Monthly Archives: November 2011

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Police Raid Shock At 2011 High Times Cannabis Cup!! – Ali Bongo

Police Raid Shock At 2011 High Times Cannabis Cup!! – Ali Bongo.  

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Complaint to the PCC re The Daily Mail October 30th – Update of sorts

Almost three weeks ago now I submitted a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) concerning the work of pure fiction published by the Daily Mail which claimed a study undertaken by Bristol University found the strongest evidence to date that cannabis “brings on” schizophrenia. In fact the study showed no such thing and didn’t [...] Continue reading

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Toke Pure – another reply from Anne Milton at the Dept of Health.

Continuing the exchange between myself and Anne Milton at the department of health regarding asking the Government to run a campaign similar to Toke pure, designed to encourage cannabis users not to smoke tobacco along with their cannabis. You can read the previous exchanges here. It’s important to remember when reading this reply that I [...] Continue reading

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Reefer madness returns?

Let me make something very clear, I do not think RETHINK, the mental health charity, are some kind of prohibition front organisation. I do believe they are well meaning and motivated by the best of intentions. But I have to say I do think they are quite inept at what they do. It was RETHINK [...] Continue reading

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Obama’s Reefer Madness

International Drug Policy Reform Conference, Nov. 2-11

International Drug Policy Reform Conference, Nov. 2-11

Ethan Nadelman, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, suggests that President Obama needs to take charge of the medical marijuana legislative chaos around the United States, in the New York Times:

Marijuana is now legal under state law for medical purposes in 16 states and the District of Columbia, encompassing nearly one-third of the American population. More than 1,000 dispensaries provide medical marijuana; many are well regulated by state and local law and pay substantial taxes. But though more than 70 percent of Americans support legalizing medical marijuana, any use of marijuana remains illegal under federal law.

When he ran for president, Barack Obama defended the medical use of marijuana and said that he would not use Justice Department resources to override state laws on the issue. He appeared to make good on this commitment in October 2009, when the Justice Department directed federal prosecutors…

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