REAL COST OF CANNABIS

Regarding cannabis cafes, I work as a charge nurse at a local psychiatric
hospital and I and my colleagues have noticed a considerable increase in the
number of people presenting with conditions caused by, or aggravated by
cannabis use.

This increase coincides with the time that Worthing has been home to
cannabis cafes.

I would be interested to see what the figures would be from an official
audit of admissions to Meadowfield during the last 12 months compared to a
previous period.

I feel that this cost to society in terms of expensive acute in-patient
resources, and personal cost to peoples lives, is largely un-remarked upon
by pro cannabis campaigners.

Personally, I notice that many supporters present at court cases related to
the cafes are not Worthing residents but are people with a vested interest.
My impression is that there are not many local residents keen to see
cannabis cafes thriving in Worthing. For these and many other reasons I
fully support police efforts to close the cafes and thank police for the
work done so far.

Tony Stubbs
St Michael's Road
Worthing