I am once again appalled at the amount of time and public money
being spent prosecuting a person for an offence involving a
virtually harmless plant - cannabis.

By now it should be quite clear that cannabis is remarkably safe.

This has been confirmed by every major Government and scientific
investigation including our own 1968 Royal Commission Report.
Our laws are meant to protect people and society, not simply
impose the will of the Government on its citizens. Recently they
have banned beef on the bone - that, like cannabis, has been
declared dangerous. Yet known poisons and dangers, not only the
likes of alcohol and tobacco but also mercury fillings,
clingfilm, pesticides, pollutants and food additives, are allowed.

Let's get the matter straight. The act of the Minister's son in
supplying cannabis, had no victim, nobody was hurt (except
possibly the pride of his farther). Millions of people have
supplied each other with cannabis since this case has been in the
press, both supplier and supplied being happy to be involved and
with no harm done. The only victims will be the lad himself - a
victim of a nonsense law - and the public who will foot the bill.

What we need is truth, not the hidden agenda or some sort of
Nanny State run by hypocritical individuals who seem hardly
capable of living within their own rules.

Ann Clarke
Norwich