Police seize sick wife's cannabis

[Tom]

A HUSBAND who grows cannabis to treat his sick wife 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 tipoff that Mr Blythe was growing cannabis at his bungalow in Badger Close, Palacefields, but the warrant was unnecessary as the taxi driver 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. I feel we are being harassed and I wish they would just leave us alone to get on with our lives.

 

 

'Whatever happens, I will carry on growing cannabis because it helps Judith and that is far more important than the law.'

 

 

In 1998 Mr Blythe was cleared of cultivating cannabis with intent to supply by a jury at Warrington Crown Court.

 

 

Afterwards he said he would be prepared to go to prison rather than watch his wife suffer.

 

 

He used a rare defence of 'duress of circumstances' because he feared that without cannabis the symptoms of her dis-ease would drive his wife to suicide.

 

 

Now Mr Blythe has been ordered to attend Runcorn Police Station on October 31 to discover whether he will be prosecuted for the latest offence.

 

 

He said: 'It is a crazy situation. Whatever happens I will continue to grow cannabis and the only way the police will stop me is if I am locked up.'

 

Author:Simon Drury

Date:Sep 29 2005

Source:Runcorn Weekly News

Copyright:© owned by or licensed to Trinity Mirror Plc 2005

 

In his position who could do anything else, people like he and his wife should be given immunity from prosecution.

 

[OldmanMozz]

In his position who could do anything else, people like he and his wife should be given immunity from prosecution.

 

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I agree 100%,

cheers an cones Mozz

[everest]

the laws are stupid ...... no common sense :scratchin

[Chev]

:thumbdown That's bloody shocking! And disgusting :angry: Poor buggers.......

[Hanky]

I'd give him an oz to keep him going but he lives too far away.

[wildflower]

He needs some help with his grow i think (tipoff = smell??)

[SandiegoSmoka]

you guys do know that u can go to the doctors and if u have certain diseases u can get weed leagely. its good shit to. my friend has gets kronic leagely. he get to smoke 1 joint a day. but we just smoke bowls all day

[Doob]

you guys do know that u can go to the doctors and if u have certain diseases u can get weed leagely

i wasn't aware that medicinal cannabis was avaible in australia. What state do you live in?

[pipeman]

its not available in australia this guy is obviously in Sandiego