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Shutterstock Excuse me while I light my spliff! Ganga, Cannabis, Marijuana, Weed, Collie, Bush, Draw, call it what you will, is being downgraded from Class B to Class C. Lots of dos and don’ts What does this mean to the average man in the street? Cannabis is STILL illegal. Generally speaking, the police will take a softer approach to the cannabis use, but there are lots of dos and don’ts. You can still be arrested for: smoking it in public places or near schools, for possession of what is more than a reasonable amount for your own personal use or for cultivating it or dealing in it. The main point to remember is that cannabis is only downgraded – not decriminalised. No Change In fact, the law hasn’t really changed that much except for the fact that you get a lesser sente...

Tax-free childcare You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the cost of childcare. 30 hours free childcare Eligible working families in England with 3 and 4 year old children can receive 30 hours of free childcare a week. 15 hours free childcare Families in England who have 2 year old children and are on certain benefits can get 15 hours of free childcare a week. All families with children aged 3 and 4 can also access 15 hours of free childcare a week. Child Benefit You can claim Child Benefit if you’re responsible for bringing up a child who is: Under 16 Under 20 if they stay in approved education or training Only one person can get Child Benefit for a child. It’s paid every 4 weeks and there’...

123RF Medicinal cannabis industry There are no official estimates of the size of the medicinal cannabis industry in the UK, and unofficial estimates of the size of the sector vary widely. However, we do know that the UK is the world’s biggest producer and exporter of legal cannabis for medical and scientific purposes. Globally there is a rising trend in the legal production and use of cannabis for medical and scientific purposes. UK companies working on medicinal cannabis products There are several companies operating in the UK that develop or manufacture medicinal cannabis products. These include: Jazz Pharmaceuticals, which has offices in Oxford, Cambridge and London. Jazz produces Epidyolex and Sativex, which are licenced by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regu...