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Government needs drug wake up call
Alun Buffry Letters, Essex Enquirer
Wednesday 24 Sep 2003 ANGELA WATKINSON MP reiterates the same old nonsense about the dangers to society based upon more people progressing to hard drugs if the law on cannabis is relaxed. As the ACPO stated, repeat offenders, or people caught with cannabis in certain circumstances, will still face arrest and possible prosecution and a criminal records. Since statistics show about 30% of people use cannabis, presumably Watkinson would want to see almost one third of her Upminster constituency arrested. Surely even a verbal warning is to much a punishment for a person who has done no harm and is a no threat. The law needs to concentrate on crimes that do produce victims, not on trying to control people's personal choices. Alun Buffry Via email
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