CyberHippie Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 GRANNY'S HOT POT Jan 26 2005 Prison threat for drug cook, 66, By Jeremy Armstrong A GREY-HAIRED gran is facing jail after cooking up recipes laced with CANNABIS. Patricia Tabram, 66, began using the illicit drug in her country kitchen as a "natural remedy" to ease a painful back injury after a car crash. Soon she was throwing dinner parties for elderly friends who chipped in £150 a time for the secret ingredient in her unique "hot pots". But local police were quickly on the scent of her mind- blowing soups, curries and chocolate cake. They twice raided her home in a picturesque hamlet. And Patricia finally ended up in court - in her best cardie and large, round specs - accused of possessing the drug with intent to supply. Despite admitting the charge, the ex-restaurant boss remained defiant yesterday after being released on bail. She said: "I believe cannabis should be made legal for medical reasons - it's a natural herb. It has given me pain relief, as it has for my other friends who are suffering from MS and other conditions. "If they send me to jail, I can finish writing my book, Grandma Eats Cannabis - about the merits of medicinal herbal cannabis. "I want people to know NHS medicines are poisoning them instead of treating their illness." Patricia escaped with a caution the first time she was busted last May at her home in Humshaugh, near Hexham, Northumberland. She guided five officers to the attic, where they found 31, 10in-high seedlings and self-seal bags used to supply the drug to unnamed friends. "They thought it was in a hut outside," she recalled, "But I told them it wasn't. "They took my diaries, my nail scissors which I used to cut up the buds, and my pamphlets and books which I used for research." She pleaded guilty last December at Newcastle crown court to possessing the drug with intent to supply. Widow Patricia told officers her friends had clubbed together to buy it, purely for medical reasons. On the last raid, police found 242 grams (8.5oz) of the stronger skunk variety of the drug, worth around £850. She revealed she bought it from contacts through various cafes. One dealer told her: "You look like a woman I can trust." Patricia, who will be sentenced in March, said: "I don't believe cannabis is a drug like heroin and cocaine. It only gives you a high for about 30 minutes. "My cannabis chocolate cake covers the pain for five hours or more, which is why my friends use it. I don't think it does any harm." the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 i want her book, hell i'll even invest in its publishing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 I was a little afraid to open up a thread called "Granny's Hot Pot". And now I'm confused and disappointed. I wish Andre was here with me. He's smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 hahahahah! marco, how come we've never met? that's hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 hahahahah! marco, how come we've never met? that's hilarious! thanks, I know we've probably been to 100 of the same gigs and never met yet. soon enough, I'm sure! :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 hahahahah! marco, how come WE'VE never met? that's hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 I'm an enigma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted January 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 you need an enema? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 you need an enema? No. Well, he might, but I think he means he's actually a WWII German coding machine I don't see the resemblance, personally, but that's just my opinion. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 hahahahah! bradm that's hilarious, how come we've never met? (well maybe it has something to do with the fact that you're in ottawa and i've only been there once about two or three years ago with mark wilson and no one showed up to the show.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 hahahahah! (insert Skank's name here) that's hilarious, how come we've never met? Bokonon get some new material! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 bite me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 I was hoping Granny's Hot Pot was going to be some up close shots of something resembling a crushed mushroom. How disapointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatterdemalion Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 "I don't believe cannabis is a drug like heroin and cocaine. It only gives you a high for about 30 minutes. 30 minutes ? :: :: :: that granny rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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