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Issues of legalisation Don Barnard Letters, Mid Essex Evening Gazette Monday 23 Oct 2000 Don Quinn says: until cannabis is legalised he would settle for decriminalisation, provided the same rules applied to all (The case for cannabis, postbag October 19) Surly if we are to treat every cannabis offender the same this would make it permissible to grow a cottage garden, import, and supply - Isn't that legalisation'? Is he saying that all people who use cannabis should be free from criminal prosecution? Would they still be subject to the on-the-spot fine type of decriminalisation recently favoured by Ann Widdicombe? And what about drug testing at work for cannabis use. or a police drug test while driving. Would they still risk the loss of their job or license? The Legalise Cannabis Alliance believes that decriminalisation of possession which ignores supply would not solve many of the problems created by prohibition. Mr Quinn pointed us to Holland which has had a semi-successful form of decriminalisation for over 25 years, but the situation was quite different to here to start with. We have always welcomed public debate on these matters and would gladly invite expert speakers in favour of the legalisation of cannabis. Expert speakers against would of course have to be found by others as we have been unable to discover any ourselves! Don Barnard Legalise Cannabis Alliance http://www.lca-uk.org
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