Cannabis in the United Kingdom is illegal for recreational use and is classified as a Class B drug. In 2004, the United Kingdom made cannabis a Class C drug with less severe penalties, but it was moved back to Class B in 2009. Medical use of cannabis, when prescribed by a registered specialist doctor, was legalized in November 2018.
Cannabis is widely used as an illegal drug in the UK, while other strains lower in THC have been used industrially for over a thousand years for fiber, oil and seeds. Cannabis has been restricted as a drug in the United Kingdom since 1928, though its
usage as a recreational drug was limited until the 1960s, when increasing popularity led to its stricter 1971 classification.
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