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The Sun
By JAMES BEAL
27 Mar 2013
With reader comments
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...use-it-to-call-for-drugs-to-be-legalised.html
By JAMES BEAL
27 Mar 2013
With reader comments
Lines of drugs
Dealer's crack at judge in cannabis rap essay
A CANNABIS dealer told by a judge to write about the dangers of drugs will instead call for dope to be legalised.
Terry Bennett, 32, was spared jail by agreeing to do the essay. He has a week left to complete the task or face prison — but told The Sun yesterday he would use it to argue for a law change. Bennett, who was caught with almost a kilo (2.2lbs) of cannabis, was ordered by Judge Julian Lambert to write 5,000 words.
But the pusher claims he wants to “open the judge’s mind” to arguments against cannabis being illegal. Jobless Bennett, who left school without any qualifications but later completed five GCSEs and an Art GNVQ, has now started researching his essay online — yet has so far written just ONE LINE.
He told us: “Cannabis does cause mental problems, especially if it is consumed in massive quantities, but I think legalising it would restrict the supply. “Also, the amount of revenue that could be generated by taxing drugs is astronomical. In my opinion, the benefits of legalising drugs sharply outweigh the bad things that come with drugs.”
Bennett admitted possession with intent to supply and was given a 12-month suspended sentence at Bristol Crown Court last October. He was also ordered to do 240 hours of unpaid work but dodged it on health and safety grounds because of a shoulder injury. So he was back in court last Thursday and the judge gave him two weeks to do the essay — or his suspended term could be activated and he would be sent straight to jail. The cheeky ex-plumber, who lives with his mum in Cold Ashton, Glos, even asked if he could write about on the pros and cons of cannabis but was firmly slapped down.
Judge Lambert also imposed a four-month curfew between 8pm and 8am and made him wear a tag. Bennett has to provide drug test samples so he can see his two sons, who live with their mothers.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...use-it-to-call-for-drugs-to-be-legalised.html