|
Cannabis Campaigners' Guide News Database result:
|
|
Cannabis 'will be legal one day' John Ross The Scotsman Wednesday 17 Sep 2003 THE campaign to legalise cannabis will inevitably succeed, according to Biz Ivol, the Orkney woman who attempted suicide after the collapse of a court case, when she was accused of supplying the drug. Mrs Ivol will make her claim in a message of support to the Legalise Cannabis Alliance (LCA) Party's annual conference on Saturday. Although her crippling multiple sclerosis has prevented her attending in person, she has sent a tape which will be played at the opening of the event in Norwich. In the address, she says pressure from users and the food and drink industry, which is keen to make products using the drug, means the campaign is certain to succeed. She says attitudes to cannabis are best summed up in one word - "b****cks" - and adds: "It appears socially acceptable to get p****d out of your mind and behave violently, but not acceptable to get stoned and mellow." In June, Mrs Ivol, 55, from South Ronaldsay, a long-time campaigner for the legalisation of cannabis for medical purposes, went on trial on charges of cultivating, possessing and supplying the drug. She admitted sending out cannabis-laced chocolates to fellow MS sufferers, but pleaded not guilty to supplying the drug on the grounds that she believed she was doing nothing wrong. The case was later dropped because of her deteriorating medical condition. Mrs Ivol subsequently attempted suicide by taking an overdose, but has since been released from hospital. In 1997, she was admonished at Kirkwall Sheriff Court for using medicinal cannabis. She will tell the conference, dedicated to the full legalisation of recreational cannabis, the drug needs the same controls that alcohol and tobacco are subject to at present. "The cannabis and cocaine trades are in the hands of criminals, in the same way that criminals controlled the sale of alcohol in America during prohibition. "Britain already has homebrew alcohol produced for personal use. Cannabis is a God-given herb. Growing your own cannabis for personal use would satisfy the needs of both medicinal and recreational users. As with alcohol, commercial cannabis production should be controlled by Customs and Excise." The LCA was formed in 1999 to bring the cannabis issue on to the political agenda.
After you have finished reading this article you can click here to go back.
|
This page was created by the Cannabis Campaigners' Guide.
Feel free to link to this page!