MEP APPEARS ON DRUGS CHARGES

A Euro MP appeared in court yesterday after he was arrested during a
protest against Britain's laws on cannabis. Liberal democrat Chris
Davies was arrested after he presented himself at Stockport Police
Station in Greater Manchester brandishing a small amount of the
prohibited drug on the back of a postage stamp. Yesterday the MEP for
the North West of England appeared before magistrates in the town
charged with possession after he was arrested during the protest.
Davies of Greenfield in Oldham, pleaded not guilty to the charge. He
will appear again on January 29.