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UK: Cannabis campaigner appears in court
Evening News & Star (Carlisle)
Tuesday 17 Jul 2001 A Cumbrian cannabis campaigner appeared in court yeterday to contest drug laws as an infringement of human rights. Forty-year-old Alan Mason, of Stonegarth, does not deny cultivating 50 plants in the bedroom of his Morton flat but is pleading not guilty because he claims drug use is a private matter which the government has no right to interfere with. No details of his case at Carlilse Crown Court yeterday can be made public for legal reasons, but Mr Mason has made no secret of his intended defence under the Human Rights legislation, which came into force last October. His defence barristerFrancis Nance spent four hours presenting his case to JUdge Anthony Proctor, who will make his judgement on whether the trial should go ahead on the day it is due to start. Mr Mason's case is one of around 12 awaiting trial in which users hope to test Article 8 of the Act. Victory in one could lead to a rapid unravelling of the drugs laws. Mr Mason, who is devoting his life to a legal battle for his "right" to smoke pot, has previously appeared in several national newspapers to argue his case, and keeps followers advised via his own website. He has "no regrets" about taking up his fight, he said, and feels confident that "the death of prohibition" is less than 18 months away. A date for his trial was due to be fixed at Crown Court today.
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