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Letter: Wrong Law
Hamish Crisp The Orcadian, UK
Thursday 04 Jul 2002 WRONG LAW Sir, - So. as a consequence of supplying her ill fellows with medical cannabis, MS sufferer Biz Ivol is due to appear at Kirkwall Sheriff Court on Tuesday, July 16. I hope they don't put her in prison. Biz was motivated in her endevours by her humanity, and by that humanity a deep desire to help her fellow-sufferers. I am also using cannabis to alleviate the symptoms of MS. I have often been a beneficiary of the lass's practically kind enterprise (no financial or economic transactions were involved.) Considering the catalogue of awful scars to Orkney's history in the very recent past, I dread to consider that the distortion of Orkney society is becoming Orwellian. In this, the 21st century, it is ludicrous to comprehend that she should find herself persecuted by the state. By far the most of the people she helped had contacted her through getting (un-permitted) contact details from numerous respected professional bodies and individuals. This critically urgent situation regarding the therapeutic use of cannabis is clouded by its use for hedonistic purposes by "recreational users". But unfortunately most clouded are the minds of politicians, who seem to be motivated by their own unique personal opinions and perceptions. Life-experience is glaringly lacking. Public opinion now shows over 90 per cent support for the legalisation of cannabis for medical purposes. Often I wonder if this is part of the present UK Government's plans to ditch democracy from their Parliament. As for the Scottish Parliament, it seems too occupied with making presidential announcements of proposals - or is it proposals of announcements? - I forget - to actually do something and legislate for the betterment of the lives of the people of Scotland. Their purpose in our lives becomes ever more difficult to discern - apart from making us fret over the final cost of a building to house them. It is a wrong law indeed that ends with criminals being weak and vulnerable. HAMISH CRISP 18 Abbey Court Edinburgh EH7 5XN
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