Cannabis, The War on Terrorism and Winston Matthews
According to the highest office in the land, both in the UK and the US, the war on drugs doesn't exist, and the war on terrorism is the highest priority.
If that is the case, how can the Conservative UK government (lets not kid ourselves eh..?) justify locking up Winston Matthews, a man with a long term history of cannabis use as a pain reliever and a general pick me up, whilst a known recruiter with links to terrorism, is allowed to walk free?
Winston was always one for the ladies..
Its a question many people are asking themselves. The answers they're coming up with don't make good reading if freedom and democracy is your thing.
Great British Injustice at its Worst by Steve Simpson
Time and time again the British Justice system is cruel and injustices are commonplace. Innocent people are locked up because of mistaken identity. We see dangerous criminals walk free after causing untold long term mental damage to their victims. We see paedophiles and other sexual predators escape jail only to destroy yet more lives.
Our Great British judiciary promotes itself a beacon for other nations to aspire to but in reality it can often be based purely on a QCs personal hates and prejudices. Judge Alan Goldsack QC is the perfect example of one who appears to be waging a personal vendetta against those who choose to grow Cannabis for personal use. This is surely based on his ignorance of the subject and I am in no doubt that the decades of brain-washing has instigated this severe case of cannaphobia. This is at the very least hypocritical given that the twelve good men and true are instructed not to allow personal opinions affect their judgement.
We’ve heard it said that the law is an ass, add the Human Rights Act and this opens up a whole new wave of injustices.
Terrorists Are Liberated
On Monday it was ruled that Abu Qatada, once described as Osama Bin Laden’s ‘right hand man’ has been bailed by Mr Justice Mitting after the European Court of Human Rights ruled last month that he could not be deported to his native Jordan. This is dispite warnings from the Home Office that Qatada remained “a dangerous man” who posed a “real threat to our security”.
Bin Laden's 'right hand man'? Abu Qatada
If that act of injustice isn’t disgraceful enough to make one sick to the stomach with repugnance towards our failing justice system, the same day brings news of a mis-justice beyond belief when a disabled man is incarcerated for nothing more than self medicating.
Innocents Are Incarcerated
Winston Matthews, a disabled man from Horley in Surrey was, on Monday, sentenced to 16 months in prison for growing his own medicine. Winston, who uses a wheel chair, has used Cannabis for many years to ease the constant pain he suffers daily as a result of his disability. In order to remove his contact with street dealers and their links to organised crime, he grew his own medicine. A medicine which is now proven beyond a shadow of doubt to be one of the most beneficial natural medicines on earth having been described as the closest we have to a panacea.
How can it be? How? How can a terrorist, known by the Home Office to be a “dangerous man”, be allowed to walk the UK streets and yet a man who chooses his own medicine is incarcerated? I simply cannot comprehend it.
This all becomes an even bitter pill to swallow when you see the price tag. The cost of Matthews injustice will dent the economy to a tune of around £40,000. Which is actually a mere drop in the ocean compared to cost of the liberation of a terrorist. Not only is Qatada able to claim £1000 a month in benefits, the British Tax Payer now has to foot the bill for security surveillance at a staggering £500,000 a year.
Time for Change
Winston Matthews is a long time Cannabis activist who’s plight has caused uproar within the Cannabis Community and momentum is quickly gathering in the Free Winston Matthews Facebook campaign .
Cannabis activism has seen a massive increase recently with Cannabis Social Clubs popping up from everywhere. If ever anyone has the inclination to dip their toes into Activism, now is certainly a good time to jump on board.
2012 needs to be the Year of Change. Let’s make it happen!
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