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UK: Dope case axed
Kevin Turner Daily Record, Glasgow
Wednesday 02 Jul 2003 Fury of MS victim in cannabis battle CANNABIS campaigner Biz Ivol was furious last night after the criminal case against her was dropped. Multiple sclerosis victim Biz said she wanted to go to court to highlight her battle to have the drug legalised. She said: "I'm really angry the case is being dropped because I wanted to fight it all the way. "I have been fighting since 1996 to get cannabis legalised but this will now be swept under the carpet. Like me, it's going to die a death." Biz went on trial last month accused of making cannabis-laced chocolates for other MS victims. But the Crown Office announced yesterday they were dropping the case. Biz said her lawyer had written to her, saying she was not well enough to attend court. Last night, the 56-year-old repeated the suicide threat she made during the trial. She said: "I'm still going to kill myself and it will be soon, very soon. My suicide has been planned for a very long time and it will still be going ahead." Wheelchair-bound Biz was arrested two years ago over allegations she was supplying cannabis to MS sufferers across Britain. Biz, of Herston, South Ronaldsay, denied three charges involving the possession, production and supply of the drug. Her trial was held at a sports centre in Kirkwall, Orkney, because it had better wheelchair access than the local court. Last night, a Crown Office source confirmed they were not proceeding with the case.
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