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UK: 'Weed out the dealers and destroy the black market' say cannabis campaigners at rally Joanna Morris Northern Echo Monday 03 Aug 2015 The weekend saw hundreds of campaigners from across the UK descend on Redcar for the second annual pro-cannabis rally, organised by the Teesside Cannabis Club (TCC). The event passed without trouble or police presence – a sign, say organisers, of changing attitudes towards use of the class-B drug. Following the event, John Holiday – founder of TCC – called once again for the regulation and decriminalisation of cannabis. The rally followed a week of heated national debate sparked by Durham’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Ron Hogg who told The Northern Echo that Durham Constabulary would no longer proactively target cannabis users. Backing Mr Hogg’s stance, Mr Holiday said a change in the law to allow for small-scale cultivation would save police resources and help to destroy the black market. He said: “The authorities turned a blind eye to our event and we caused no problems at all. “Yes, people were smoking cannabis but there were no other drugs and it was an alcohol free event with no arrests at all. “There’s still a social stigma about cannabis but generally people are more open about their use and there’s no stereotype, all kinds of people use it. “These people are forced to mix with crowds that are causing real problems and they’re having to take drugs that aren’t regulated or checked, anything could be in them. “The sensible approach would be to allow users to grow about four plants and in about a month street level dealing would be wiped out. http://m.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/13524992._Weed_out_the_dealers_and_destroy_the_black_market__say_cannabis_campaigners_at_rally/
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