FIRST CONFERENCE OF THE LEGALISE CANNABIS ALLIANCE

People with illnesses like multiple sclerosis and arthritis are
enduring additional suffering because the law prevents them from
growing and using cannabis, a weekend conference in Norwich was told.

The first conference of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance called for
people to stand at elections across the country this year.

Nominating Officer Alun Buffry said: "People are suffering from
everything from MS to awful pains and cannot legally grow a plant and
use it for medication."

At the conference in Wensum Lodge, Steven Pank said: "Cannabis has to
be considered as separate from other so-called dangerous drugs which
the Misuse of drugs Act was introduced to deal with."