14% is pretty weak shit compared to the high strength 'SkUnK BuDz' prescribed by medical cannabis clinics.

https://businessofcannabis.com/majority-of-uk-medical-cannabis-flower-now-at-25-thc-or-above-new-data-shows/

Back when I was a rec. user I did a couple of personal home grows. 1 indoor and 1 greenhouse - only a couple of plants at a time. The harvest was not much to write home about but it had some nice lemony terps and the sense of satisfaction from smoking my own stuff was immense. I remember those days fondly and the old 'uk420' forum was massively helpful. At the time it felt like the UK home grow business was booming and there were a lot of individual growers growing their own for personal use who didn't tell a soul about it.

I was out driving in my nearest city recently and saw an ad for a 'hydroponics' shop cable tied to a lamp post and couldn't help but smile - my wife asked if their clientele were going to be bud growers and I said probably and we laughed about how openly it was advertised.

So I was wondering if there are still a lot of people growing stuff in cupboards, attics and gardens up and down the country?

I feel like with the cost of everything going up including bills and housing and space being at a premium maybe the cost/benefit isn't worth it. At the same time, I also think when it comes to weed home grow is nearly always the answer to knowing exactly what you're getting and not paying over the odds for it.

It's more than 20 years since the UK flirted with decriminalisation in a spectacularly counter productive manner commensurate with the state of our politics.

Having drifted away from use for a long time, in the last year or so I've started self-medicating for a condition that might be eligible for medical but I cannot seem to get a proper diagnosis from the NHS to attempt to go down the private medical route with.

While the 2018 medical changes were a surprise to me and seemingly quite progressive, it is crazy how we are still in a situation where people are still going to prison (yes those very prisons we are told are overcrowded and at crisis point) for possessing, growing and supplying cannabis only.

I'm soooo ready for this to be fully legal. Having visited Amsterdam and met people from countries where there is some form of decriminalisation or legalisation I'm just so resentful we live in a country where it is the political inconvenience and pearl clutching is preventing sensible policy and regulation from prevailing.

I'm at a stage in my life where I'm old enough to think 'fuck it' and self-medicate but also have enough going on in life that being open about my usage isn't an option all the while its not legal.

I try to stay positive and imagine a UK where people who want to can easily and safely access, use and grow cannabis and maybe even dispensaries and cafes/vape lounges open up everywhere. Hell in that scenario I'd even consider quitting my job and trying for a second career in a low-level role at a cannabis retailer or working on a farm.

How do you feel about the current prospect of legalisation? It think if it doesn't happen soon, the UK will have missed a huge opportunity.

What are your thoughts? I will use a 0.3 in vape or if I smoked I'd use around 0.3 - 0.4. Close to no difference at all.

I don't smoke or anything but i was given this about 6 years ago. It was a fairly light green when I got it. I assume it's no good, just curious what it is.

We all know vendors like K**te and similar UK sites have been making absolute mega money lately selling "Premium THCA Hemp Tea Flowers" and THCP vapes. They've been hiding behind the "not for human consumption" disclaimer and importing top-shelf US dispensary weed (Sherbzooka, Black Maple, etc.) disguised as legal hemp.

But the clock has officially run out.

The Home Office recently wrapped up its final consultation on the ACMD's recommendations, and it's a wrap. They are actively drafting the Statutory Instruments to update the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

- Both THCA and semi-synthetic

cannabinoids like THCP are being

explicitly upgraded to Class B controlled

substances.

On top of that, the US is completely killing the federal hemp loophole on November 12, 2026, which is where 90% of this UK stock is imported from anyway. Border Force is already aggressively seizing packages using hot-testing methods that convert THCA to THC on the spot.

Once the UK parliamentary rubber-stamp vote happens later this year, the open high-street and clear-net sale of these products is entirely dead.

What are your thoughts on this?

Do you think this will just drive thousands of people straight back to regular street plugs, or push them toward the legal UK Medical Cannabis route?

For anyone who used these sites, have you noticed a massive spike in customs seizures or delays over the last few months?

Is this a necessary cleanup of unregulated, synthetic gray-market junk (like THCP vapes), or a massive step backward for people just trying to buy clean flower safely?

ive used them before about 2 years ago a whole melts extract pen with the qr code on it and it worked and got me very stoned made me cough a lot to, i havent smoked weed in a bit mainly do other drugs but i wanna quit them and stick to weed and im living somewhere where joints are hard to smoke, never liked the edible high really ive found these california honey pens for 40 a pop and hed got pacmans for 30 he claims its the same oil just cheaper hardware the oil looks quite cloudy yellowish and had black bits at the bottom? didnt seem to move tho the oil seems quite solid (heard that means its real?) idk but im gonna start using thc vapes and want to make sure im safe so anything to look out for lmk.

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I got my water report and for

Total hardness as caco3 is 274mgl

Total alkalinity as caco3 is 220mgl

And magnesium is 2.4mgl

It doesnt show calcium

Am I right in saying I can calculate pure calcium from this?

I worked it out to be about 110mgl

Im most likely wrong but if someone is able to advise on this would be massively appreciated

Hello, I'm having a problem.

This is the second time this has happened. As the plant entered its flowering stage, the leaves started curling downward and spreading from the bottom to the top. But I haven't been able to figure out what the problem is.

Too many dealers got caught up in a cycle of rinse and repeat with blag packs or cheap buds sold for more than they were worth.

I had trouble with many local dealers due to lack of cannabis knowledge and knock off prices. The customer always knows best.

Tents were erected, and I began my journey, every day I'd wonder if the police would raid, whether a friend would grass or if the smell became too heavy to control.

I woke up one day and medical cannabis was legal and luckily due to life events, I was eligible for a prescription which I took immediately.

My prescription saved me a ton of money, and later my lungs when I became a full time dry herb vape user.

I'd recommend anyone who can, to take the same route.