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Letter: Cannabis is not a hard drug and does not kill
Alun Buffry, Legalise Cannabis Alliance Evening News, Norwich
Thursday 10 May 2007 Norwich police are congratulating themselves for "seven successful raids in Norwich alone over the past fortnight resulted in 11 arrests and the seizure of about 2,000 cannabis plants": ("Police pledge to end drugs misery", Evening News, 7 May) The drugs misery referred to appears to be "the latest Government figures show that during 2005, 60 people in the county suffered drug-related deaths - a rise from just 34 in 2003.", mentioned in the same article. I fail to understand what drug-related deaths have to do with cannabis plants? Not one single person In Norfolk or anywhere else has died due to a cannabis plant! What will these raids achieve? The police hope it will disrupt the supply, yet that has never happened in the past. What it is doing, if anything, is increase potential profits for importers of possibly contaminated cannabis like the "grit-weed", covered with ground glass of all things, that has cropped up across Britain since the police started targetting cannabis growers - a massive threat to health. And where and when supplies are disrupted, many may turn to drink and / or hard drugs that DO KILL. All that at massive cost to the public. Just think! If cannabis was legalised, it would separate the supply from hard drugs, enable consumer protection and quality control, as well as accurate, credible advice for users. AND, not only would it save the taxpayer millions, it would also raise revenue through taxation on profits. Everyone will win. Alun Buffry Legalise Cannabis Alliance PO Box 198 Norwich NR3 3WB
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