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UK: Cannabis 'for sick', court told
BBC Online
Thursday 15 Jan 2004 A north Wales man has admitted giving cannabis to sick people to ease their pain. Appearing at Chester Crown Court on Thursday, Jeffrey Ditchfield admitted he offered a medicinal strength cannabis to people who could prove to him that they have a medical condition. He told the court he just wanted to help people. The 43-year-old who owns a shop on Water Street in Rhyl denies possessing the drug with intent to supply. He told the court he was not involved with cannabis until three years ago, when a friend with multiple sclerosis said it helped her. He then began to research its benefits and discovered much of what was being sold as cannabis on the streets contained very little cannabis, sometimes as low as five to eight per cent. He claimed it was sometimes bulked out with plastic, diesel, coffee, or henna. He told the court his view on cannabis had changed, and he felt that purer cannabis should be available to help sick people. The jury were sent home for the night and will return to court on Friday morning to consider their verdict.
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