Pubdate: Sun, 24 Apr 2005
Source: Wales on Sunday (UK)
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Copyright: Trinity Mirror Plc 2005
Author: Marc Baker
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?207 (Cannabis - United Kingdom)

CANNABIS: FORMER COUNCILLOR'S VEDICT

A FORMER councillor who is battling prostate cancer and diabetes last night 
told how a spoonful of cannabis makes his medicine go down.

Pensioner Glyn Williams, 74, says cannabis is the best thing he has ever 
taken to combat the pain from his crippling illnesses which have left him 
wheelchair-bound.

The former Delyn borough councillor was forced to step down as a community 
leader in 1983 after he was struck down by multiple sclerosis.

Mr Williams, of The Square, Caerwys, says he was forced to break the law 
after his health took a turn for the worse.

Mr Williams receives his weekly fix through Bud Buddies for free because of 
the severity of his illness.

He said: "My 69-year-old wife Margaret mixes a tea-spoon of cannabis with 
yoghurt each night for me before I go to bed.

"I wake up each morning feeling relaxed and refreshed. I have been taking 
it for 18 months and I get a much better night's sleep.

"My doctor knows I take it and he backs me. I don't know what my former 
council colleagues would think but I don't give a damn so long as it does 
me good.

"I have no intention of stopping and I don't mind speaking out about it. 
Not at all. My doctor is quite happy and my five children support me."
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