Whats the current general law on Marjiuana in the uk?

tomanders91 · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:18

Just curious atm, what is the general law on marijuana in the uk? Like is it class c or b atm? Prision sentences etc?

singist · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:20

Just say NO to drugs! ........

.......... and you won't need to ask or do your own research.

Una · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:22

Your pretty much OK if its for personal consumption (and so long as you don't have it divided up in different bags haha) .

yhack · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:22

C
14 for dealing iirc
Just smoke it somewhere away from people
Anything above an 8th can be seen as dealing afaik

Columbo · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:23

Its illegal, period.

Anyone found with it should have their nuts removed with a pipe wrench....

Smithy · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:23

Surely to possess it is to have been dealt it. Which is ilegal is it not? Prime example of the retarded state of some of our laws.

JAMAL · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:26

ManCuBuS said:
Its illegal, period.

Anyone found with it should have their nuts removed with a pipe wrench....

For having abit of pot, LMAO.

weringo · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:26

Smithy said:
Surely to possess it is to have been dealt it. Which is ilegal is it not? Prime example of the retarded state of some of our laws.

You could grow it? I'm not sure on the laws on that though.

tomanders91 · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:27

Ok thanks, just curious about it.

And mancubas thats a little ott isnt it? Alchohol and tobacco are a lot worse than pot imo.

tomanders91 · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:29

Moses99p said:
well just look at the scientific studies...

and ALL the people that smoked weed too much at my school are now totally messed up.

yeah i no, too much and it completely messes up your brain, but a little now and then wont harm you surely?

waxapple · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:30

Smithy said:
Surely to possess it is to have been dealt it. Which is ilegal is it not? Prime example of the retarded state of some of our laws.

Well, if someone shoots someone, that's illegal. The person that was shot isn't charged for being shot are they?

Una · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:30

yhack said:
C
14 for dealing iirc
Just smoke it somewhere away from people
Anything above an 8th can be seen as dealing afaik

Really? I had an 1/4 on me when I got stopped. They just confiscated it.. no caution or anything. Could have just been lucky I guess.

PardonTheWait · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:35

tomanders91 said:
Just curious atm, what is the general law on marijuana in the uk? Like is it class c or b atm? Prision sentences etc?

Why, you getting paranoid?

o_O

yhack · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:39

Well yeah, Holland must be full of messed up people.

fail at the internets · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:39

Its legal to have below an 8th as that is classed as personal possesion. You also can't smoke it in a public place.

tomanders91 · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:40

Moses99p said:
so the 91 in your name is your year of birth... and you're asking about the legalities of weed.... worrying about the implications...

*puts it all together*

OMG, you want to smoke weed you rebel!

look, I have smoked weed a few times, I know loads of people that have and they are fine. IMO it's not that bad if you try it, it's heavy use that's bad from what I've seen.

btw, drugs are bad mmmk.

yes i am 16, no i dont want to smoke weed at ths minute lol, im just curious thats all.

fail at the internets · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:46

Weed really shouldn't be illegal maybe they should just do what theyve done with alcohol and cigarettes and make it legal at 18.

benneh · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:53

tomanders91 said:
yeah i no, too much and it completely messes up your brain, but a little now and then wont harm you surely?

Bingo

As with most things, moderation is the key.

Hamster · 8 Oct 2007 at 20:56

weringo said:
You could grow it? I'm not sure on the laws on that though.

Cultivating cannabis plants is illegal in this country. It is tolerated in some other countries' cities, eg amsterdam, some states in Australia but not here yet and i don't think it ever will be.

At the moment there is a lot of pressure on the government to reclassify it to class B. It's a difficult area because there are lots of different strengths of cannabis; cheap naff stuff that just makes you feel a bit relaxed and other types, eg skunk grown hydroponically, that can impair your senses quite dramatically, even being monged out the next day. You can spot tokers quite easily at work!!

Cannabis psychosis is not that common but a friend of mine has gone through this and it's not pleasant. He was taking a variety of other drugs on top of this though - amphetamines, ecstacy, ketamine (horse tranquiliser!), cocaine that all contributed to his mental state and his 6 month stay in a psychiatric ward.

benneh · 8 Oct 2007 at 21:01

Moses99p said:
But if someone has a underlying mental problem or susceptibility smoking weed could trigger this.

Moderation is fine with alcohol, but weed is loads different.

I disagree. If the problem is underlying then *again* moderation is the key. If the problem is apparent then ofc it's best to steer clear of mind altering substances. After-all, we're talking about 'normal' people, for one to have an unknown 'underlying' problem would put one firmly in the category of 'normal' (because ofc the problem would be as yet unknown).