Pubdate: Wed, 03 May 2000 Source: Southern Daily Echo (UK) Copyright: 2000 Southern Daily Echo Contact: (print) or (online) Address: Newspaper House, Test Lane, Redbridge, Southampton SO16 9JX Fax: +44-1703-424770/424775 Website: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/ Author: Derrick Large, candidate in the Romsey by-election. Note: Headline by editor. REASONS FOR LEGALISING CANNABIS Why vote for legalising cannabis? Take a look at what the main parties have to offer! New Labour promised a more caring, compassionate approach to government. So why then, are ill people continually being prosecuted for using a natural herbal medicine? Since Labour came to power two eminent reports recommended that ill people be allowed immediate access to medicinal cannabis. The government dismissed both reports. Meanwhile, seriously ill people still face the threat of prison for trying to relieve their symptoms. The Conservatives "common sense approach", makes anything but sense. They believe in free-trade, freedom of choice, and personal responsibility, but instead of managing the trade in this so-called "controlled substance . Derrick Large, Legalise Cannabis Alliance - --- MAP posted-by: Doc-Hawk