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Mondaq-Dentons(UK)European Union: Will Medical Cannabis Soon Be Part Of The European Single Market?

Cannabis Law Report

However, and contrary to the US and Canada, no EU-wide policy for medical cannabis has been enacted yet. Over the years, several member states have set up such an agency, opening the path for the decriminalization/legalization of the cultivation and use of cannabis, however, for medical purposes only. Policy confusion within the EU.

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Is weed legal in the UK?

The Cannigma

The UK government made the decision i n 2004 to reclassify cannabis from a Class B to Class C drug, but the decision was rescinded in 2009. A January, 2019 event held at the Senedd – the Welsh Parliament – included a call from Arfon Jones, a North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, to decriminalize cannabis.