People planning on moving to Dubai or going there on holiday are being warned about the country's different laws.
Looking up what is and isn't legal in a particular country is important to do before you visit it to make sure you don't end up with fines or possible jail time.
Billy Hood was jailed for 25 years in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for possessing CBD vape oil. The Brit was convicted of drug trafficking, despite working in the country as a football coach. He has since had his conviction reduced to 10 years.
Police found four bottles of the CBD oil and a vape pen in his car. Hood claimed that the bottles and pen were left by a friend.
Detained in Dubai, the campaign group lobbying for the Briton's release, said: "Abu Dhabi Courts accept Billy Hood did not traffic nor sell the CBD vape oil left in his car by a visiting friend.
"They accept that he 'unintentionally possessed' the CBD but have sentenced him to 10 years in prison, despite new legislation eliminating prison sentences for foreigners found in possession and allowing for deportation.
Here's what else you can get arrested for in Dubai.
7 things you can get arrested for in Dubai
Make sure to check the UAE's laws before visiting the popular holiday destination of Dubai.
Cross-dressing
Cross-dressing is illegal in Dubai. Article 358 of the UAE's penal code says that this falls under "indecent attire".
According to Detained in Dubai, a transgender woman was arrested in Dubai in September.
They said: "A British national was arrested at a Dubai mall for wearing skinny jeans while two Singaporeans were sentenced to a year in prison for cross dressing.
"Authorities reduced the sentence to a fine and deportation following an international media campaign."
Drinking alcohol
Drinking alcohol is a tricky subject when it comes to UAE laws as it is allowed, but this must be done in a licensed restaurant or bar.
You can also drink in private, but the booze must have come from a licensed place.
Drunken behaviour on the street is not accepted in public and you may be arrested.
Swearing in public
Swearing can get you arrested in the United Arab Emirates. It is easy for people to lose their cool during an argument and make an obscene gesture at another person or swear at them loudly, but this is not legally allowed in Dubai.
The UAE's penal code says that swearing "disgraces the honour or the modesty" of a person.
This also includes use of swear words on social media.
According to UAE Moments, "swearing is punishable by up to a year in prison and a fine as high as 10,000 dirhams."
Dancing in public
This is allegedly considered an offence and a disruption to the public order that can get you arrested.
If you visit Dubai, avoid dancing unless in a licensed night or dance club just to be on the safe side.
Sharing a hotel room when unmarried
Again, this one is not exactly clear cut and rules in Dubai are a little hazy surrounding unmarried couples sharing accommodation in Dubai.
Many international hotels do not question if a couple is married and people are advised to check how strict the hotels are before they arrive.
Don't publicly advertise you are staying with an unmarried person if you choose to do so.
Taking pictures of people without their consent
The UAE's privacy laws are strong, so the amateur photographers among us may be put off by this particular law.
UAE moments said: "Taking a picture of someone without their knowledge or consent is taken very seriously. This is further exacerbated if you post these images on social media platforms.
"According to the cybercrime laws, you can be fined up to 500,000 dirhams and jailed for six months for the offence."
CBD oil and drugs
Products with CBD oil in are now legal in the UAE, but CBD oil is not legal.
CBD oil is legal in the UK because it does not contain psychoactive elements that can get you high, or only contains very little of them.
Dubai has a zero tolerance policy to all drugs and drug charges can be extremely severe.
It is one of the few countries in the world to employ a death penalty punishment for drug related arrests.
