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UK: Cannabis charge for MEP
Congleton Guardian
Wednesday 19 Dec 2001 CONGLETON MEP Chris Davies has been arrested and charged with possessing cannabis. He was arrested in a protest aimed at supporting the imprisoned owner of Britain's first Dutch-style "coffee shop." Mr Davies was arrested at a Stockport police station on Saturday morning for possession of a small quantity of cannabis resin on a postage stamp. He was subsequently charged, and was due to appear in court yesterday. Mr Davies is aiming to draw attention to the experience of his constituent, Colin Davies, no relation, who founded the Dutch Experience coffee shop in Stockport. He is in prison in Strangeways on remand awaiting trial on cannabis-related charges. MEP Chris Davies has never smoked or used illegal drugs, but he believes that the law is in urgent need of reform. "I am glad to have added myself to the dozens of people who have already been arrested in protests aimed at demonstrating their support for Colin Davies," he said after his arrest. "The legal priorities are wrong. Last year nearly 800 young people in Britain died of alcohol-induced cirrhosis of the liver. "Not one person died from the health effects of cannabis yet some 50,000 people were arrested for possession of the drug. "It is not surprising that many police officers admit they have better things to do with their time than arrest people for a supposed offence which causes no harm to anyone else." He said this was an "untenable situation," and called for a comprehensive review of Britain's drug laws.
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