Michelle X of the NORML UK Women’s Alliance and her partner Albert Bloom were last night raided and arrested by Thames Valley Police for the production and possession of cannabis.
Their arrest came shortly before the airing of the Channel 5 show ’37 Years on the Dole’, which featured Michelle’s story of her own use of cannabis to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
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This all started when I was arrested in Portsmouth for possession of a small quantity of a so-called class B drug, namely in Police jargon ‘Herbal cannabis’ at 15:00 on Thursday the 5th April. When the police officer asked me if I had any of the aforementioned substance I handed him my tobacco tin with a couple of grams of the illicit material.
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Does the UK government want to ban tea and coffee? According to a BBC report from 13/09/14 it would appear that they are considering it. By Deej Sullivan Here you can find the original BBC report ‘Law change needed’ to stop sale of ‘legal highs’ In a move that will dismay drug law reform activists […]
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There is a huge debate amongst cannabis users in these, the dying days of prohibition, about what scheme should replace the current legal framework. Some want decriminalization, some want full legalization; a few idiots are still on board with locking up drug users. (Warning: Extremely Graphic Content)
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If you are interested in cannabis, or just drug issues in general in the United Kingdom, you should be familiar with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD). They are a committee formed by the government comprised of experts in the field. The chair of the ACMD says cannabis is no longer an issue for them because the cannabis has become politicised.
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Do something different this Easter Sunday. Make your way to the London 420 Pro Cannabis Rally in Hyde Park on Sunday 20th April 2014.
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A court has sentenced two Vietnamese men caught growing hundreds of cannabis plants in a Portsmouth house to a year in prison each after hearing they were ‘virtually slaves’.
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As you may or may not have heard there has recently been a major change in the Canadian Medical Marijuana program. The sitting Conservative government has decided that rather than leave Health Canada to grow low-quality medical cannabis in an old mine in Manitoba, that private industry should be licensed to meet the demand. This is a major change of direction for medical cannabis in Canada, and I believe an indication of the shape of the future cannabis market both medical and recreational.
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West Yorkshire police prosecute shop in Leeds for selling perfectly legal smoking paraphernalia.
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Sensible cannabis laws pose ‘very grave danger’ to unelected UN bureaucrats at the International Narcotics Control Board
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