PCSO discovers cannabis factory in Little Harwood (From Lancashire Telegraph)

We need to stop this stupid and unwinnable war against cannabis. It is causing far more harm to our communities than it prevents. If we had a properly regulated system of production and supply we'd have no more illegal cannabis farms, instead we'd have thousands of new jobs. We'd have no more dealers on the streets. Cannabis would be available to adults only through licensed outlets and we'd have some control over the THC and CBD content.

Doctors would be able to prescribe one of the most effective medicines that has no serious side effects at all. At the moment the government has given GW Pharmaceuticals an illegal monopoly on cannabis so they make millions out of a medicine that you can grow in your greenhouse for virtually nothing.

If we introduced a legally regulated system we would solve nearly all the problems around cannabis. Science proves how much safer it is than tobacco, alcohol, prescription medicines and all other recreational drugs. If anyone does have a problem with it they could get help without having to confess to a crime.

CLEAR published independent, expert research last year which shows that a tax and regulate policy on cannabis would produce a net gain to the UK economy of up to £9.3 billion per annum.

It is a scandal that our government, our judges, our courts, our police and our newspapers keep misleading us about cannabis. Find out the truth for yourself and wake up to the lies you have been told.

"Drugs cause misery to the lives of decent law-abiding residents as well as to those involved in the trade and we will continue to act on any information we receive, in confidence if people prefer, so we can take drugs and those suspected of peddling them off the streets.”

It was obviously causing untold misery if NO ONE had reported it? What a load of rubbish, yet another blanket statement suggested all drugs are as bad as each other and there's a dealer on every corner.

I say this every time I see this kind of report... What does society prefer, someone minding their own business on a Friday night, having a smoke at home, behind closed doors or the town centre on a Friday night, full of drunken louts being sick into the street and fighting???

You can't just lump together all drugs like that. They're all different, and it's always an indicator for me that someone doesn't know what they're talking about when they make sweeping statements saying "drugs do this, drugs do that".

Some drugs, cannabis included, cause great *joy* to decent, otherwise law-abiding citizens. Of course there are dangers, but that's what education and tight regulation are for, not blanket prohibition, which actually increases the danger.

Prohibiting cannabis does nothing to reduce the amount of dealers selling it long term. When one dealer goes to jail, another one takes his place, this will continue to happen as long as there is a demand for cannabis, and the demand has been there for 10,000 years. Prohibition is not a magic act, making something illegal doesnt make it disappear, all it does is hand the control to criminals. I dislike drug dealers and children using drugs or becoming enticed by gangsterism, so i say NO to prohibition and NOW to legal regulation.

Prohibition exists only to feed the pockets and political pursuits of certain people. The fear, lies, and misinformation of cannabis was spread to a generation before us, and the governments of the world have fed this to boost their own personal gains and wealth. The generation now rising to power have been educated and know of what is really happening, huge corporations secretly patenting cannabis cures and usage whilst maintaining the monopoly on growth and supply by 'donating generously' to government parties .. legalising cannabis = the cure to cancer, limitless fuel (that we can simply grow!), the cure to global warming, a massive end to the extinction of our worlds biodiversity.. (and more) :o

Joel Dalais
Criminologist
CLEAR Party Member