Holmes spent eight and a half years in prison after police found him growing his own cannabis plants at home. Tried as a major drug trafficker, his case sparked outrage about Malta’s strict cannabis laws and the way they were ruining innocent people’s lives.

He was released in 2018 and sent back to Wales, with Lovin Malta documenting the start of his reintegration into a changed world, including his touching reunification with his wife at the airport.

Since then, he has put his thoughts and harrowing experiences into words, in a book published by Lovin Malta, which can be found at all leading local bookstores or ordered through this link.

“I feel the time I’ve served… I feel, not over-punished, but there’s a trauma that’s been done to me now, I’m scarred now, physically and mentally,” Holmes told Lovin Malta’s Chris Peregin during an interview following the book’s release.

Outspoken, emotional and poetic, Holmes’ book promises to be one of the most detailed looks at the inner workings of Malta’s justice system in modern history.

And this Thursday, he will take any burning questions you may have about his doomed attempt at seeking justice, his long spell in Kordin and his slow readjustment to life after his release.

If you’re studying law, criminology or psychology, or if you’re into true crime and cannabis justice, this is a Q&A session you cannot afford to miss.

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