30 Jun 2011

Another Anti-Cannabis Campaigner Appointed To The ACMD

I have today written to Baroness Browning protesting at the appointment of Dr Linda Harris to the ACMD. See here for the Home Office announcement.Dear Baroness Browning, Appointment of Dr Linda Harris to ACMD We strongly object to the appointment of Dr Harris to the ACMD. She is well known as having extremist and unbalanced views on cannabis. There is also a direct conflict of interest as she is chief executive of Spectrum...

15:09 / Medicine / Politics / Peter Reynolds
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30 Jun 2011

The Press Complaints Commission Campaign

Recently we have received a large number of decisions from the Press Complaints Commission (PCC). Not once has it ruled in our favour. The original post about each complaint will be edited to include the decision and the title amended to indicate the result. All complaints made be viewed by going to the "Campaigns" item on the menu and choosing "Press Complaints Commission". Of course, I am disappointed at these results but I believe it is...

07:10 / Complaints & Representations / Politics / Peter Reynolds
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29 Jun 2011

Nuff Said Of ISMOKE

Hello, I would like to introduce myself - I am Nuff Said, Founder of ISMOKE HERB and ISMOKE Magazine. I've been with CLEAR from the very beginning, and am a full-fledged supporter of the cannabis campaign. I would just like to say without going into detail how much it angers me that a vast amount of people in the UK are ignorant enough to ignore the benefits that this wonderful plant has to offer, especially...

19:34 / Law / Medicine / Politics / Peter Reynolds
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28 Jun 2011

Dr Lester Grinspoon Comments on ‘Cannabis Withdrawal Lithium Study’

In recent weeks, there has been an influx of support for reform. From Release's letter to the Prime Minister and the Guardian, to the Global Commission on Drug Policy that made strides in presenting a case for a reformation of world drug policy; special emphasis was giving to cannabis.Furthermore, Ron Paul, U.S Republican Congressman, has introduced a bill to legislate, and draft a federal law on marijuana; emphasis being to decriminalise all persons in the U.S. Once more, this meets...

23:12 / Medicine / Press Releases / Peter Reynolds
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28 Jun 2011

An Appeal To Andrew Lansley Part 3

See here for the first and second parts of "An Appeal To Andrew Lansley". Dear Mr Lansley, I wrote to you on 13th April 2011 about the important issue of medicinal cannabis. The way my letter has been dealt with by your office is very disappointing. The first reply from Eldon Gallagher just ignored everything I said in my letter and rolled out a number of standardised and irrelevant points about Sativex. When I...

14:18 / Law / Medicine / Politics / Peter Reynolds
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27 Jun 2011

Baroness Browning On Cannabis Part 2

I wrote to Baroness Browning back on 16th May shortly after she was appointed as the new drugs minister. You can read that first part of this story here: A Welcome Note To The New Drugs Minister I wrote to her again today.Dear Baroness Browning, I am very sorry that you didn't bother even to acknowledge my email of 16th May 2011 (copy attached) in which I welcomed you to your new ministerial role...

14:18 / Law / Medicine / Politics / Peter Reynolds
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26 Jun 2011

We’re Not Asking For A Change In The Law

I'm writing to Baroness Browning tonight asking her to take action for people who need cannabis as medicine. It's very simple. All she has to do is authorise the Home Office drugs licensing department to issue a licence for the importation of medicinal cannabis when the application is supported by a doctor's prescription and the supplier is an authorised producer. There's no need for a change in the law. If the noble Baroness would don her...

18:45 / Law / Medicine / Politics / Peter Reynolds
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20 Jun 2011

The Dutch Weedpass: Failure before introduction

THE new Dutch government wants to introduce a Weedpass for coffeeshops, for Dutch citizens only, in order to exclude foreigners from buying cannabis. The reason for this project is to stop the cannabis tourism to the Dutch cities in the border areas near Belgium and Germany. Justice Minister Opstelten wants to quickly introduce the Weedpass first in the border cities, with the rest of the country following suit, introducing the Weedpass 'nationwide'. ...

19:54 / Law / Politics / Peter Reynolds
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20 Jun 2011

BBC Investigation Exposes Irresponsible Government Policy On Cannabis

PRESS RELEASE For release 6am 20th June 2011 A BBC team has conducted an investigation into THC/CBD levels in cannabis bought on the streets of South East England. The results indicate that CBD levels are almost non-existent making the cannabis more harmful for young people. THC produces psychotropic effects, whereas CBD is totally the opposite and has anti-psychotic properties. Peter Reynolds, Leader of Cannabis Law Reform (CLEAR) said, "I must congratulate the BBC for undertaking this work....

07:43 / Medicine / Press Releases / Peter Reynolds
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19 Jun 2011

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

The story is here and has been vigorously promoted all day long by the BBC, far in excess of the attention it gave to the Global Commission report. It is a deception. This "study" is thinly disguised government propaganda. It perfectly supports the thrust of the Home Office's disastrous 2010 drug strategy. It is a prohibitionist's wet dream. Kathy Gyngell, the woman behind it has no serious credentials at all. She is from the...

19:00 / Medicine / Politics / Peter Reynolds
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