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Common Sense On Cannabis From Copenhagen

Saturday, October 6th, 2012

“Now the time has come for us to address the problem with cannabis. Copenhagen is the focus of crime between… Read more…

Topics: cannabis, Copenhagen, Frank Jensen, regulation
Filed under: Politics | 7 Comments »

Cameron And Merkel, Untruths And Deception. How Their Lies About Cannabis Reveal The Truth About Them

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

In February on YouTube, David Cameron said cannabis is: 1.”incredibly damaging” 2. “very, very toxic” 3. “and leads to, in many… Read more…

Topics: Africa, Angela Merkel, Britain, cannabis, China, CIA, climate change, David Cameron, DEA, defence, Drug Enforcement Administration, economy, Germany, government, health care, Iran, Pakistan, Palestine, regulation, social services, tax and regulate, United States, YouTube
Filed under: Politics, Science | 30 Comments »

Sentencing Council, Drug Offences Guidelines. Response To Public Consultation.

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

The Sentencing Council’s consultation document is here. The following is CLEAR’s submission in response. Sentencing Council Drug Offences Guidelines –… Read more…

Topics: alcohol, British Pharmacological Society, cannabis, Cannabist, Cantheist, children, consultation, Crohn's disease, cultivation, custodial sentence, doctor, fibromyalgia, health authority, hemp, importation, International Association for Cannabinoid Medicine, law, maturity, medicinal cannabis, medicine, MHRA, Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, mitigation, MoDA, multiple sclerosis, offence, PCT, pharmaceutical, prison, production, Professor Les Iversen, prohibition, Rastafarian, regulation, Sativex, seedling, sentence, Sentencing Council, social supply, supply, tobacco, UK Cannabis Internet Activist, UKCIA, victim
Filed under: Law, Medicine, Science | 8 Comments »

An Open Letter To Charles Walker, MP For Broxbourne

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

Charles Walker, Tory MP for Broxbourne proposed his adjournment debate in the House of Commons on the evening of Thursday,… Read more…

Topics: adjournment debate, alcohol, Anne Milton, anti-psychotic, Britain, British Journal of Psychiatry, Broxbourne, cannabis, Cannabis Skunk Sense, CBD, Charity Commission, Charles Walker, children, cocaine, COMT, Debra bell, Deputy Speaker, dopamine, Dr Stanley Zammit, evidence, hashish, House of Commons, Keele University, Korsakoff, Mary Brett, minister, MP, Nadine Dorries, parliament, politician, Professor Glyn Lewis, prohibition, psychosis, public health, regulation, schizophrenia, science, skunk, Talk to Frank, THC, The Daily Mail, tobacco, Tory, University of Bristol, US, witchcraft
Filed under: Medicine, Politics, Science | 13 Comments »

New Amsterdam. A Way Forward?

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

As someone who first visted Amsterdam in 1973 and is a veteran of the Vondel Park all-summer festivals, I say… Read more…

Topics: Alun Buffry, Amsterdam, club, coffee shop, Dutch, Europe, gedogen, Germany, Holland, organised crime, prohibition, regulation, Spain, violence, Vondel Park
Filed under: Law, Politics | 5 Comments »

The Words That Control Our Thoughts

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Would it surprise you to learn that in law there are no ‘illegal drugs’, no ‘illicit drugs’ and no crime… Read more…

Topics: ACMD, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, alcohol, cannabis, consciousness, drug, drug policy, European Convention on Human Rights, government, language, medicate, Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, MoDA, parliament, pharmaceutical, plant, prohibition, propaganda, regulation, tobacco
Filed under: Law, Politics | 10 Comments »

Does Cannabis Make You Mad?

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Reefer Madness Or A Cause For Concern? Are the claims of a link between cannabis and mental illness prohibition inspired… Read more…

Topics: addictive, adolescent, alcohol, anti-psychotic, brain, cannabidiol, cannabis, cannabis farm, CBD, chemical, children, cod science, COMT, correlation, criminal record, Denmark, Dr Zerrin Atakan, drug, drugs policy, gene, government, hallucination, hash, hashish, Holland, Home Office, Independent on Sunday, Jouko Miettunen, Keele University, legalisation, madness, media, medicine, mental health, mental illness, National Institute for Mental Health, North Africa, paranoia, plasticity, police, potency, premorbid indication, prodromal symptom, Prof Philip McGuire, Professor Glyn Lewis, prohibition, propaganda, psychiatric, psychosis, psychotropic, Reefer Madness, reform, regulation, research, resin, Rethink, schizophrenia, scientist, skunk, Stan Zammit, strain, strength, teenager, tetrahydrocannabinol, Thai stick, THC, tobacco, UK, US, war on drugs
Filed under: mental health | 27 Comments »

Misuse Of Drugs Act “Not Fit For Purpose” According To UKDPC And Demos

Sunday, May 15th, 2011

This story is running today on BBC News and on Radio 5 Live. CLEAR profoundly disagrees with the UK Drug… Read more…

Topics: ACMD, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, BBCNews, Cannabis Law Reform, Clear, Demos, drug, government, Home Office, Home Secretary, legal high, Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, Peter Reynolds, prohibition, Radio 5 Live, regulation, UK Drug Policy Commission, UKDPC
Filed under: Law, Politics | 8 Comments »

The Importance Of Matured Cannabis

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

I would like to outline some important considerations in regards to cannabis, the fact that unlike most all other recreational… Read more…

Topics: Afghanistan, amphetamine, anti-psychotic, artificial light, bud, calyx, cannabidiol, cannabis, cannabivarin, cashcrop, CBD, CBV, cryptochrome, cultivation, curing, delta 6, delta 9, flower, flowering, germination, government, Hindu Kush, hybrid, indica, Institute of Psychiatry, landrace, light cycle, loupe, medicinal cannabis, mental health, organised crime, Pakistan, palpitation, panic attack, paranoid, pharma, photoperiod, phytochrome, plant, police, pollinate, prohibition, propaganda, psychedelic, psychoactive, psychosis, recreational, regulation, REM, sativa, Sativex, sensimilla, skunk, sleep deprivation, stimulant, strain, terpenoid, terpine, tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabivarin, THC, THCv, trichome, UVB, vegetative, wake and bake
Filed under: Medicine, Science | 23 Comments »

Appeal For Help – Did you attend Hyde Park 420?

Friday, May 6th, 2011

There was an outbreak of violence in the early evening and the police are appealing for witnesses. We should do… Read more…

Topics: 420, cannabis, Cardiff, Clear, DC Tony Esmond, dealer, Hyde Park, insurance, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, LEAP, litter, medicinal cannabis, Million Marijuana March, police, prohibition, regulation, Royal Parks, society, stewards, turf war, violence, weed, witness
Filed under: Law, Politics | 2 Comments »

Students For Sensible Drug Policy

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

It sometimes feels like we will never bring about any meaningful drug law reform. Every time we take one step… Read more…

Topics: cannabis, Cannabis Law Reform, Clark French, Clear, Cure Ukay, decriminalisation, drug law reform, festival, harm reduction, LCA, Leeds University, legalisation, Legalise Cannabis Alliance, Manchester, media, medicine, MP, Peter Reynolds, politician, prohibition, recreational, reform, regulation, society, SSDP, student, student union, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Transform Drug Policy Foundation, UK, war on drugs
Filed under: Law, Politics | 2 Comments »

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