There's a view it was Hearst family who demonised cannabis through his media outlets and his ownership of timber companies .Anslinger working hand in hand with hearst.

I always thought it was mainly pressure from the US courtesy of the ballbag that was Harry Anslinger

In 1924 Attaturk (republic of turkey, founder) amended the constitution which removed the religion of state is Islam.. so find it hard to believe that his government was pressuring uk to
Follow Islamic law whilst removing it in their own country 😂

That’s bollocks why didn’t they ban alcohol too then? 🤣

Google it

Googled and you are still talking waffle.

It was international pressure, mostly from the USA, this was also at the time of USA prohibition of alchohol. (1928)

At the time the UK was more interested in the opinions of older world powers like Turkey and Egypt who where very prominent in the league of Nations the Ottoman Empire was coming to an end but still had massive influence after centuries of dominance.

Without reading anything and being too stoned in school to listen…

I’d hazard a guess it all comes down to making money and keeping the rich richer 😂

We found the daily Mail reader 😂😂 48% of Muslim in London you say.. let’s see those facts and figures then..

Thats the scary thing g. Dont believe everything even ‘google’ tells ya. Haha. 🧐😉😘

Sorry if it does not fit the narrative, history is what I love.

It seems your man Tony has over simplified the details for a bit of sensationalism, mate. From what I can see, he’s referring to the 1925 Opium Convention, and he’s not quite got it right. Benefit of the doubt, it’s probably poor research rather than malice, but he’s inaccurate nonetheless. Now, from what I’ve read this Convention was used to underpin the cannabis legislation in the UK, but I bet that was more about fiscal convenience rather than “because the Muslims told us to”. Devil in the detail eh.

Cannabis in the 1925 Convention

Egypt, with support from Italy and South Africa, recommended that measures of control be extended beyond opium and cocaine derivatives, to hashish. A sub-committee was created, and proposed the following text:

The use of Indian hemp and the preparations derived therefrom may only be authorized for medical and scientific purposes. The raw resin (charas), however, which is extracted from the female tops of the cannabis sativa L, together with the various preparations (hashish, chira, esrar, diamba, etc.) of which it forms the basis, not being at present utilized for medical purposes and only being susceptible of utilisation for harmful purposes, in the same manner as other narcotics, may not be produced, sold, traded in, etc., under any circumstances whatsoever.
India and other countries objected to this language, citing social and religious customs and the prevalence of wild-growing cannabis plants that would make it difficult to enforce. A compromise[12] was made that banned exportation of Indian hemp to countries that have prohibited its use, and requiring importing countries to issue certificates approving the importation and stating that the shipment was required "exclusively for medical or scientific purposes." It also required Parties to "exercise an effective control of such a nature as to prevent the illicit international traffic in Indian hemp and especially in the resin." ****These restrictions still left considerable leeway for countries to allow production, internal trade, and use of cannabis for recreational purposes. ****

Tbf, on reading further it also seems as though the British delegation at that convention only agreed with Egypt on cannabis because it was holding up the conversation about opium, they didn’t even know what cannabis was though. I suppose that’s pressure? Not quite the oppressive Islamic vibes Tony is going with though.

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=K2QQBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA136&redir_esc=y#v=twopage&q&f=true

Good work buddy, I was surprised at reading it to be fair.

I was exploring the legalities around THCa so was hitting up Google and came across it.

Could I not say the same to you? I thought that it was made illegal because of the Cotton and Automotive industry paying off politicians. I am not sure why Turkey would have any influence over the UK especially when the UK sided with Greece/Cyprus during the war over there.

Also check your source bro https://tonydagostino.co.uk/history-of-cannabis/ this is a consultant trying to shill some bs.

Its not me saying it is is taken straight off of Google and is the top result but what I can see is that the UK was under pressure from 1920 to update there drug reforms by the League of Nations.

Below copied and pasted:

The two main reasons for the ban on cannabis in the UK are simple: fear and pressure. British policymakers feared counterculture movements that challenged traditional values, and there was also fear of being estranged politically from European allies. At the same time, Britain was facing building pressure to follow in the footsteps of other powerful countries and fulfil their obligation in drug reform, as a member of the League of Nations.

Top result on Google does not mean its factual. I could run an ad campaign etc. and get something fake to the top results.

I said the source you got it from is a consultant trying to shill some bs not you.

If you had looked further that is the ONLY source stating this hence why it is top of Google. The numerous other source state the reasons I posted.

https://www.highandpolite.co.uk/cbdnews/the-real-reasons-cannabis-was-made-illegal-in-the-uk

Also it was not under the interpretation of Islamic law..... That guy has clearly twisted the original story too his own interpretation to fit another agenda(bashing muslims most likely). A suggestion from an Egyptian diplomat is not Islamic Law as far as I am aware?

Egypt was under Islamic law in 1928:

Under the monarchy
The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna, an Egyptian schoolteacher, who preached implementing traditional Islamic Sharia law in all aspects of life, from everyday problems to the organization of the government.

Again when did a suggestion become Islamic Law?

I could Google a list of events or organisations established in 1928 and pick one at random that does not mean that it influenced the ban of cannabis.

There is one source whom is clearly not reputable. All other sources state some other reason. I am not religous and could care less for religon however spreading misinformation is dangerous and clearly show your prejudice.

Also it is not 1928 now Turkey and Egpyt most certainly do not have any influence over UK laws so that cannot be the reason for TODAYS government not passing any sort of regulations.

Last time I checked both Turkey and Egypt are under Islamic law which covers all aspects of governance and they along with other prominent states persuaded Britain to change the law due to there beliefs.

Where are you getting this nonsense from 1 source? Also has there not been recent petitions and UK Government still has not passed. Secondly :


During 2021, Thailand had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Machines ($292M), Foodstuffs ($219M), and Transportation ($182M). During 2021, Egypt had a large net trade with Thailand in the exports of Mineral Products ($31M), Metals ($8.82M), and Chemical Products ($6.41M).


Has Thailand not recently legalised weed?

Oh and hasn't Turkey wanted to Join the EU for ages and got told to do one everytime? Pretty sure UK was against them joining the last time.

Once a law is passed it is very hard to change, it is much easier to create a new law than it is to remove it.

Check out Google it is all there in black and white and I am referring to events that took place nearly 100 years ago when things were different so no relevance to Thailand what so ever.

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I have a few side affects
Intolerance to people's BS
An overwhelming desire to do fuck all
A lack of dreams (mine were crushed years ago anyway)
An unexplainable hatred of Ed Sheeran
And I have also found I still have the purile humour of a school boy
Otherwise I'm fine

Nothing unexplainable about a hatred of Ed Sheeran.

True but my hatred goes beyond rational, to the point that half of my life is dedicated to plotting various methods of his demise. My favourite would be to not actually kill him but plant some kiddy porn on his PC, ruin him proper, Glitter styley

Jesus! I'm glad I just get the munchies.

Brilliant 🤩

That Ed Sheeran is a prick, stoned or not!

ahh i didnt realise the Ed Sheeran thing was related.

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Long term use has a deleterious effect on my short term memory and cognitive function (although it seems to stabilise a few months in). I can mitigate some of those losses by taking CBD before bed, but it sucks because it also kills your buzz.

Also, not sure this is a side effect or a benefit, but I often have moments of insight and clarity while high. Things I'll bury away, procrastinate over, or stuff that simply exists in my subconscious will come to the fore. In some people that triggers paranoia and anxiety, but for me it's a catalyst to grab a pen and record my inner monologue.

That said, I'm due a huge break (starting March), as I have some writing jobs to do and I need to learn to drive because my mum is chronically ill.

Time to sharpen the old pencil for a few months and then blunt it in the summer.🤩

2nd paragraph 👍👍💥

Sweet I write at least 3x stoned with 10x moments. Yes there are - 3x times as well but they have disappeared with experience. Like my memory :)

Paragraph 2! Spot on. During a paragraph 2 moment, i decided to report my manager to the Regulatory Authority for our industry. Which I then did.

Weight gain. All strains manage to give me the munchies, and my self-control flies out the window. I can plow through a block of Soreen in under five minutes - I shit you not!

take up heroin, you never see a fat junkie

Yep I've deffo got the weight gain going on. Currently "trying" to diet 🙃 now wheres them choccy bickies 🤣

I feel you. Think the only buds that never made me ravenous were Durban Poison and Blue Dream

I bet you do after a whole Soreen 😳

It's the tastiest, lowest-fat snack I've found so far. Four green and one orange on the health traffic lights. I wish I could trade it for Dairy Milk, but that's when the serious poundage appears.

Same 🤣

Honestly I'm a fucking mong

😂💥😂

Haha why would anyone lie about that? The 'Honestly' was superfluous.

I know exactly what you mean though 😅

The only real negative effect for me is short term memory loss, which the pros massively outweight the cons.

I have Asperger's but smoking weed helps massively, my thoughts tend to race but with weed it slows everything down, I can focus on one thing.

This is huge for me because the racing thoughts leas to anxiety as I'm trying to think of too much too quickly and a lot small, simple problems combine and it feels overwhelming. Not with weed though.

For some reason it seems to "fix" that part of my brain. And it actually allows me to be content with existence.