Pubdate: Thu, 01 Jun 2006
Source: Hexham Corant (UK)
Copyright: 2006 Hexham Corant
Contact:  http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3676
Author: Helen Compson
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?207 (Cannabis - United Kingdom)

GRAN'S VISIT

HUMSHAUGH'S cannabis eating granny took her cause to Downing
Street this week when she handed in a petition to Tony Blair.

Afterwards, Patricia Tabram led a demonstration in Parliament Square
and a press conference in the House of Commons, highlighting the
plight of medicinal cannabis users.

It is time to stop prosecuting people who use the drug to keep their
illnesses at bay, she said on Wednesday.

"We want Tony Blair to form an association with MPs, doctors and some
of our representatives to look at how they can end these
prosecutions.

"We want people who are ill to have the freedom of choice to medicate
with medicines of their choice within the privacy of their own homes.

"I self-medicate, and I'm not harming anybody."

Wednesday's assault on Parliament followed Mrs Tabram's decision to
form the Cannabis Education Trust with the help of another vociferous
believer, campaigner Andy Cornwell.

They met while they were both attending a Hemp Fair at Wembley Stadium
last summer.

"I gave a speech that day about how many people in this country
self-medicate with cannabis to ease their suffering," she said.

"Andy believes, like I do, that the majority of MPs don't know
anything about cannabis, and we want to educate them on the matter."
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