
United Kingdom Cannabis Legalization Status and History
Drug policy experts said the government’s new drug strategy simply regurgitates a ‘tough on drugs’ rhetoric amid indications drug use is increasing, not decreasing
Uruguay was the first country to legalise cannabis for personal use in 2013 (Photo: Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images)
By David WoodeReporterJanuary 25, 2022 6:00 am(Updated March 19, 2022 10:04 am)
Removing criminal or civil sanctions on cannabis use and possession, and setting up cooperative models for distribution are among a drug charity’s 14 “principles” for guiding the UK’s “inevitable” …