Place: East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Legality: Cannabis in the United Kingdom, prior to 29th January 2004, was a Class B drug. However, on this date the laws were changed and weed was downgraded to a Class C drug. During this time, there were fewer recorded crimes in relation to its use. On 26th of January 2009, the law was repealed and weed became listed as a Class B drug once again. While many wish for marijuana to revert to being a Class C drug, as it had been for those brief five years, at the moment the law appears to be remaining static. Punishments for the use of weed remain readily enforced and, at times, rather severe: users under the age of eighteen are usually arrested and given a warning, possession can result in five years in prison, and dealing can lead to a maximum of fourteen years.
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