A disabled cannabis campaigner facing drugs charges has told police: "Come and get me".

Paralysed Daniel Groves contacted The Argus to challenge officers after going on the run.

Magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest after he missed a court appearance for possession of the class B drug.

But Mr Groves, who said cannabis should be legalised on medical grounds only, has vowed never to go to court.

He is now living in Wales, with his girlfriend Nicola Donovan, 25, and their six-month-old son Marley.

Mr Groves, 35, previously of Ashington Gardens, Peacehaven, said: "I'm taking a stand because justice is a joke. I'm not going to court on these ridiculous charges.

"Recreational use of cannabis is abhorrent but it should be legalised on medical grounds."

The former carpenter has been paralysed from the neck down since a car crash in 1992.

He dozed off at the wheel and suffered horrific injuries. He is confined to a wheelchair.

He said: "If the police want me, they can come and arrest me but they will have to handcuff me hand and foot.

"It will be a public relations disaster for them. They just do not have the facilities to arrest and imprison a paralysed man like me."

Brighton Magistrates Court confirmed Mr Groves had been due to appear on December 5.

Chief Inspector Martin Stevens of Sussex Police said: "There is a warrant issued for the arrest of Mr Groves and we will be making inquiries to have him bailed back to court where he will appear for the offence he has been charged with."

Mr Groves's stand will add to the ongoing debate about the legalisation of cannabis.

The Liberal Democrats, meeting for their spring conference at the weekend, became the first mainstream British political party to vote for legalisation of the drug.

Cannabis would be legalised and the possession of hard drugs such as cocaine effectively decriminalised under reforms backed by the party on Saturday.

In a setback for leader Charles Kennedy, who had wanted a more moderate shake-up, delegates voted for the most radical package of drug law reforms ever supported by mainstream British politicians.

Cannabis would be sold in shops as openly as cigarettes, while being caught with small amounts of any illegal drug for personal use - even class A substances such as heroin and cocaine - would no longer lead to jail sentences.