In an exclusive interview with Stinky Ponky Mr Brown said "It's no good sitting in an office full of science and giving us 'facts' about drugs based on little more than years of extensive research by leading science people. I could have written the book on the dangers of cannabis, and I would have called that book 'Cannabis - It's A Bastard!' You need to get out there and witness the devastation caused by cannabis. Anyone who knows anything at all about the drug from government propaganda over the years will know that it can turn the nicest, most reasonable person into a violent maniac. Stick to alcohol.

 

"But don't forget that Ted Bundy was almost certainly tooted off his wig before killing young women to death, and may well have admitted that cannabis was entirely responsible for his behaviour, as was pornography, even though he may never have had any. Cannabis, not pornography. And the pornography is debatable as well. He didn't mention cannabis, but the point is, he was good looking. See?

 

"Also, historical records show that Genghis Khan would snort lines of pure cannabis through a dried out yak before decapitating the heads off innocent bystanders, and there's no evidence of his redeeming qualities. Um, actually, that wasn't a good example."

 

"Anyway, this whole business with David Nutt is just a great big bunch of silly. There's more science in the science bit of a L'Oreal advert than there was in Nutt's so called 'research.' Who needs scientific fact when this is the what happens? Not me, thank you very much. He can peddle the truth elsewhere, because I'm not buying. And we won't be getting any in for the public either.

 

"My mate Jim says that his brother met a bloke in the pub whose cousin had told him that 97% of people who inject cannabis die instantly, and that's enough for me.

 

"This is something that lies close to my own heart too, as cannabis may well have been responsible for the death of my uncle's dog, but we'll never know, as he didn't get a post mortem performed after he ran it over.

 

"Anyway, why bother? You can get some cracking stuff on prescription."