Scenarios: when does it get serious?
22 fictional but realistic situations showing how the police, prosecutors and courts respond — and what moves a case up or down.
- 01Jade: a small amount in her pocket, first timeE&W
- 02Marcus: cannabis found in his carE&W
- 03Leo, 15: caught at schoolE&W
- 04Kai, 16: "just hold this bag"E&W
- 05Priya and friends: sharing and "buying for the group"E&W
- 06Tom: student in university hallsE&W
- 07Sam: a small home grow for own use, first time and repeatWest Yorkshire, E&W
- 08Rachel: small grow with children in the homeE&W
- 09Danny: grow in a rented flat with an electricity bypassE&W
- 10Aaron: grow with scales, bags and cashE&W
- 11Lewis: a larger grow with specialist equipmentE&W
- 12Minh: exploited "gardener" in a commercial growE&W
- 13Aisha: medical patient with a valid prescriptionE&W
- 14Gareth: self-medicating and growing without a prescriptionE&W
- 15Driving the morning after; prescribed patient drivingE&W
- 16Ben: ordering edibles or seeds online; bringing products homeE&W
- 17Helen: a parent who finds her teenager's stash, or allows use at homeE&W
- 18Festival search and amnesty binsE&W
- 19Lena: workplace drug test after CBD use; safety-critical roleE&W
- 20Diego: non-British resident offered a cautionE&W
- 21Callum: Recorded Police Warning in ScotlandScotland
- 22Niamh: informed warning and a two-plant growNorthern Ireland