cooking with cannabis
2007-03-08 00:59:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
yes, after all she is a citizen and she has to abide by the law like everybody else, if the court let her get away with it other people would also expect to get away with it!
2007-03-08 01:02:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How do you decide which laws to enforce against whom if you don't enforce all of them against all violators?
I don't have a problem with the legalization of marijuana, but for now it is against the law and the laws should be enforced equally.
I don't think it is right to say "We'll let granny get by with this weed" and then prosecute the 18 year old next door to her for the same crime.
The real danger of selectively enforcing certain laws against certain people is that the government then decides who gets prosecuted. That serves to remove objectivity from the law.
Now reality is that the legal system isn't as objective as it should be, but the more you introduce the idea of "we won't prosecute her because she is a sweet little old lady" or "that guy donates a lot of money to his church, so we will let him slide", the more corrupt the system becomes.
2007-03-08 01:07:02 · answer #2 · answered by Steve H 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Did they have any choice?
Seeing as our legal system is based on precident. If they had not prosecuted just because of her age and the fact she said that it was for medicinal purposes, then every scrote in the land would plant a acre or two in their granny's back yard, and if anyone had tried to prosecute them, would have quoted this case.
The people who could have turned a blind eye were the police (but they would have been slated for that as well) but once they sent the file to Crown Prosecutors - Her fate was sealed
2007-03-08 01:09:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Granny was exercising her right to decide for herself what remedy she should use for treatment of her condition.
However, she has had to pay £1000.00 costs and complete 250 hours of 'community service.' Seems like a waste of HER money and not the taxpayers.
Now had she voluntarily become a heroin addict then she would have been offered all manner of treatment and rehab, which would all be free of charge.
She would not have had to appear in court but she would be funded in full by the State.
2007-03-08 02:44:49 · answer #4 · answered by CurlyQ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends if granny is the head of a gang or otherwise black market distributing illegal substances. How does granny's garden grow ?
My bet is granny has intoxicated many more than just herself in the process and is a great cover and source of security for the business.
2007-03-08 01:35:00 · answer #5 · answered by lightwayvez 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not? It's not like the money gets spent on anything good.
2007-03-08 01:01:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
and what about all the legal aide we cough up for for all the ridiculous compo claims.
CPS - rubbish
2007-03-08 01:02:01 · answer #7 · answered by Helen C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they should license her to grow medical marijuana.
2007-03-08 01:02:44 · answer #8 · answered by Timothy M 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Big no - NO.
2007-03-08 01:01:06 · answer #9 · answered by Misha-non-penguin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋