An FOI and tribunal-based investigation into BBC disclosure, cannabis policy, and public interest concerns.
On 18 March 2026 HM Courts & Tribunal Service acknowledged receipt of an appeal against a tribunal ruling.
The ruling itself centred around whether the BBC were asked to stop reporting on potential conflicts of interest surrounding Theresa May and Victoria Atkins and cannabis, prior to the legalisation of medicinal cannabis use under prescription.
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request was submitted in 2024, asking for government communications that mentioned May, Atkins, or cannabis.
The BBC responded stating that any information, if held, would relate to journalism and was exempt.
They refused a route to Internal Review and suggested that I should contact the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) if I wasn’t happy.
Unfortunately, the ICO sided with the BBC. They did not require the BBC to verify whether information was held, let alone whether it might be held for purposes outside of journalism.
I was then directed to tribunal, and that ruling is now being challenged on appeal
Read on at
https://www.hemphound.co.uk/post/theresa-may-victoria-atkins-cannabis-conflict
