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The case for cannabis Don Quinn Letters, Mid Essex Evening Gazette Wednesday 11 Oct 2000 DON Barnard, of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance, is quite right to point out that cannabis has been decriminalised rather than legalised in parts of Europe. He makes a valuable contribution to the debate by explaining the difference between the two. Eventually I suspect that Europe will legalise cannabis. In the meantime I would settle for decriminalisation, provided the same rules applied to all. I must take issue with the Alliance, which is a registered political party, when it says that decriminalisation could not work in Britain. Dutch decriminalisatibn has resulted in fewer young people using cannabis than young British people. I have received 65 letters and 32 phone calls on this subject so far, and there seems to be a 50/50 split. I am truly delighted at the standard of comment. Those who are against legalising cannabis have put forward some excellent arguments in a friendly and constructive way. No I would not ask Colchester Council to sponsor a debate. People pay money to the borough council for specific services, a debate on the law is not one of them. If the Alliance wishes to underwrite the costs, I am sure that a debate among local people with local people participating would be great. Don Quinn, (Labour Councillor at Colchester Borough Council) King Stephen Road, Colchester.
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