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UK: Poll: 98% of people would back plan to legalise cannabis Callum Main Aberdeen Evening Express Wednesday 06 Sep 2017 The quick poll carried out on our website showed that 98% of our readers believe cannabis should be either made legal, or legalised for use as a medication with a prescription. More than 3400 people took part, with 2623 (75.8%) of people saying that Yes cannabis should be made legal, 785 (22.6%) of people said it should be legal but only for medicinal purposes and with a prescription. Just 53 (1.5%) of people said no, cannabis should remain illegal. The poll was carried out following news that a cancer sufferer had been prosecuted for growing four plants to create cannabis oil for her own medicinal purposes. Jacqui Ritchie was diagosed with a rare aggressive form of breast cancer in 2014, she also suffered from HER2 cancer and BRCA1 gene mutation. She ended up having a double mastectomy, and later used cannabis to help combat the side-effects of chemotherapy, mainly using the oil she obtained from the plants. Speaking after the case, Jacqui, who shows no evidence of the disease currently but is due to have more scans in November, said: “I feel as if the police could have used their discretion and not wasted money in taking me to court. “They have made me feel like a criminal for trying to save my own life. “For a patient who has been diagnosed with cancer and is using it medicinally, it is very harsh. “It’s not a narcotic, it’s a superfood.” https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/poll-97-of-people-would-back-plan-to-legalise-cannabis1/
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