The Stacey Dooley Investigates Collection Season 6 Episode 3 The Cannabis Smugglers

In season 6 episode 3 of The Stacey Dooley Investigates Collection, titled "The Cannabis Smugglers," Stacey Dooley travels to North Africa to investigate the world of cannabis smuggling. Stacey meets growers, smugglers, and users, to uncover the damaging effects and consequences of the criminalization of cannabis.

As she sets out on her journey, Stacey meets people who claim that cannabis isn't just a recreational drug, but has medicinal properties that have been overlooked. The first people she meets are cannabis growers in Morocco, who explain to her how cannabis is an integral part of their economy. Despite this, these farmers still have to smuggle their produce, as selling it locally is illegal.

Stacey then goes on to observe the dangerous and often violent conditions in which smugglers transport the drug across the Moroccan border and into Spain. She speaks to traffickers who have risked everything to illegally transport cannabis, and witnesses the heartbreaking consequences of being caught by border patrols. With the help of a former smuggler, Stacey reveals some of the techniques used by traffickers to move vast amounts of cannabis undetected.

However, Stacey does not just focus on the criminality of cannabis smuggling; she also examines the plant's medicinal properties. She meets with a mother whose son has been using cannabis to relieve the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Supported by a team of healthcare professionals, the mother argues that the current UK law, which criminalizes cannabis, should be changed to allow patients like her son, who use the drug to relieve symptoms, to legally access it.

Throughout the episode, Stacey argues that the criminalization of cannabis does more damage than good. Criminalizing cannabis fuels an illegal trade that is often connected to violent crime and leaves vulnerable individuals at risk. The episode ends with a plea to governments to reconsider their stance on cannabis and explore its potential medicinal benefits.

"The Cannabis Smugglers" offers a thought-provoking and informative exploration of cannabis smuggling and its consequences, ultimately making a case for a serious reform of cannabis law and regulation.