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Progress Report - Sept 2001
Alun Buffry LCA
Sunday 30 Sep 2001 ACTIVITIES Manifestos were sent to 15 more MPs. LCA representatives attended the 'Smokey Bears' Picnic' in Chelmsford, the opening of the Dutch Experience coffeeshop on Stockport, the 'Angel Conference' in London (results to be announced soon: "The Angel Declaration"), and the London March and Trafalgar Square rally. PRESS and LETTERS During September 2001: September 2: Patman Denning, Milton Keynes, an MS sufferer who is doing a parachute jump to raise money for the LCA, MMCO and FMMF in October, was covered in the Milton Keynes Sunday Citizen: "Jumping to Legalise Pot" Sept 3: Don Barnard (Essex) gave comments to several papers concerning the Smokey Bears Picnic for Chelmsford on Sept 8th, and the following articles were printed: Colchester Evening Gazette, "Park Protest Planned Over Cannabis Laws", Essex Chronicle, "Cannabis Party in the Park", Ananova, "Essex police says it may enforce the law if supporters of legalising cannabis hold a planned "Smokey Bear" party" Sept 4: Patman Denning (Milton Keynes South West) put in a TV appearance on BBC Look East Sept 5: Radio 1 request for interviews for a programme planned for later in the year. Sept 5: Radio Hallam, Sheffield, request for interviews with people in area. Sept 6: BBC Radio Scotland request for interviews with parents Sept 6: Alun Buffry had a letter printed in the Daily Express: "Labour refuses to budge on cannabis reform" Sept 10: Bella Magazine requests information on use of cannabis biomass as a source of fuel. Sept 20: Patman Denning (Milton Keynes) had a story in the Milton Keynes Citizen about how he would like to open a coffeeshop there. Sept 30: Candis magazine prints article with arguments from Alun Buffry in favour (misquoted), and Peter Stoker against, legalisation. Candis also running on-line poll (soon) at http://www.candis.co.uk Chris Baldwin (Worthing East and Shoreham) gave a presentation at Lancing College today. He then held a poll. In the secret ballot upper 6th form students were asked 'Should cannabis be legalised?' Here are the results: Yes - 67 No - 4 Don't know - 6 September 29th: Cannabis Peace March and Rally in London. Speakers included Alun Buffry and Patman Denning COMING MONTHS 18th October, Oxford Union debate on legalisation. 26th October, Private Members Bill on legalisation presented in House of Commons by Jon Owen Jones MP. Demonstration (provisional) outside Parliament calling for a free vote and public debate. 27th October: Patman's parachute jump. MS sufferer and ex-parliamentary candidate Patman Denning of Milton Keynes is planning to do his sponsored parachute jump on October 27th, weather permitting. Money raised through sponsorship will be split between the Medical Marijuana Cooperative, the Free Medical Marijuana Foundation and the LCA. The jump will be at the Hinton Airfield near Farthinghoe, Oxfordshire, probably in the afternoon. To get to Farthinghoe, leave the M40 at junction 11 and follow the A422, or leave at junction 10 on A43 to Buckley then Farthinghoe. If you would like to support Patman's brave jump and good causes, please send a cheque or PO payable to "P. Denning" to 7 Borodin Close, Old Farm Park, Milton Keynes, MK7 8PH. You can speak to Patman on 01908 366246 Friday 2 November toThursday 8 November 2001: Cannabis Film Week at the Cromwell Cinema, Huntington, UK. This event will be largely geared around the local schools. There will be limited places available to the public. The films will still go ahead in the evenings - please note: the owners of the cinema have voiced concern about the audience 'sparking up' during the films, "we are a no-smoking cinema". There is a very big park 200 meters down the road! Contact: n_haddon@yahoo.com Keep up-to-date with events at http://www.ccguide.org.uk/events.html LCA gained 14 new endorsees in September bringing the total to 1153 ACCOUNTS Expenses: Cost of stock £120; Stationery £60; Postage £20; Transprt £0 Wages £0 total spent = £200 Income: Donations £76; Sales £218; total income = £294 Summary: The LCA is rapidly running out of funds! 4U2 do soon: ** Write to your MP asking him to support Jon Owen Jones's private members bill to legalise cannabis. ** Collect endorsements for the LCA. See http://www.lca-uk.org/endorse.html ** Collect signatures for the on-line petition, now numbering over 4,700. see http://www.ethical-business.com/allpets.asp ** Help raise funds - without financial support we can do little. Just £1 a week from a large number of people would work wonders. ALL funds are spent on campaigning - we pay no wages!
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