By James Tisdale NORML UK and UKCSC recently made a coach trip to Amsterdam to enjoy the city’s famous cannabis coffeeshops. The Dampkring After arriving in Amsterdam and leaving our luggage at the hostel, we made our way to the Dampkring. The warm reception we received from the staff and the goody bags (courtesy of […]
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2012 has been the year the cannabis campaign really found its feet in the UK. The formation of NORML UK has brought together some of the most passionate and dedicated members of our community but by no means the only or the best. There are sure to be more of you reading this right now. […]
Continue readingYou are cordially welcome to a NORML UK public meeting on the 2nd December. If you are interested in joining the Executive or becoming more involved in organising with NORML UK, this is a great opportunity to get to know those currently involved and to see what work we do. Venue: Reading International Solidarity Centre […]
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On the 6th of December NORML UK and UKCSC will be hosting a trip in conjunction with Travelholics.co.uk. The destination: Amsterdam. Arguably the European Mecca of the cannabis connoisseur. A luxury coach will be travelling across the UK to collect the willing group of travel hungry individuals before boarding a cross channel ferry and making […]
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By Chris Bovey Des Humphrey has been appointed the new Executive Director of NORML UK and Clark French as his deputy. He replaces Sanj Chowdhary, who stepped down to focus on his role as Political Director of NORML UK. The NORML UK Board and Executive unanimously voted for him to fill the position. Des Humphrey […]
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By Des Humphrey Sun is shining, the weather is sweet yeah, make you wanna move your dancing feet now” – Bob Marley I felt similarly the morning I got ready for my journey to Bath and Bristol. I felt a glow throughout my body, a buzz in the air. First stop: Cardiff, to pick up […]
Continue readingNORML UK have teamed up with THTC to bring you ethically produced organic cotton t-shirts, with the THTC and NORML logos, with our slogan, ‘working to reform cannabis laws’. Since 1999 THTC has been producing collaboration ranges for nearly one hundred charities, music labels, bands, artists, festivals, clothing labels, causes and activists. Cotton is one of […]
Continue readingThe British Medical Journal on 27th of July 2012 published an extensive study scaling the harm caused to ones self and to others due to substance use. The study looked at the 19 most commonly used drugs both legal and illicit. Heroin was ranked at number 1 whilst Alcohol sat in 4th place and cannabis […]
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By Chris Bovey NORML UK are not political, we are not a political party; we are a Pressure Group. The whole point of a Pressure Group is to lobby and put pressure on our elected representatives to change the law. We want our laws on cannabis changed; we have already won the arguments, opinion polls […]
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By Des Humphrey TODAY I sit on my sofa at 05:45 and take a look outside. It’s 26/06/2012 but it feels more like 26/11/2012, the rain is lashing down and it’s very windy. Longest day and all that! It seems and feels like winter even though it’s the summertime. My garden flowers have taken a […]
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