Chaired by a former Lord Chancellor and backed by years of evidence gathering, the London Drugs Commission produced the most serious case for cannabis reform Britain has seen. We break down its 42 recommendations, the stop-and-search data behind them, and why the Government said no anyway.

In April 2024 Germany became the biggest European country to legalise cannabis possession and home growing. Two years on, the official data is in: consumption flat, arrests down by two thirds, and a medical market that's become Europe's largest. Here's what the German experiment tells us — and what it means for the UK.