CANNABIS DID RELIEVE PAIN

I am a pensioner and I have been a Labour Party supporter for all my years,
but I am no longer sure about voting for Charles Clarke, since I read of his
refusal to go and speak to his own constituents about cannabis.

The Legalise Cannabis Alliance has been standing in Norwich for some time
now and have made a lot of sense to me. Last year I had an election flyer
from a Mr Derek Willaims, through my letter box.

I did not vote for him because I disagreed with what he said, although I do
think it's about time that cannabis was made legal or that the Government
tell us why not. Mr Clarke had the perfect chance to tell us, but seems
instead to prefer to tell us he had no respect for the legalisation
movement.

Now, in my case, I am getting on in years and feeling more and more pain.
I did try cannabis once, in a cake, and it relieved my aches and gave me a
grand night's sleep with no repercussions or hangover the next day. But I
am not happy about going to drug dealers for it, or risk my neck with the
long arm of the law. I know cannabis is a plant, but that if I grow it I
could go to prison.

So, Mr Clarke, in all your wisdom what should I do? Take addictive
painkillers with unpleasant side-effects, suffer in silence, or break the
law? Or is it a simple "no comment" answer?

Dan Jackson,

Earlham Road
Norwich