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UK: Gran's visit
Helen Compson Hexham Courant
Friday 26 May 2006 HUMSHAUGH’S cannabis eating granny took her cause to Downing Street this week when she handed in a petition to Tony Blair. Afterwards, Patricia Tabram led a demonstration in Parliament Square and a press conference in the House of Commons, highlighting the plight of medicinal cannabis users. It is time to stop prosecuting people who use the drug to keep their illnesses at bay, she said on Wednesday. “We want Tony Blair to form an association with MPs, doctors and some of our representatives to look at how they can end these prosecutions. “We want people who are ill to have the freedom of choice to medicate with medicines of their choice within the privacy of their own homes. “I self-medicate, and I’m not harming anybody.” Wednesday’s assault on Parliament followed Mrs Tabram’s decision to form the Cannabis Education Trust with the help of another vociferous believer, campaigner Andy Cornwell. They met while they were both attending a Hemp Fair at Wembley Stadium last summer. “I gave a speech that day about how many people in this country self-medicate with cannabis to ease their suffering,” she said. “Andy believes, like I do, that the majority of MPs don’t know anything about cannabis, and we want to educate them on the matter.” http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=371347 ref http://www.ccguide.org.uk/pattabram.php
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