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Letter: Issue That Will Not Go Away
Derek Williams Evening News, Norwich
Saturday 28 Mar 1998 Our special feature widens debate on cannabis Issue that will not go away!(3) Thank you for the special feature on the legalisation of cannabis (Evening News, March 18), which on the whole was a well-balanced reflection of the arguments one hears. The comments made by Jack Girling and Paul Betts illustrates how this debate has so far been a conversation of the deaf. On the one hand Jack thinks cannabis is not only harmless but always beneficial in every aspect, whereas Paul Betts accused it of just about everything, including shrinking the brain. Of course, both of these opinions are just that, opinions, and the truth lies somewhere in between. Cannabis is an integral part of many people's lives and we, as a society, have to come to terms with that. Unfortunately, the Government, its so-called "drug tsar" Keith Hellawell and head-in-the-sand Home Secretary Jack Straw are doing nothing to improve the situation. Perhaps the most disturbing comments were made by the police who, according to your report, oppose legalisation. Was Det Chief lnsp Chris Grant realty reflecting Norfolk police policy or was he stating a personal opinion? It was particularly disturbing to see the police endorsing the outlandish claims of Paul Betts. As Norwich North MP Dr Ian Gibson (a "child of the sixties" as he put it) said, the use of cannabis as a recreational drug is not going to go away. Either we learn to live with that fact, or we tear our society apart in a futile effort based upon ignorance, lies and the twisted morals of prohibition. Derek Williams Norwich
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