Granny's suspended sentence.

[Tom]

A CANNABIS-EATING granny was given a six month suspended jail sentence after admitting possessing the drug with intent to supply.

 

Former Edinburgh restaurant owner Patricia Tabram, 66, ran a cookery club for her elderly neighbours and put the cannabis into recipes for medicinal purposes.

 

She has since become the public face of the campaign to legalise cannabis, appearing on chat shows such as Richard and Judy and intends standing at the forthcoming General Election.

 

But at Newcastle Crown Court yesterday she pleaded guilty to having 242 grammes of high quality cannabis at her home at Humshaugh, near Hexham, Northumberland in December.

 

When police raided the house they found more than 30 cannabis plants at her home worth £850.

 

Passing the suspended jail sentence, which will last for two years, Judge David Hodson told Tabram: "Ever since you pleaded guilty you have been active in your campaign and you have attempted to persuade the court to make a martyr of you. I will not do that."

 

Tabram has admitted eating marijuana five times a day by putting the drug into dishes such as casseroles, soups and chocolate cake.

 

She says it helps ease the pain in her neck and back which she suffered following a road accident.

 

The cookery club involved elderly neighbours and the cannabis was included to help ease the pain they were suffering.

 

Tabram also says she has been suffering from bouts of depression since her 14-year-old son Duncan was found dead in bed in 1975 at the restaurant called the Zodiac Centre she used to run with her former husband in Leith.

 

Author:Scotsman.com

Date:Sat 9 Apr 2005

Source:Scotsman.com

Copyright:©2005 Scotsman.com

 

My sort of cooking lessons.

 

[raverspec]

Yep - my sorta cooking lessons too. Wish I had a nanna like that.

[tony2wheelsgood]

what wasn't mentioned in the original post was that Pat was also fined £750, a very large sum for an old lady on a state pension.

Over the last weekend uk420, a Brit. medigrow selfhelp site held an online auction to raise money to pay the fine and managed nearly £1500 in two days.

Everything from seeds to a hashpress to a 4 room tent went under the virtual hammer and a great atmosphere prevailed.

[everest]

rock on uk420 , that's the way to go ..... i think we ought to use forums like this to do exactly that ....... help the fallen people ....... together we are strong .... divided well we are rooted .

[raverspec]

Absolutely.