Should cannabis be legalised in the UK? 

The British media’s stance on cannabis is embarrassingly out of date.

I was a bouncer in Glasgow nightclubs for years and know for a fact stoners are nicer and easier to deal with than drunks.

I've smoked cannabis for 10 years and graduated in mechanical engineering last year. Breaking stereotypes, one joint at a time❤

It’s embarrassing it’s even a thing anymore U.K. laws are so out of date.Weed helps me with my chronic pain after the doctors wanted to put me on years and years of pain killers.

My mum, 85 years old, never smoked in her life. She is crippled with pain from Arthritis in her spine which the GP keeps throwing those bloody awful Codeine at her, which do absolutely jackshit. I got her some Cannabis and she was pain free for the first time in 10 years.

Weed is the only drug I’ve ever taken that’s made me a better person after the fact, I’m calmer, more empathetic, less angry only time I’ve ever been paranoid is when I’m outside

Yes. The uk government are the biggest exporters of medical cannabis, yet they still tell us there are no medical benefits Edit. I have been told that the uk does prescribe it to some patients. Please see the comments to find more information from people more informed than me. Thanks.

They are talking as if everyone that tries weed goes by the wayside. It’s just not true, everyone that tries alcohol doesn’t turn in to Barney Gumble! Most people enjoy it responsibly, or at least to the point where it doesn’t ruin their lives. Never mind about protecting us, we can make our own choices as responsible adults

I smoke it like it’s legal anyways, so many stigmas surrounding it but I function just as well high as I do sober, while people drunk become completely incoherent and their behaviour switches completely

I've smoked for 15 years i dont drink alcohol at all i work all day 6 days a week i just smoke on an evening to unwind just like some people like to have a few beers after work

As a cancer victim - i was given 2 months to live back in oct 1999, 6 months in and outta hospital, chemo therapy, radio therapy, nuclear medicine, i signed myself outta hospital after taking a treatment that had a 1 in 20 change of dying from the treatment alone, i smoke weed hard, but still here 21 years later - fuck the UK cannabis laws

Never had a problem with someone high on weed. Had many problems with someone drunk.

From 15-22ish I drank all the time and drinking always led me to the class A's alcohol was definitely my "gateway" drug, smoking weed is only ever a gateway to the fridge or bed it never ever leads me anywhere else 😂

I'm sick to death of other people telling me what I can and cannot put into my own body.

Take a group of drinkers and give them a free bar for the evening. Take a same sized group of potheads and give them all the weed they want. Go back at the end of the evening and look at the results. Worst case scenario in the drinkers room will be arguing and fighting, broken glasses , puke on the floor etc. Worst case scenario in the pothead room is trying to find people underneath all the Dominos boxes 😂

Watching MSM talking about weed and it’s legalisation is like watching a time machine. They are so out of touch

I like the idea of it being taxed & regulated, sold in coffee shops and consumed mainly in licensed areas in a big city with a space out lounge like they have in Amsterdam.

Only a guy who has never smoked a joint in his life would feel like a lobotomised chimpanzee and most probably forget what day it is, generally regular users function better after a joint..

I’m in Spain so it’s legal for personal use , I was on opioids for over 10 years with a bad back , Now I have a couple of spliffs a day , no pain , no addiction , It works for me

If you’re not hurting anyone else, no one else should have a say. Especially, not the government!

This video needs more exposure; the comments alone speak what the government needs to hear.

They are growing it in massive warehouses across the UK and then shipping it abroad, Yet they will raid a council house and ruin a few guys lives.

Due to the current laws, most marijuana is done in privacy, either alone or in small groups. The amount of creativity that could be achieved collectively is reason enough to change this archaic law.

I once ended up living with a owner of a Web design company for a little while. I would watch him smoke a small joint while talking to a client about their requirements and it would help him picture what the client wanted. I asked him how does it and he said when you control how you use it, you can enhance your personality and abilities and in his situation, made him more creative.

I worked as a doorman for many years, I was never worried about the smiling red eyed people sat in the corner laughing. It was the slurring drunk up ones who were the trouble. I smoke myself and have for many years. All weed does is unlock that little box at the back of our heads, the box that no one ever opens when sober. When you deal with the items in that box the mental health issue disappear

As a cannabis smoker of 20 years I say yes!!! I'm sic of being stigmatised when drinkers kill...

Smoked it for years,always worked hard and provided for my family

British sugar is Britain's largest cannabis grower and they grow the strain everybody knows as skunk for export. The UK is also the largest exporter of Cannabis for medical use such as Sativex.

I've not drank alcohol for years and just enjoy a smoke when I have my time off work.

I got stopped recently in the UK and when I remarked that it would probably be legal soon, the female officer stated that the only reason other places have done it is because"there's so much they don't know what to do" I just stopped talking, absolutely mental at how far she had hurried her head in the sand even her colleagues frowned

When I was 14 it was easier for me to call up my weed dealer and buy some coke of him than to go to the local corner shop and buy tobacco to smoke with my weed because he asked for ID.

I've smoked weed for 30 years. Kept the same job, never been in trouble with the police, dont drink alcohol, eat healthy food and also work out, am a loving and caring father and grandfather. Legalise marijuana.

We are so far behind the times in this country it’s madness. The benefits far outweigh any sort of downsides.

I’ve found smoking small amounts regularly has significantly improved my epilepsy more so than any of the awful prescribed medications doctors have given me.

Seeing how alcohol and cigarettes are far worse for your health and is easily accessible, I don’t see why not. Massive source of employment for people, another source of taxable income and drug dealers will lose customers because a company would be safer and more reliable.

Either legalize or Ban Alcohol, the far more dangerous drug..

This is not even controversial anymore. Let’s just grow up aye?

ALL drugs should be decriminalized and treated like a heath issue.

the only reason people get anxiety now when they smoke weed is because the old laws are extremely harsh punishments if they are caught with cannabis.

Here's a man talking about weed, who has never smoked it, grown it or sold it! go figure...lots of misinformation there Ian...

41 smoked since I was 13 never had a health issue, never suffered with stress mental illness or fatigue and body aches. Power to the herb 😁🌹legalise now

Yooo, we still talking about this??? 50 years of talk... Can we just legalize it already ffs.

They shouldn’t legalise it they should make it compulsory.

Should cannabis be legalised in the UK?

Boris Johnson also said that his neighbours “roll up and smoke a joint” and it’s not fair that they’re “breaching the law for what they’re doing”

Smoked it for 35 years.. No health problems because of it. No black lung. No chest issues what so ever.. No breathing problems. Didn't use tobacco. I only stopped because i'm old school and i cant get old school weed anymore. I do miss it but was never ever addicted. I just stopped . I'm 52..

they keep on repeating the fact that the strains are too powerful and can cause long term effects however if it was legalized it could be regulated. they also talk about if it was legalized it would be easier to get despite the current situation where its easier to buy weed than it is to buy the rolling papers to put it in

I'm 18 and only ever smoked weed twice the first time I felt no different and the second time I felt amazing I was relaxed and happy it genuinely made my day a lot better I just sat in my shed watching my phone just laughing. I've drank alcohol to witch has made me sick to my stomach and do stupid things I will never drink again but I would certainly smoke some weed.

This doesn’t need to be discussed. The answer is a solid yes.

3:50 Introducing a new drug into the system? It's been here for centuries.

“What if we started using cannabis like cigarettes” - these ‘what ifs’ are pointless when it has already been proven and tested in multiple US states.

Why can't we base the cannabis debate on "because you've got no f*cking right to tell me what I can smoke".

Nah, I've already lost my job, now you want me to lose my non taxable profit so foreign owned corporations can get it instead? Keep it illegal! Support local dealers!

Love the way a non cannabis smoker feels entitled to speak on these things

5:00 A lot of the addiction issues are because a lot of people smoke Cannabis with Tobacco (said to be the hardest drug to quit)

If you can get drunk, throw up and be violent why cant we smoke a doobie

I'm a prod pot head and am even a HM veteran and came out and had mental breakdown and the GP only prescribed anti depressents and they turned me itno a drooling angry mess, i did more research and managed to find some decant street cannibis, i started smoking it as a medical subsatnce, and stopped the GP tablets and with in a week a felt less angry i wasn't a zombie and took the pain away aswell as gave me my life back and since then i've not looked back. i was working as a port coordinator supervisor and even went on to university and have just graduaited in 2020. using cannibis for only medical use as it was cheaper on the street than pay 40 to 50 for the GP drugs. it should be legalised but the big shot aclohol and pharama companies have so many MPs in their pockets that if it does get legalised it will be sooo expensive for the people who really nned this plant to save their lives, its just disgusting.

If it was legalised just imagine the revenue in a tax levy alone...!?!

If the toffs legalised this herb it would certainly save the NHS and many other public bodies.

I've been smoking it for 40yrs. Never had a problem, apart from a craving for kebabs and chocolate. Nobody has died of a Cannabis overdose.

What u on about I thought it was legal .... always on sale outside all the super markets regularly

"Will people get stoned at work?!" 1. Yes, they would. Just like people get drunk at work. The difference being you would be able to work better high than drunk. 2. People already do get high at work. Just like they get drunk at work currently. Be responsible for your own actions, whether stoned, drunk, or clear-headed.

I consume daily, and the law can’t stop me practicing photosynthesis. There’s a huge difference between lawful/unlawful and legal/illegal. It’s all lawful and it blasts legalities out of the water.

What's the question? I'm stoned.

Disgusting hearing people criticising weed when they haven’t got a single clue about it. Embarrassing. It’s like me talking about rocket science.

Before this starts ... let me spark a fatty 🔥🍁💯

Rather have a spliff than MRNA injection.

I would rather be under the influence of Marijuana than Alcohol.

Addiction!!!!! People addicted to shopping, should we close shops 🤷‍♂️

There's v little point in Govt trying to ban things that people are clearly going to do anyway. Better to regulate, sanitise and break the illegal trade which causes more deaths in turf wars than Cannabis ever could.

Alcohol ruined my life, weed saved it.

Yes and 100% of the tax on weed goes directly to the NHS!

Just legalise it, read anything about prohibition and you'll understand.

Remember, when something is legal you can often control it. When it’s illegal you have no idea how much there can be.

"Three men that clearly have zero idea about weed (they can't even get their terminology right) discuss whether people should be allowed to enjoy it." Up yours, this is absolutely embarrassing!

I'm a uk user I have multiple sclerosis and I'm only able to work due too cannabis making me feel pain free enjoying food and sleep which I wouldn't be able to without cannabis. It doesn't make me walk around like a zombie it makes me sharper and more alert and completely depression free.. amazing medical properties that adults should be able to make decisions if would help them or not...

Alcohol is legal and way more dangerous!

Yes. Tax it, and also use the freed up police time on community policing - stopping crime like antisocial behaviour- which is what most of us suffer from.

"Not only do I think Marijuana should be legalised, I think it should be mandatory" Bill Hicks

If Boris legalised it ,half the country would immediately turn conservative.

Sorry friend but your knowledge of the effects of weed seem to be pulled straight out of a 90's stoner comedy movie and have very little basis in reality

If bojo decriminalised bud he’d get my vote and the vote of most young people

It shouldn't even be a question in 2021! If you're not free to do what you bloody want with your body and conciousness, you're not free at all

'Ive been smoking weed for 25 years and i'm not addicted' adults should be able to buy whatever they want without religious moral gatekeepers

I SMOKE WEED AND I'M A MILITARY VETERAN

Legal or not there is literally tons and tons of herb available in Britain, on every street in every village, town and city there is someone growing or smoking it, it's time to congratulate cannabis for winning the war on cannabis.

Fan of having a clear head... Do you drink..?

He says maybe it's time to legalise it in the "modern age" but it's only been illegal since the modern age

Also it's a billion pound industry coffee shops can't wait!

Work 5 days a week come home have a spliff, been doing it for nearly 10 year cut all the alcahol out and even cigarettes I feel amazing honestly

Canabis addiction? 4 days cold turkey then your fine.

There's always too much of something, difference between cannabis with alcohol and tobacco is that cannabis has medical properties.

Anyone else getting Brass Eye flashbacks with this? It's like he's doing a Chris Morris impersonation

Alcohol is the gateway drug

Problem is we have people who don’t understand the drugs talking about them, the guy with bald head such 1960 views

Growing my own plants, in the garden & greenhouse.

I used cannabis to pass A level chemistry and physics with A*

I personally think the UK government is against this because of big pharma lobbying. In lots of medical cases where pharmaceutical drugs do not work cannabis seems to be a viable medicine. It's all about money. Also the government always thinks of the worse case scenario and bases laws upon this. Alcohol is a far more destructive drug. By the way i think other drugs such as cocaine and heroin should be illegal.

If they were in pain constantly they may have a different option. I've had spinal surgery twice im on 12 tablets a day just to be able to move around cannibis helps more than any of the tablets.

yes. multi billion pound industry. the uk would benefit from that money massively