"HAVING A REAL BEEF ABOUT NANNY STATE"

Sirs,

I would like to congratulate Colin Barker (Letters, Evening News, Dec 9th)
for admonishing the Government for imposing their will on the people rather
than allow us the freedom of educated choice about what we consume.

Mr Barker is primarily concerned with beef on the bone, which he obviously
enjoys.

However, many other people are effected by the draconian powers used by the
'Nanny' State to control our personal decisions.

These include millions of people who would like to choose cannabis use over
that of tobacco or alcohol, as their substance of recreation.

Cannabis is 'remarkably safe' according to Professor Grinspoon of Harvard
Medical School (Oct 1997).

The number of people who have died from cannabis is 0, far fewer than even
eating beef, which Mr Barker says is in itself safer than crossing the
road.

Whether it's beef on the bone or cannabis in the joint the issue is the
right and freedom of personal choice and lifestyle, essential in a
socalled 'free' society. In this case Colin is certainly 'barking' up the
right tree! (Please excuse the pun.)

Yours sincerely,

Jack Girling
Chairman CLCIA (Campaign to Legalise Cannabis International Association)
http://www.paston.co.uk/users/webbooks/index.html
http://www.foobar.co.uk/users/ukcia/clcia.html
"Prohibition is a gateway to temptation."