UK: MEP to admit pot possession

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Reuters

Thursday 13 Dec 2001

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LONDON (Reuters) - A British member of the European Parliament (MEP) plans
to turn himself in to police for cannabis possession in support of a
constituent facing charges over the drug, his spokeswoman said.

Chris Davies's constituent Colin Davies -- no relation -- is due to appear
in court on Thursday after being arrested in November at the
Amsterdam-style cannabis cafe he ran, police said.

"I want to draw attention to the experience of my constituent, founder of
the Dutch Experience Coffee Shop in Stockport," the spokeswoman quoted
Davies, a Liberal Democrat, as saying. Davies, an MEP for northwest
England, would turn himself in on Saturday, she said.

Colin Davies' cafe sold cannabis for recreational purposes but gave the
illegal drug free to those who felt they needed it for medical purposes,
his brother Mark said. He said Colin Davies smoked cannabis to alleviate
pain resulting from a car accident six years ago.

"The people who will miss out most are those in the Multiple Sclerosis
Cannabis Association," Mark Davies said.

Many people say that the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and other diseases
are alleviated by cannabis. British commentators have called in recent
months for the drug to be legalised and the government has promised to at
least relax laws against it.

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