Andy Player's recommending of increased cannabis use in Brighton is grossly irresponsible. It certainly makes a complete sham of his recent call for child protection, as many users get hooked while they are still schoolchildren.

He mocks Tory Ann Widdecombe as out of touch, but a national newspaper recently revealed she has been supporting her nephew through his addiction for the past 20 years.

Mr Player should get his facts right. Research has shown recreational drugs cause infertility, schizophrenia, cancer, bronchitis, emphysema, heart attacks. It can also provoke violence in an unstable person just as easily as alcohol.

William Fraser

-Summerheath Road, Hailsham