A USER'S VIEW

Johnny, 32, Brixton

"I welcome this with open arms, and hope it's a step on the road
towards a more enlightened attitude to cannabis. "You have to take
the stigma away, which this helps to do, so that rather than cannabis
use increasing, it will go down. People will stop being attracted to
it for rebellious reasons.

"I would also like to see the coffee shop model piloted in a few
cities to see how it worked here.

"What I'd really like to know is, what does Blunkett imagine
happening in 15 years' time? Around 10 years ago, when I started
smoking, something like this seemed impossible. Reclassification is a
slight cop out, as it means they can avoid making the really brave
decision about cannabis.

"But I certainly applaud the attitude here in Brixton, where as a
resident I can walk down my street with a joint in my hand and hold
my head high."