A SELECTION OF

Published Cannabis Letters and Articles

2003

(written by or referring to some of the UK's prominent cannabis campaigners)

LTE = published letter; ART = article; # = published in more than one paper

To find the URL and / or contact details of the papers, look here

 

 

 

 

 

31 December

Cannabis Conundrum

LTE

DonB

Essex Evening Gazette, UK

30 December

Pro-Cannabis Campaigner Fights Charge

ART

CarlW

Hull Daily Mail, UK

17 December

I Am A Victim Of State Terrorism

ART

CarlW

Hull Daily Mail, UK

2 December

Doorman Cleared In Drugs Trial

ART

ChrisB, WinstonM

The Argus, Worthing

29 November

Group's Support For Trio At Court

ART

ChrisB, WinstonM

The Argus,Worthing, UK

20 November

Legalise Cannabis Website 'Blocked' By County Council

ART

DonB

Essex Enquirer, UK

18 November

Clare Hopes To Win Votes For Cannabis

ART

ClaeaO

Coventry Evening Telegraph, UK

16 November

Cannabis Party In Midlands Bid

ART

ColinP, ClaraO, KatyB, MichaelM, DonB

Sunday Mercury, UK

5 November

Time For Drug Rethink

LTE

DonB

Essex Gazette, UK

1 November

Cannabis Bill Is £500 Per Month

ART

AlunB quote

Disability Now, UK

30 October

Cannabis Downgrade Is A ' Waste Of Time' Say MP's

ART

DonB quote

Essex Gazette, UK

25 October

Dutch Drug Café Ban Puts British Noses Out Of Joint

ART

AlunB quote

The Times, UK

23 October

Cannabis Issue Deserves Debate

LTE

DonB

Braintree & Witham Times, UK

20 October

No Connection Between Cannabis Use And Crime

LTE

SteveP

Evening News, Norwich

16 October

Can These Punishments Be Justified?

LTE

DonB

Evening News, Norwich

14 October

Cannabis Burns Out Sperm

ART

AlunB quote

The Metro, London

14 October

Cannabis Burns Out Sperm

ART

AlunB quote

Evening Standard, London

13 October

Law Change Could Help Fund Education

LTE

AlunB

Evening News, Norwich

9 October

Issue Understood (ref 2 Oct)

LTE

LCA

Braintree & Witham Times, UK

2 October

Councils Unable To Understand Issues

LTE

AlunB

Braintree & Witham Times, UK

30 September

Where Were They?

LTE

AlunB

Evening News, Norwich

29 September

A Plea For More Tolerance For All

LTE

LCA

Evening News, Norwich

25 September

Government Needs Drug Wake Up Call (2)

LTE

AlunB

Essex Enquirer

25 September

Government Needs Drug Wake Up Call (1)

LTE

SteveC

Essex Enquirer

18 September

Cannabis Hasn't Killed Anyone in 6,000 Years

LTE

SteveC

Worthing Herald

18 September

Cannabis Can Cure Too

LTE

RobSW

Worthing Herald

18 September

 Pot in the Park Party Planned

ART 

SteveC  quote

 York Evening Press

18 September

Cannabis 'Will be Legal One Day'

ART

LCA, BizI

The Scotsman

18 September

Call For Debate on Council Drug Policy

ART

DonB quote

Braintree & Witham Times

13 September

Is Dope Law Reefer Madness?

ART

AlunB quote

Eastern Daily Press

12 September

Police Relax Policy On Cannabis

ART

DonB quote

Eastern Daily Press

8 September

Case For Cannabis

LTE

DonB

Essex Gazette

3 September

Cannabis Use Is Endemic.  Legalising It Would Not Create A Surge In Use

LTE

SteveC

York Evening Press

3 September

Let’s talk About Drugs

ART

SteveC quote

York Evening Press

3 September

Steve Emerges From The Smoke As Cannabis Candidate

ART

SteveC quote

York Evening Post

2 September

There's No Need To Punish the Sick

LTE

SeanF

Express & Star

1 September

Police Persecute Cannabis Users

ART

DonB, LezleyG

Disability Now

30 August

Disabled Patients Surveyed Over Cannabis

ART

AlunB quote

The Scotsman

29 August

MP Joins In Cannabis Row

ART

DonB quote

The Argus, Worthing

21 August

Hospital In Cannabis Research

ART

DonB quote

East Anglian Daily Times

14 Auguest

Cannabis Joint Finally Stubbed Out By Police

ART

LCA

Worthing Herald

11 August

Choosing To Take Just An Extra Risk

LTE

DonB

Evening News, Norwich

7 August

Unanswered Questions

LTE

AlunB

The Orcadian, Orkney

24 July

Answers Demanded

LTE

AlunB

The Orcadian, Orkney

23 July

Car Boot Ban Over A Cannabis Poster

ART

DonB quote

Blackpool Gazette

17 July

Cannabis, MS and the Parliament

LTE

HamishC

Dunfermline Press and West of Fife Advertiser

17 July

MS Sufferer: I Use Camnabis Too

ART

BizI, HamishC quote

Dunfermline Press and West of Fife Advertiser

17 July

Cannabis Killed My Son

ART

DonB quote

East Anglian Daily Times

16 July

Cannabis Campaign Highlights MS Victim

ART

BizI, DonB

The Scotsman

10 July

My Final Protest Failed - Biz Ivol

ART

BizI quote

The Orcadian, Orkney

10 July

A Chance To Support A Real Sufferer

LTE

AlunB

Evening News, Norwich

10 July

MP Eric Pickles Has No Compassion

LTE

DonB

Essex Enquirer

10 July

Biz Supporters Take Case For Cannabis To Court

ART

BizI, ChrisB

Aberdeen Press & Journal

10 July

Cannabis Protest Targets Westminster

ART

BizI, ChisB

The Scotsman

10 July

I Got Cannabis To Help Relieve My Wife's Pain:

ART

BizI, MarkG

Dunfermline Press and West of Fife Advertiser

7 July

Medicinal Use of Cannabis

LTE

HamishC, re BizI

Aberdeen Press & Journal

4 July

OD Fears For MS Victim In Drugs Case

ART

BizI, ClaraO

Irish Examiner

4 July

Cannabis Woman to 'Try Suicide Again'

ART

BizI

The Herald

4 July

Cannabis Campaigner Vows To Go On With Suicide Bid

ART

BizI

The Scotsman

4 July

End Of A Desperate Legal Battle

ART

BizI, MarkG, ChrisB, ClaraO, DonB

The Scotsman

3 July

Cannabis Plea:

LTE

HamishC

The Orcadian, Orkney

3 July

Legalise It

LTE

HamishC

The Orcadian, Orkney

3 July

MS Sufferer Too Ill To Be Tried Over Cannabis

ART

BizI, ClaraO

The Times

3 July

Overdose Drama As Biz Charges Dropped

ART

BizI, DonB

The Orcadian

3 July

Dope Fight Suicide Bid

ART

BizI, ClaraO

Scottish Daily Mirror

3 July

Cannabis Campaigner Is Found Unconscious

ART

BizI, ClaraO

Aberdeen Press & Journal

3 July

Hash Suicide Bid

ART

BizI, ClaraO

Glasgow Daily Record

3 July

Shame On Bob Russell MP

LTE

AlunB

Essex Enquirer

2 July

Hospital Drama In Cannabis Case

ART

BizI, ClaraO

Glasgow Evening News

2 July

Cannabis Case Woman Overdoses

ART

BizI

BBC News

2 July

Dope Case Axed

ART

BizI

Daily Record

2 July

MS Sufferer Maintains Suicide Threat As Drug Case Is Dropped

ART

BizI, JimmyM, DonB, ClaraO, MarkG

The Herald

1 July

MS Victim Threatens Sympathy Suicide As Cannabis Trial

ART

BizI,

The Scotsman

30 June

Cannabis Groups Rally Behind Biz

ART

BizI, ChrisB, ClaraO, MarkG

Aberdeen Press & Journal,

30 June

Why Punish The Sick?

LTE

AlunB

Evening News, Norwich

26 June

I Don't feel Guilty Says Biz:

ART

BizI

The Orcadian, Orkney

26 June

Campaigner Urges Essex MP's To Support Cannabis

ART

DonB BizI

Essex Enquirer

23 June

Worldwide Petition Backs MS Sufferer On Trial For Supplying Cannabis

ART

BizI

The Scotsman

22 June

No Right To Block Biz's Suicide Plan

ART

BizI

Sunday Post, Dundee

20 June 

MS Sufferer Admits Giving Cannabis To Other Victims Biz

ART 

BizI

The Scotsman 

19 June

Woman Accused Of Supplying Cannabis Sweets

ART

BizI

Aberdeen Press & Journal

19 June

MS Woman Denies Selling Chocolate Laced With Drug

ART

BizI

Daily Telegraph

19 June

Has History Gone To Pot?

LTE

ClaraO

The Herald, Worthing

19 June

MS Victim Sent Cannabis Chocolates To Fellow Sufferer

ART

BizI

The Scotsman

18 June

MS Sufferer Faces Cannabis Trial

ART

BizI

BBC Scotland

18 June

Cannabis Campaigner Challenges MP

LTE

AlunB

Evening News, Norwich

17 June

Cannabis Fight Taken To Ministers

ART

BizI, DonB, AlunB

The Scotsman

16 June

Poor Turnout At Cannabis March

ART

CarlW

Hull Daily Mail

13 June

Cannabis Campaigner To Take Own Life

ART

BizI

The Scotsman

13 June

Marchers Roll Up For Protest

ART

CarlW

Hull Daily Mail

4 June

No Victims

LTE

AlunB

The Argus, Worthing

29 May

Chris Is A Decent Guy

LTE

DottyB

The Worthing Herald

28 May

Joint In Car Bust Unjust

 LTE

AlunB

Evening News, Norwich 

20 May

Cannabis Party Given Taxpayers' Cash

ART

AlunB

Evening News, Norwich 

19 May

MP Bernard Loses Out In Political Race

ART

MarkG

Essex Evening Gazette

16 May

MP Bernard hits Top Gear in MG

ART

MarkG

Essex Evening Gazette

8 May

Time For Change Of View Over Drug

LTE

AlunB

Evening News, Norwich

23 April

Time For Dutch Experience In City?

LTE

ElizC

Evening News, Norwich

15 April

Cannabis War

LTE

AlunB

Evening News, Norwich

3 April

New Faces Fight For The Vote

ART

CarlW

Hull Daily Mail

3 April

Demo As Cannabis Four Face Charges

ART

ChrisB

Worthing Herald

24 March

Cannabis Awareness

ART

LCA

Evening News, Norwich

14 March

Clearing The Air On Cannabis

ART

DonN

Nottingham Evening Post

10 March

Real Risks From Cannabis Need To Be Recognised

LTE

CarlW

Hull Daily Mail

22 February

Pot Chocolate

ART

MarkG & LezleyG

Daily Telegraph Magazine

21 February

Police Drugs Raid

ART

DonB

West Sussex County Times

19 February

Campaigners Hold Demo For Trio On Drugs Charges

ART

ChrisB

The Argus, Worthing

17 February

Cafe Plans For Hull

ART

CarlW

BBC Online News

6 February

Persecuted?

LTE

DotB

Worthing Herald, UK

4 February

Three Face Dope Cafe Charges

ART

ChrisB

The Argus, Worthing

24 January

Venue Problem For Drug Talks

ART

PhilL

The Argus, Worthing

1 January

Campaigner Criticises Workplace Testing Plan 

ART

CarlW

Hull Daily Mail, UK

 

THE YEAR 2002

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