Teenage son of Saturday Kitchen star Rachel Allen jailed for having cannabis at cookery school 

The son of celebrity TV chef Rachel Allen has been handed a 15 month jail sentence for having nearly £19,000 worth of cannabis at the world-renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School. Joshua Allen, 19, was handed the sentence on Friday at Cork Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to the possession for sale or supply of the drug … Read more

Moment police officers uncover a massive £2million cannabis farm

Moment police officers uncover a massive £2million cannabis farm that stretches to the size of a football pitch after a PCSO noticed a suspicious smell in the air The farm was found on trading estate in Team Valley, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear It contained 3000 plants, each with an individual street value of around £660 … Read more

Mary Berry endorsing cannabis oil? No, it’s a Great British rip-off

When Anne Wiles saw an image of national treasure Mary Berry promoting pain-relief products, she felt confident placing an order. The 71-year-old had been scrolling through Facebook on her laptop when she found an article about the TV baker. It claimed the Great British Bake Off star had launched a line of cannabidiol (CBD) products, … Read more

Alfie Dingley, one year on after he changed the law on medicinal cannabis

Young Alfie Dingley is behaving like a typical seven-year-old boy: fidgeting and playfully interrupting as his parents and doctor discuss his health. It is difficult to believe this is the same child who once was crippled by up to 75 seizures a day and was barely able to communicate. His life was constantly at risk … Read more

Cannabis firms head to London for £100bn POT of gold – but is it a good bet?

It’s an industry most of us associate with dingy, smoke-filled bars in Amsterdam and the more liberal states in the US and Canada. But cannabis companies are making their way to London to tap into a £100billion European market and cash in on the Square Mile’s so-called ‘green rush’ among investors. In the past few … Read more

TONY HETHERINGTON: Why won’t HSBC let me buy medicinal cannabis with Bitcoin?

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below.  S.M. writes: I tried to buy Bitcoin using my online account with First Direct, which is part of HSBC.  … Read more