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UK: Cannabis Gran doping to take Hain's seat
Matt Withers Wales on Sunday
Sunday 10 Apr 2005 A GRANNY spared jail for cooking cannabis hotpots is to stand for Parliament against Welsh Secretary of State Peter Hain. Dope fan Patricia Tabram, 66, is running in the Commons Leader's Neath constituency on a ticket of legalising the drug. She was handed a suspended six-month sentence and ordered to pay UKP750 costs last week after admitting possession to supply. But the grass-growing granny from Hexham, Northumberland, has vowed to keep cooking cannabis casseroles and will face Mr Hain for the Legalise Cannabis Alliance. Although she is from North East England, the former restaurateur's late husband David came from Swansea. She said last night: "There are quite a lot of candidates standing for the Alliance in Wales because the Welsh seem to know more of the facts and the history of cannabis. "In a 24-hour period I take a level teaspoon of powdered cannabis, cut it with a knife and put a fifth into every meal or drink I have, like hot chocolate, and that keeps me free of pain for the next 24 hours. "If I'm voted for, I'm going to promise people in this country I will fight for the rights of every man and woman to receive safe medication. "It's going to be a hell of a long journey and I'll probably be dead before we win the argument." Grey-haired Mrs Tabram, who had always voted Lib Dem, started using cannabis as a remedy for depression, pain caused by a car crash and ringing in the ears. She uses it in soup, cakes and casseroles and cooked it for pals suffering ailments. She is now writing a book, Grandma Eats Cannabis. Mrs Tabram will travel to South Wales this week to begin her campaign push. Husband David worked in shipping and met Patricia after work took him to Northumberland. "If the rest of the Welsh people are as nice as the husband I happened to get from Wales, then they will understand my concerns," she said. Mr Hain, below, last night dismissed his elderly rival's chances and vowed to continue the war on drugs. He said: "At the end of the day, this is an election that will decide the future of Wales. "It won't be decided on these fringe issues or affected by fringe candidates. "The Government takes the problem of drugs very seriously. "The public are sick of drug-fuelled crime and the menace of crack houses and dealers on our streets. "This Government has no intention of softening the British drugs laws," he added. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.7 - Release Date: 12/04/2005
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