GRAN ON TRIAL OVER DOPE HAUL

A PENSIONER who backs using cannabis in cooking for pain relief kept
four plants in her home, a court heard yesterday.

Patricia Tabram denies growing and possessing the drug, despite
allegedly guiding police to a wardrobe rigged with cultivation gear,
in which the plants were found.

The 68-year-old grandmother also allegedly begged officers to take
cannabis-laced meals in her freezer with them.

She told the court they could have provided evidence that she only
used cannabis for cooking.

Tom Moran, prosecuting, told the jury they were not there to debate
legalisation but "to apply the law as it stands".

The court heard during the raid in Humshaugh, Northumberland, in
2005, powdered cannabis was also found in the kitchen.

The case at Carlisle crown court continues.