NO CONNECTION BETWEEN CANNABIS USE AND CRIME

I AM not surprised at the anger at the lenience of the sentence handed out
to career criminal Kevin Matthews.

There can be only one reason for locking a person up and that is if he is a
threat to individuals and a threat to society, which Matthews obviously is.
We have a Government and judiciary who are more determined to lock up
harmless cannabis smokers than violent criminals. There are more than 1,000
cannabis-only prisoners in this country. Recent research has shown there is
no real connection between cannabis use and crime other than being in
possession of cannabis itself.

Steve Pank

Sandy Lane

Ashby St Mary

Norwich