01/06/2007 01:00:00
UK: Robert Wood smoked cannabis for pain
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A HUSBAND and wife claimed they bought cannabis in bulk because they
both used it for different medicinal purposes.
Blackburn magistrates heard that Robert Wood smoked cannabis for pain
relief while his wife, Lynne, said she benefited from its calming effects.
But prosecutor Philip Potter told the court the couple were habitual
drug users and abusers and that he had nine previous drug related
convictions and she had 11.
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Robert Wood, 36, and Lynne Wood, 39, of Infirmary Street, Blackburn,
both pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis.
Lynne Wood also pleaded guilty to possession of amphetamine.
They were remanded on bail for the preparation of a pre-sentence report.
Mr Potter said police executed a drugs search warrant at the couple's
home and found four ounces of cannabis and six grammes of amphetamine.
Lynne Wood told officers the amphetamine belonged to her and the
cannabis to her and her husband.
Jonathan Taylor, defending, said Robert Wood had started using cannabis
for pain relief after he was stabbed in the leg in an unprovoked attack.
"He tends to use cannabis towards the end of the day when the pain in
his leg is at its worst," said MR Taylor.
"He finds that nothing relieves the pain as well as cannabis."
Mrs Wood suffered from depression, anxiety and panic attacks and found
cannabis had a calming effect.
He said she occasionally used amphetamine to help her cope in certain
situations.
Source:
http://www.ukcia.org/news/shownewsarticle.php?articleid=12578
Author:
thisislancashire via UKCIA
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