Read our Privacy noticeAn Instagram influencer caught attempting to smuggle £160,000 worth of cannabis into the UK alongside a friend has avoided losing her nursing licence. However, at a Nursing and Midwifery Council [NMC] tribunal, Whalley – an Instagram influencer with nearly 45,000 followers, who shares photos of her trips across the world – avoided losing her licence. "All the hard work you had done for your nursing career had been thrown away over this very stupid decision. The NMC panel decided against striking her off the register. The panel said: "The panel bore in mind that a drug-related offence resulting in a conviction is extremely serious.