'Weed out the dealers and destroy the black market' say cannabis campaigners at rally

‘GROW your own and weed out the dealers’, was the message from cannabis activists pushing for legalisation at an event in the region this weekend.

The weekend saw hundreds of campaigners from across the UK descend on Redcar for the second annual pro-cannabis rally, organised by the Teesside Cannabis Club (TCC).

The event passed without trouble or police presence – a sign, say organisers, of changing attitudes towards use of the class-B drug.

Following the event, John Holiday – founder of TCC – called once again for the regulation and decriminalisation of cannabis.

The rally followed a week of heated national debate sparked by Durham’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Ron Hogg who told The Northern Echo that Durham Constabulary would no longer proactively target cannabis users.

Backing Mr Hogg’s stance, Mr Holiday said a change in the law to allow for small-scale cultivation would save police resources and help to...

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