Weed

Commander Julian Bennett was in charge of writing the Metropolitan Police’s drug strategy and overseeing police misconduct. He now stands accused of taking psychedelics on holiday and regularly smoking weed before work.

Working alongside medicinal weed advocacy group Cancard, the forces are trialling a new scheme to reduce the smell of cannabis in social housing.

Medical cannabis has been legal in the UK since 2018, yet so few people in need actually know how to access it. Well, here’s a handy guide.

3.5g of “Cali weed” is going for up to £100. But the weed you’re smoking might be about as Californian as, well, the Salford warehouse it was probably grown in.

New data has revealed the contents of your vape might not be all it seems. Ever heard of 4-Chloromethcathinone? Yeah, us neither.

Back, forth and back again, the Tory party’s decisions have been marred by constant U-turns and inconsistencies. Next up, weed’s becoming a Class A drug. Or is it?