Melanie Phillips

The Decline Of The Independent

Monday, December 3rd, 2012

Reefer Madness Rehashed The Russian billionaire and oligarch, Alexander Lebedev, also owner of the Evening Standard, definitely wasted his money… Read more…

Topics: ACMD, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, Alexander Lebedev, cannabis, Chris Blackhurst, COMT, Global Commission on Drugs Policy, Henry's Demons, Independent on Sunday, John Rentoul, Kathy Gyngell, Mail Online, Mary Brett, Melanie Phillips, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, Patrick Cockburn, Press (PCC), Professor Sir Robin Murray, Rosie Boycott, schizophrenia, skunk, The Daily Mail, The Independent, Tony Blair
Filed under: Politics, Press (PCC), Science | 3 Comments »

Between “Reefer Madness” And “Crazy Stoner”, Is The CLEAR Path To Reform

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Let’s be clear. Not all stoners are crazy and not all who oppose the reefer are mad. At the two… Read more…

Topics: Bob Ainsworth, cannabis, Cannabis Law Reform, Charles Walker, Clear, crazy stoner, David Burrowes, Debra bell, Derek Williams, Jason Reed, Julian Huppert, Kathy Gyngell, Mark Easton, Mary Brett, Melanie Phillips, Nadine Dorries, Paul Flynn, Peter Hitchens, Peter Lilley, Peter Reynolds, Reefer Madness, Sarah McCulloch, Simon Heffer, Steve Elliott, Tom Brake, Tom Chivers
Filed under: Politics | 16 Comments »

Lord David Hunt – A Chance to Put The PCC Straight

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

The Daily Mail’s “Killed By Cannabis” story about David Norkett’s death was part of a rearguard action by Paul Dacre to… Read more…

Topics: Amanda Platell, cannabis, David Norkett, Editors' Code, Home Affairs, Independent Reviewer, Kathy Gyngell, Leveson Inquiry, Lord David Hunt, Melanie Phillips, Paul Dacre, PCC, Peter Hitchens, Press (PCC), Sir Richard Branson, The Daily Mail
Filed under: Politics, Press (PCC) | 3 Comments »

Melanie Phillips, Queen Canute Of The ProHos

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Legend has it that King Canute was the wise one. It was his courtiers and sycophants that told him he… Read more…

Topics: cannabis, drugs, Melanie Phillips, Question Time
Filed under: Politics | 19 Comments »

The ProHos Are Losing And They’re Fighting Like Alley Cats

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Prohibition is immoral. It causes far more harm than it prevents. It is based on prejudice and discrimination. Science, medicine… Read more…

Topics: Alan Johnson, Australia, Big Booze, Big Pharma, Britain, cannabis, cannabis social club, Charles Walker, civil servant, David Cameron, DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration, Europe, FAC, France, GW Pharmaceuticals, Home Secretary, House of Lords, Israel, judge, London, Martin Barriuso, medical marijuana, medicinal cannabis, medicine, Melanie Phillips, Nadine Dorries, police, Portugal, prohibition, ProHos, Sativex, Sheffield, skunk, Spain, The Daily Mail, US president
Filed under: Medicine, Miscellaneous, Politics, Science | 10 Comments »

BBC – “Drugs policy in England ‘doomed to failure’”

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

The story is here and has been vigorously promoted all day long by the BBC, far in excess of the… Read more…

Topics: Centre for Policy Studies, civil service, drug strategy, government, harm reduction, Home Office, Kathy Gyngell, Melanie Phillips, Peter Hitchens, politician, prohibition, propaganda
Filed under: Medicine, Politics | 4 Comments »

Articles Tagged ‘Melanie Phillips’

The Decline Of The Independent

Between “Reefer Madness” And “Crazy Stoner”, Is The CLEAR Path To Reform

Lord David Hunt – A Chance to Put The PCC Straight

Melanie Phillips, Queen Canute Of The ProHos

BBC – “Drugs policy in England ‘doomed to failure’”

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