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UK: Fuelling the Cannabis Debate: Editorial
Plymouth Herald
Saturday 27 Jan 2007 It is an issue which has polarised opinion across the country - from police to politicians, medical experts to the judiciary and people from all walks of life. But now musician Stuart Wyatt has brought the great debate about the use of cannabis to relieve painful medical conditions into sharp focus in Plymouth. Mr Wyatt, who says he suffers crippling pain from an as-yet undiagnosed condition, says smoking marijuana makes him feel better. In a move which will apal some people but encourage others, he is challenging city police to arrest him. His comments came as a court in Carlisle handed suspended jail terms to three activists who supplied cannabis to Multiple Sclerosis sufferers to provide pain relief. Certainly, there is a growing belief in some quarters that the drug should be legalised for medicinal purposes. Indeed Derriford Hospital played a key role in the first national study into the use of cannabis to relieve MS symptoms. Those against the use of the drug ill point to research indicating that it can bring on depression and schizophrenia in some cases. But many people suffering debilitating pain will understandably want to try anything which can bring relief - whatever the risks. It is an interesting debate with no right or wrong answers. But as Mr Wyatt's stance shows, it is not something that will go away quietly." http://thisisplymouth.co.uk/
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