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5 News PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS MANGION maltatoday, SUNDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2013 November's ethereal chill THE maze of marble stretched out as far as the eye could see. Candle wicks flickered inside casings of stone and plastic. A gentle wind blew petals along the pathways and pine needles rolled downhill, as a trickle of water made its way into the side Greens call for judicial overhaul FOLLOWING the court's confirmation of a 10 years and six months jail sentence on Briton Daniel Holmes, accused of drug trafficking, The Green Party has called for a judicial overhaul. After Thursday's Appeals Court sentence, Alternattiva Demokratika chairperson Arnold Cassola said: "The confirmation of the sentence in the Daniel Holmes case shows that Maltese drug laws are in need of a total overhaul, which gives priority to the classification of different drugs, the definition of the quantification of amounts as regards trafficking, the specification of what minimum amount constitutes cultivation and the decriminalisation of drugs for personal use." AD spokesperson for social policy, Robert Callus, said: "Once again, strictly adhering to technicalities has won over common sense. For instance, according to the court experts he could have made 5,000 joints from the leaves found, when in truth leaves are not smoked due to their miniscule TCH content." He pointed out that TCH is the chemical responsible for most of marijuana's psychological effects and said that the charge of cultivation, which significantly increases the sentence, means nothing less that the cannabis was in a pot. gutter. A couple knelt in prayer, lost in the memory of a departed loved one. A youth in bike gear sat on the slab stone of his grandmother's grave, once more reaching out to her. As the ghosts of Halloween ebb back, November brings with it more than the chill of winter – with it dawns the month dedicated to the dead. Aptly dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, the Addolorata Cemetery takes on a new façade, as people flock to pay their respects. Likewise, small bouquets of flowers and red candles decorate small parish cemeteries. Cemetery gates open for longer hours, allowing friends and relatives to visit and decorate graves with bouquets of flowers, candles and photos. Church bells sadly toll, calling for worshipers to attend mass and pray for the suffrage of deceased community members. Special prayers and masses are said for those who, when laid to rest, had not fully atoned for mortal sins and cannot access heaven's gates.