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UK: A user's view
Johnny, 32, Brixton The Guardian
Tuesday 23 Oct 2001 "I welcome this with open arms, and hope it's a step on the road towards a more enlightened attitude to cannabis. "You have to take the stigma away, which this helps to do, so that rather than cannabis use increasing, it will go down. People will stop being attracted to it for rebellious reasons. "I would also like to see the coffee shop model piloted in a few cities to see how it worked here. "What I'd really like to know is, what does Blunkett imagine happening in 15 years' time? Around 10 years ago, when I started smoking, something like this seemed impossible. Reclassification is a slight cop out, as it means they can avoid making the really brave decision about cannabis. "But I certainly applaud the attitude here in Brixton, where as a resident I can walk down my street with a joint in my hand and hold my head high."
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