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Letter: Mr Clarke will not have the chance to be politically surprised
Lee Elswood, Somerset Hydroponics, UK Evening News
Tuesday 30 Nov 1999 I am writing with reference to Mr. Charles Clarke MP and his refusal on any grounds to talk to the Legalise Cannabis Alliance and its and his constituents at the LCA's annual national conference which is to take place at the UEA on the February 19. His refusal, he has stated, is down to the fact that he has no respect for the organisation or the people involved . Through his refusal he has (as many before him ) missed a vital chance to talk directly to the people that know the political, social and economic implications directly attributed to the cannabis community. He would have found if he had bothered to look into the organisation and its supporters, that the vast majority of cannabis user do not want a "cannabis for all policy" as most have strict personal policies on age groups that want or need to use cannabis, as with medical users. The list goes on and on but unfortunately Mr. Clarke will not have the chance to be "politically surprised" by the LCA's views and policies . Yet again the people that need to be spoken too are being ignored. It seems that most policies around this subject are based on outdated stereotypes of cannabis users. Mr.Clarke, if you would like real information to help you make real decisions then ask shop owners, organisations, web-based public forum owners etc. We see and hear on a daily basis the implications and results of governments' decisions on this subject and would be happy at any given time to help you make policies that work for us. And not forgetting the country has a massive lack of voters - if this government would like those millions of votes that no one has had for many years, then make real moves to get them. We know how many of those non voters are cannabis users and you do not seem too, so maybe you should look into that Mr. Clarke . Mr. L A Elswood Proprietor Somerset Hydroponics
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