PAIN NO EXCUSE TO BREAK LAW

I HAVE just read the comments by Alun Buffry regarding the couple who
had cannabis in their home to help them with their medical conditions
(LT Opinion, August 30).

A crime is a crime and all should be punished. His suggestion that
it's OK to take illegal drugs if you are not getting enough pain
relief from prescribed drugs is totally absurd.

Arthritis is not an excuse to take illegal drugs.

It's a known fact that cannabis leads to paranoia. Who is going to pay
for medicines to treat that problem?

All criminal activity should attract a sentence, thus encouraging a
community of law-abiding citizens.

Christine

Blackburn