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Does anyone else find the Cannabis Granny vastly amusing?

22 replies

Caligula · 07/03/2007 22:35

She has declared that the police can come round once a week and she'll give them a nice cup of tea and good quality biscuits. (Medicalised)

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pooka · 07/03/2007 22:38

I saw this on the news! Thought she was ace.

sixlostmonkeys · 08/03/2007 10:16

gave me a a laugh this morning when I watched her on the news

the bit about how her and a group of ladies in the village had clubbed together to buy it in bulk to save money because they are only pensioners.....

twinsetandpearls · 08/03/2007 10:17

the bulk buying amused me and the fact she carried on talking off camera!

paulaplumpbottom · 08/03/2007 10:17

Where was this?

nally · 08/03/2007 10:23

totally on her side - a fine example of granniness!

twinsetandpearls · 08/03/2007 10:27

breakfast tv on BBC abiut 8.20

CAMdenPalace1981 · 08/03/2007 10:31

I wonder how she came to the attention of the police in the first place?

Lizzylou · 08/03/2007 10:33

DH and I were laughing at this this morning, I think she's fantastic!

expatinscotland · 08/03/2007 10:35

Yes! I saw her on film stating they could just come on back and charge her.

What a WASTE of taxpayer's money.

joash · 08/03/2007 10:37

Wonder if she would bake me a cake?

LieselVentouse · 08/03/2007 11:01

I loved that story and thought good for you.

tortoiseSHELL · 08/03/2007 11:03

bit hard to give her 250 hours community work though.

Kelly1978 · 08/03/2007 11:09

It seems harsh, but if it was a teenager doing it, nobody would have any sympathy. She can't exactly be allowed to flout the law jsut because of her age.

CAMdenPalace1981 · 08/03/2007 11:12

But who is she harming?

tortoiseSHELL · 08/03/2007 11:13

Teenagers don't usually use cannabis as a painkiller after trying all possible conventional medicines.

tortoiseSHELL · 08/03/2007 11:13

(Hi Kelly btw!)

Kelly1978 · 08/03/2007 11:16

yeah, fair point, but I do think I would have more sympathy for her if she was at least discreet. She's been on tv, even published a book called 'grandma eats cannabis'. It's hardly setting a good example to kids.

RTKangaMummy · 08/03/2007 11:23

on THIS MORNING NOW

RTKangaMummy · 08/03/2007 11:24

ITV 1 NOW

paulaplumpbottom · 08/03/2007 11:52

Kelly makes a very valid point

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Caligula · 08/03/2007 12:11

To do that 250 hours community service, she's going to have to take cannabis. Otherwise, she'll be too incapacitated by her disability to do it.

Actually I think she is setting a good example. She's saying the law is an ass, and should be changed. It's not good enough to leave discreet MS suffererers to bake it in their biscuits, it's unfair on them that they have to risk a criminal record to have decent medication.

You can disagree with her about whether it should be made legal or not, but I think from a principled point of view, she's doing the right thing. She's not fighting for the right to be discreet, she's fighting for the right of sufferers to have medication without having to hobnob with criminals and without risking a criminal record themselves. Fair enough, I think.

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tortoiseSHELL · 08/03/2007 12:21

Caligula - I think you're right, she's taking a stand, and therefore being discreet would defeat the object.

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