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UK: Cannabis medical claims rejected
This Is Spen Valley
Thursday 15 Feb 2001 A man has been convicted of growing cannabis which he claimed was being used for his depression. Philip Lockwood, 43, had denied the offence on the unusual ground of necessity because of his medical condition. But a jury at Bradford Crown Court found him guilty after deliberating for more than four hours. His case was adjourned for four weeks so that a pre-sentence report could be prepared. During the trial, the court was told that Lockwood, pictured, had been taking various prescribed drugs since he was a teenager for his depression. But when none of them appeared to work for him, he stopped taking all his medication and started smoking cannabis. Giving evidence, Lockwood, of Back Charles Street, Brighouse, claimed that the effects of the drug helped him to calm down and to give back his self-respect. He said: "If it was not for cannabis, I would be dead today.'' Police found a quantity of cannabis plants during a search at his home in December 1999. Lockwood - who used to work for the fire service - confessed to smoking up to an ounce of the Class B drug a week. He told officers he grew cannabis himself so that he would not have to go to unscrupulous street dealers.
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