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Weed Ed | Ganja Facts

Published:Sunday | December 16, 2018 | 12:00 AM

The UK is the largest producer and exporter of medical marijuana. The United Nations International Narcotics Control Board revealed earlier this year that the UK produced 95 tonnes of ganja in 2016, about 45 per cent of the world total; and exported 2.1 tonnes in the same year, about 70 per cent of the world total.

The country has achieved this while scheduling marijuana as an illegal substance with no medicinal value. Only since November 1, 2018, were specialist doctors allowed to prescribe cannabis products.