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Letter: Is UK Out of Step on Toleration of Cannabis?
Braintree and Witham Times [UK]
Thursday 15 Jan 2004 AFTER reclassification of cannabis on the 29 January, the Police guidelines of presumption of non-arrest will result in a large reduction of arrest of otherwise law abiding citizens. BUT, I cannot understand why the UK government wants to retain a law that allows for arresting and tossing cannabis user in jail be it social or medicinal use. The Netherlands has long tolerated personal possession and allowed cannabis coffee shops. cannabis is now available as a prescription drug at pharmacies. Spain no longer arrests recreational drug users; Portugal has decriminalised cannabis use. So has Luxembourg. Belgium allows the medical use of marijuana and is considering permitting citizens to grow small amounts of cannabis. Local authorities in France and Germany are considering whether or not to arrest cannabis users. The Swiss senate has approved legislation legalizing personal use of cannabis. The Australian and New Zealand governments are considering approving the medical use of cannabis. Canada provides cannabis through its health-care program and has proposed decriminalizing cannabis cultivation and consumption. Police in Toronto merely confiscate cannabis from users. And in the U.S., an Alaskan appellate court has affirmed the constitutional right of citizens to grow and consume cannabis at home. In the UK After reclassification on Jan 29 "Cannabis possession will still be an illegal drug". And that means preventing the sick and dying from cultivating and using the only medicine that works for many of them. Why should someone be classed as a criminal simply for growing and consuming a plant providing they are doing no harm and posing no threat to anyone. Surely this can't be right? Chris Philbin Legalise Cannabis Alliance Candidate for Chelmsford West
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