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Americas war on drugs spare nobody
Just recieved this from azarius.nl
American 'war on drugs' spares nobody
A husband who grows cannabis to treat his sick wife has been arrested in
the United States and is waiting to hear whether he will be prosecuted for
drug dealing following a police raid on his home.
Sixty-year-old Alan Blythe opened his door on Friday morning to find six
uniformed police officers on the step with a warrant to search his home.
The police were acting on a tip-off that Mr. Blythe was growing cannabis at
his bungalow, but the warrant was unnecessary as the man immediately handed
over his stash of cannabis plants.
The raid was the fourth time in a decade that Mr. Blythe has been arrested
for growing the drug which he says is the only thing to provide relief from
terrible symptoms from the multiple sclerosis his wife, Judith, (57) has
suffered for more than 20 years.
He said: 'The police were very decent about everything. I saw them on the
step and immediately handed over the plants and they arrested me and took
me down the station. 'Judith suffers from a terrible dizziness and
disorientation but thanks to cannabis, she hasn't had an attack in 13
years. It is the only thing that provides her with any relief and she takes
it every day. 'I think it is ridiculous that I can be arrested for doing
something out of love to help my wife. 'Whatever happens, I will carry on
growing cannabis because it helps Judith and that is far more important
than the law.'
Now Mr. Blythe has been ordered to attend the police station on October 31
to discover whether he will be prosecuted for the latest offence.
Right? Wrong?
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