Two pints and half an ounce, please.

The case of the milkman who was supplying his elderly customers with cannabis on the side to aid their aches and pains highlights the absurdity of the current law which allows morphine - a class A drug - to be supplied on prescription, but bans altogether the supply of cannabis, which, whatever the legal position, is now de facto a sort of class C+/B- drug. There are many people suffering from conditions ranging from arthritis to multiple sclerosis who find they get relief from their pain and discomfort by taking cannabis and to deny them this relief, or to force them into illegality in order to get it, is cruel and unconscionable.