lly prohibits the manu- facture, supply and possession of any “controlled drug,” including cannabis and cannabis resin, with- out a license issued by the Home Office, a ministerial department of the U.K. government. There is no exception to this general Drugs Act prohibition that would facilitate patient access to

ts now. A license is required in order to cultivate hemp in the UK. There are restrictions on where the farm can be located that must be approved by the Home Office. Many companies still struggle to secure banking and payment options for their hemp-related businesses. A lobbying group, the British Hemp Associatio