DON'T GIVE AMMUNITION TO THE DRUG DEALERS

Sir, - I disagree with the idea of decriminalisation the use of cannabis.

This is giving the wrong signals to the younger generation and giving
ammunition to the drug pushers who will say that this drug is OK. Using
cannabis is a first step to using more dangerous drugs.! have known at
least two people in the past who have been introduced to cannabis by these
undesirable people, and this led them to experiment with harder drugs. For
the Liberal Democrats to push such ideas of freeing the use cannabis is at
best naive and at worst dangerous.

Where do the local Liberal Democrats stand on cannabis? Once you start
making one drug acceptable where do you stop?

D HOWELL, Tugby Place, Chelmsford