Cannabis plants found in raid (From Your Local Guardian)
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Cannabis plants found in Carshalton raid
7:40am Wednesday 20th June 2012 in Sutton
The plants found in the loft in Carshalton
A man was arrested after a police raid discovered 20 young cannabis plants growing in a loft.
The plants, believed to be for personal use, were uncovered during a pre-planned raid at Whitland Road, Carshalton, on Friday, June 15.
After a tip-off, officers knocked on the door at 8am before carrying out the search.
A man in his early 40s was arrested on suspicion of production of cannabis and has been bailed to return in August.
St Helier safer neighbourhood sergeant Barry Lauder said: "Police treat all reports of crime from the local community seriously and will always act on such information promptly."
PoetPeter says...
11:11am Wed 20 Jun 12
We waste £500 million every year on police, court and prison resources when a large proportion of society uses cannabis without any problem at all. In fact, the only real problem with cannabis is that it's illegal.
The risks to health are very small - much, much less than alcohol or tobacco. By a recent analysis of mortality, hospital admissions, toxicity and propensity to psychosis, cannabis is nearly 3000 times safer than alcohol. Why not introduce a tax and regulate system and realise the benefits?
That way we'd have a properly regulated supply chain with no criminals involved, no theft of electricity, no human trafficking, no destruction of property and disruption of neighbourhoods. Then there would be some control over this huge market. There would be thousands of new jobs, sales would be from licensed outlets to adults only with guaranteed quality and safety. Then our police could start going after some real wrongdoing instead of trying to fight a crime that exists only because of a misguided government policy.
Also, very importantly, science now proves that cannabis is one of the safest and most effective medicines for a wide range of conditions. While the government promotes the lie that "there is no medicinal value in cannabis", it has granted an unlawful monopoly to GW Pharmaceuticals to grow 20 tonnes a year for, you guessed it, medicine!
Cannabis Law Reform (CLEAR) published independent research on 14th September 2011 that shows a cannabis tax and regulate regime would provide a net gain to the UK exchequer of £6.7 billion per annum as well as reducing all health and social harms.
The only thing that keeps the present absurd status quo in place is weak politicians corrupted by Big Booze and the GW Pharma monopoly.
Go to the CLEAR website for full details: www.clear-uk.org