ISSUES OF LEGALISATION

Don Quinn says: until cannabis is legalised he would settle for
decriminalisation, provided the same rules applied to all (The case for
cannabis, postbag October 19)

Surly if we are to treat every cannabis offender the same this would make
it permissible to grow a cottage garden, import, and supply - Isn't that
legalisation'?

Is he saying that all people who use cannabis should be free from criminal
prosecution?

Would they still be subject to the on-the-spot fine type of
decriminalisation recently favoured by Ann Widdicombe?

And what about drug testing at work for cannabis use. or a police drug test
while driving. Would they still risk the loss of their job or license?

The Legalise Cannabis Alliance believes that decriminalisation of
possession which ignores supply would not solve many of the problems
created by prohibition.

Mr Quinn pointed us to Holland which has had a semi-successful form of
decriminalisation for over 25 years, but the situation was quite different
to here to start with.

We have always welcomed public debate on these matters and would gladly
invite expert speakers in favour of the legalisation of cannabis.

Expert speakers against would of course have to be found by others as we
have been unable to discover any ourselves!

Don Barnard, Legalise Cannabis Alliance, http://www.lca-uk.org