Cannabis-grower started smoking drug aged 8

“the law can be wrong heres the top 10 stupidest laws
1.it is illegal to die in the houses of parliament.
2.it is an act of treason to place a british postage bearing the british monarch upside down.
3.in liverpool it illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store.
4.mince pies cannot be eaten on christmas day.
5.in scotland if somebody knocks on your door for the use of your toilet you must let them in.
6.in the uk a pregnant woman can relieve herself anywhere she wants,including a policemans helmet.
7.the head of any dead whale found on the british coast belongs to the king and the tail the queen.
8.it is illegal not to tell the taxman anything you do not want him to know,but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing.
9.it is illegal to enter the houses of parliament in a suite of armour.
10.in the city of york it is legal to murder a scotsman within the ancient city walls,but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.
11.in uk it is illegal to smoke a joint, because it makes me laugh and eat a lot.”

“oops,

that should be, "or buy it over the counter...etc"”

“mindopener,

I don't know where "harmless gardeners" come into this? Do you mean allotment users/gardeners type, or do you mean the ILEGALL cannabis growers?

You agree it is against the law, so you have no argument.

Until such time as the law is changed and it is legalised, (and I don't care either way, as I've never even SEEN any drugs let alone used any) obey the law or risk punishment. Simple really.

It may have medical advantage's, but until you can get it on prescription or by it over the counter at a chemist, it is ILLEGAL to grow, use, or deal it. How many time do I have to say that?

Anyway, I'm finished with this, I'm off for a cup of coffee, at least that's not illegal. Isn't it?

'bye all.”

“Find it sad that someone as young as EIGHT was smoking weed what were is parents/guardians doing?”

“@grimrich

Well you can copy and paste from

http://tinyurl.com/8ytwfpg

but once you contribute yourself you fall flat on your face and as you're a herbalist, I hope you don't line your 'poskets' from your poor advice.”

“jack the knife , did you know If an adult is caught in possession of cannabis:

1) for the first time - they will be issued with a cannabis warning. A cannabis warning is a spoken warning given by a police officer, either on the street or at the police station. The police have the option of using a cannabis warning when someone is caught with a small amount of cannabis for personal use.

'Cannabis warnings' were first introduced in 2004 as a way for police to respond to cannabis possession offences while the drug was at Class C. However, cannabis warnings issued during the period that cannabis was a Class C drug (bewteen January 29 2004 and January 26 2009) will not be carried forward.

2) for the second time - They will be issued with a Penalty Notice for Disorder (PND) for cannabis possession. PNDs are tickets that police officers can issue at the scene of an incident or in custody - they carry an on-the-spot fine of £80.

Please note: as of January 23 2009, the introduction of PNDs is awaiting parliamentary approval. The Government has indicated that the introduction of PNDs for cannabis possession will go ahead as soon as possible, subject to the agreement of parliament.

3) for the third time - police officers will consider further action. This could include release without charge, caution, conditional caution or prosecution.and agree with mindopener that its most usefull for medicinal purpose
being im a herbalist , and that the gov , and big pharma know what works naturally and what keeps you lining their poskets, they are going to opt for he latter psuedo science of little white pills”

“jack_knife

So your fine with harmless gardeners getting sent to court, most of the time ending up in jail?
Yes it is against the law, but do you know why? Questioning authority is a healthy thing.

Believe it or not, some people grow cannabis for medicinal reasons. For them its not about getting 'high', for that is just a side effect. Its a safer, usually more effective alternative to pain killers and medicine for people suffering from MS, MD, epilepsy, Chrons disease, cancer and so on.

The law is unjust, and is based on greed, cowardice and politics, not science, expert advice or our safety. If cannabis was against the law because its 'harmful', then alcohol and tobacco would be illegal class A drugs.

The reason why alcohol and tobacco remain Legal is down to the vast amount money it generates, but also because prohibiting would simply cause more harms and dangers than it does already. Its the same with cannabis, prohibition indirectly gifts criminals the cannabis market allowing them the income and the control.

Thats a dangerous thing, and the law needs to change. Slowly countries all over the world are realising the dangers of prohibition in general and either decriminalize cannabis or like Uruguay simply legalizing it. Holland, Spain, Switzerland, Canada, 18 States in the US, Israel, Uruguay and more. Its only a matter of time before the UK see sense as well.”

“mindopener,

Until, or if, or when, the law is changed, anyone that breaks the law, deserves to be dealt with by the courts. No ifs or buts, growing the stuff for whatever reason IS unlawful, so off to court you jolly well go.

Some people may start 'small time,' but then expand 'big time.' I'm sure you've heard the saying, "from little acorns...etc." Some times small is not enough for some people .”

“@jack_knife

The laws on cannabis need to change as they cause more damage than the cannabis itself.

Shoplifters, muggers, drink driving usually end up with victims, who is the victim when some one grows their own cannabis for personal use?”

“Some of you accuse the police and the courts of being a waste of time and wasting time. Wrong. They are carrying out the job they get paid for doing.

Cannabis is at present an illegal drug, substance, hemp or what ever you want to call it. Therefore the police are quite right, correction, it's their DUTY, to catch and prosecute all offenders, whether they be dealers, suppliers, or users, including those who use the excuse of "it's for my personal use."

No matter how small the amount is grown, for their "own use" or not, it is illegal, therefore I agree with the action of the police, catch 'em, stop 'em, and lock 'em up.

They are breaking the law, just as are shoplifters, muggers, drink driving, using a mobile while driving, etc, all are illegal and you expect the police to act against them, so growing "your own stuff" is no difference, it's against the law. FULL STOP!”