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UK MAN GETS NO PRISION FOR MEDICAL CANNABIS
UK Man Dodges Prision When the Medical
Cannabis Patients He Helped Come to His
Legal Defense
In a sign of the times, a UK man helping the sick and dying gets no prision time for giving them
cannabis
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Imagine one day sitting at your home, enjoying a lazy afternoon when you get a knock on the door. You get up, walk to
answer only to find a police officer outside. You peak some more and find that there’s a whole crew of them.
Immediately, your heart sinks because in the back you have about 30-cannabis plants and roughly 1-kilo of weed on
you. You know you’re fucked because it’s illegal where you are.
Now imagine all of this happening, getting arrested and potentially serving years in prison – only for the government to
drop the charges and let you go because thousands of people came and spoke up in your favor.
(https://cannabis.net/blog/opinion/who-is-trying-to-stop-cannabis-legalization-right-now)
This is exactly what happened to Andrew Baines, a 46-year old father of two. Leafie – a cannabis publication from the
UK Reported;
Cannabis patient Andrew Baines was caught by police with almost a kilo of cannabis and 30 cannabis plants at his home in
January 2020. He was charged with both supply and production of a class B drug under the Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971, which
could have seen him serve a maximum of 30 years to life in prison. Andrew had been using his qualifications in cannabis
science to illegally supply patients with medicine to treat cancer and other life-changing illnesses, maintaining detailed patient
records and has treated thousands of people in need without taking any money for his services.
In a landmark ruling, the Crown Prosecution Service took into account the wide outpouring of support and chose not to
pursue a prison sentence, despite an open admission of guilt and a huge amount of evidence. Instead, Andrew was given a 6-
month community order, the lowest punishment possible. Giving her ruling at Grimsby Magistrates’ Court, deputy district
judge Geraldine Kelly said: “If the law was different, Mr Baines would have been applauded, not punished. I take the view that
a community order is justified in this case, not because of you, but because of the message we must send.” - Leafie
(https://www.leafie.co.uk/news/andrew-baines-10000-cannabis-spared-prison/)

3. 6/1/22, 4:24 PM UK Man Dodges Prision When the Medical Cannabis Patients He Helped Come to His Legal Defense
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In this case, even the Judge was on the side of the Baines.
Now it’s important to note that Baines grew and administered cannabis to people who were sick and dying. He wasn’t
selling cannabis for profit. Even the official “CanCard” founder voiced his support for what happened.
Carly Barton, founder of Cancard, who supported the case said: “I salute the CPS and the CPJ in this case who made the fair
decision not to imprison Andrew for providing access to life-changing medicine for people in need. Andrew has improved the
lives of thousands of people who were sent home to die. The alternative for those people was to access these medicines via
the criminal market which pours money into county lines and causes harm. Experts like Andrew are few and far between.
Currently they are bridging the gap that our healthcare system is not providing. Now we need to look at better access schemes
so that those who need it can access cannabis, and, so that our experts, like Andrew, are able to utilise their specialisms
legally. Currently our most knowledgeable scientists are operating underground and this makes no sense.” – Leafie
Cancard is the official medical marijuana program in the UK and has about 50,000 members.
Andrew Baines did something that most “dealers” don’t…keep records. These detailed records and public outcry to not
sentence the man to prison for 30-years ultimately landed him with 6-months of community service and made the
whole cannabis debacle in the UK a public event.
The Tide has shifted…only the dinosaurs remain
The fact of the matter is that people have come to realize that cannabis is a powerful medicine and is in many cases
the last resort for some patients. If the government sanctioned drugs do a bad job at mitigating side effects or
symptoms of a particular disease – then it should be legal to pursue any other medium, even if it’s technically illegal.
However, while these dinosaurs play “catchup” with the rest of the public, we can claim a victory for cannabis activism
everywhere in the case of Baines. Not only does it show that when enough people come together to voice their
opposition of sending someone who risked their liberty to help others to prison – the government has very little
recourse than to support the mob.
This is something we should all take to heart.
1. If you’re growing for medical patients keep a strict record of their progress
2. If your medical marijuana supplier is busted by the authorities – RALLY!
It’s time that we come together and voice our opposition to these draconian laws in unison. It’s time that no more
activist gets sentenced to jail for a plant that is less harmful than alcohol.
Let’s all raise a joint for Baines…the man who dodged prison because he was a grade A “Good dude!”
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