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United Kingdom: more than 1,000 incarcerated people serving time for cannabis crimes

More than 1,000 people are in prison for cannabis-related offences in England and Wales, the Government has said. The figure only includes people for whom cannabis was recorded as the main offence.

Source: inside time (01/04/2025)