What you can and can’t buy in UK
BUYING cannabis is a complex business – here’s how the law currently stands in the UK.
■ CBD oil can be bought legally in the UK and is available from high street retailer Holland and Barrett for around €23 a bottle.
Use of other types of cannabis oil containing THC – the psychoactive component in cannabis that makes users feel “high” - are still banned. This is despite evidence from experts that the concentration is so low that consuming an entire bottle of about 100 doses would not create any psychedelic effect.
■ The only cannabis-based drug containing THC that has been licensed in the UK is called Sativex and is used to treat multiple sclerosis.
■ Medical-grade marijuana, such as the cannabis oil with which Billy has been treated, is legal in more than 20 countries, including Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, Italy, Denmark, Israel, Switzerland, Norway and Australia.