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Cannabis cultivation in the United Kingdom has, seemingly, been on the increase. From the ‘traditional’situation where most cannabis on the British market would have been imported we now have a situation where sources suggest that over 60% of the cannabis consumed in the UK is grown here. At the same time we have seen ongoing debate surrounding UK cannabis laws. In January 2004 cannabis was ‘downgraded’from a Class B to a Class C drug. Recently these calls to reverse this liberalisation have been coming to a head. There are many reasons behind this call. Some of these relate to the proliferation of domestic cultivation. This chapter aims to describe the apparent shift from an import-led market to one drawing largely on domestic production and to explore the reasons behind this shift. It is argued that the change in policy has only been a minor influence in this respect.