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Those people have been subjected to the full rigours of the law because of their use of cannabis.I ask how we can help those cannabis users to alleviate their pain. Their present behaviour should be decriminalised. They should be able to help themselves—as they have been doing—with more security.
Professor Sizer's presentation boiled down to the fact that it does not matter what the rules, regulations and procedures say, there is sometimes tension between the behaviour of particular individuals and what is down on paper.I repeat that the college was not criticised for not having regulations and procedures; the criticism was that the regulations and ...
Accusations have also been made in relation to another committee about what might be described as the opportunistic or provocative behaviour of minority members in holding guerrilla press conferences.
If one had a pornographic video in Scotland—of whatever nature—and it came into the public domain through one's own deliberate or negligent act, there would almost certainly be a breach of the current criminal law that would constitute lewd and libidinous behaviour or a breach of the peace. I am thinking aloud about the issue.
I know from my ministerial postbag that one of the things that most annoys people with disabilities is the selfish and thoughtless behaviour of people who abuse the blue badge scheme.
But we can refer to the minutes of the meeting of 8 February, which say that"it was noted that parent/vehicle behaviour was the most significant problem causing traffic congestion in the area".We could focus on that point when we write to the council, perhaps without being as nippy as I have been.
I know that other malt whisky distillers in Scotland, such as Springbank in Campbeltown and Bruichladdich in Islay, have also produced organic whiskies.I was interested to note that Celtic Football Club was in the news yesterday because its restaurant is converting to healthy menus that will include organic produce.
If there are continuing concerns from you, from others or from people in the ITIs, I will be happy to hear them and to take action to try to improve the situation, provided that that is done in the right spirit.The worst thing for the ITIs would be for them to become a political football and for there to be continual ministerial intervention.
The minister has her eye on the ball, but she has to kick it rather straighter than the Scotland football players can. There are various suggestions for widening the scheme, although, as the minister said, money is not unlimited.