’: cannabis firms bloom on Jersey](https://observer.co.uk/news/business/article/the-magic-mix-cannabis-firms-bloom-on-jersey)**
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> Medical marijuana is transforming the Channel Island’s dwindling agricultural fortunes, though branching out into psychedelics is a step too far for some

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**Author:** ![James68](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/james68/32/1128342_2.png) [@James68](https://ilgmforum.com/u/James68)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/the-uk-is-slowly-waking-up/121961/2 "2026-06-18T18:05:20Z")

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The easing of the draconian anti-pot powers in the UK…finally.

> **[Cannabis commercialisation not decriminalisation drives up usage, study finds](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/17/cannabis-commercialisation-not-decriminalisation-drives-up-usage-study)**
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> Review reveals rise in users and rates of psychosis in countries where cannabis is sold commercially

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**Author:** ![joe6](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/joe6/32/1218301_2.png) [@joe6](https://ilgmforum.com/u/joe6)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/the-uk-is-slowly-waking-up/121961/3 "2026-07-29T18:28:18Z")

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It’s felt almost decriminalized in the UK for a long time now. Stuck in a weird liminal space where there’s much public or political appetite to change anything. Medically it’s becoming relatively more normal for people to get cards and prescriptions, and obviously they grow a shit ton secretly, but I’m not convinced a major shift is coming any time soon

Guardian article is really interesting. Once it’s legal cannabis, like anything, is at the mercy of capitalism