Worldwide Appeal / Petition For Drug Law Reform

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Don Barnard

Press Release

Friday 20 Dec 2002

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Press Office
Legalise Cannabis Alliance
PO Box 198,
Norwich
NR3 3WB

December 20 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE USE/FORWARD PLANNING.

108 MEP's from 7 Political groups and 13 Member States have tabled
a draft recommendation to repeal or amend the 1961 and 1971 and 1988 Drug
Conventions.

This will come up for discussion at the mid-term review conference on UN
drugs policies to be held in Vienna April 2003.

Recommendation two reads:

"Urges the Council and the Member States to consider the positive results
obtained through the implementation of policies in several countries,
which involve harm and risk reduction (in particular through the
administration of substitute substances), the decriminalisation of the
consumption of certain substances, the partial decriminalisation of the
sale of cannabis and its derivatives, and the medically controlled
distribution of heroin.."

FULL TEXT of the recommendation in the form of a petition can be read and/or
signed:

http://www.radicalparty.org/lia_paa_appeal/

other links:

http://coranet.radicalparty.org/pressreleases/press_release.php?func=detail&
par=2954

http://servizi.radicalparty.org/drugs/brussels15-16-2002/index2.htm

For more information's
Marco Cappato's office in the EP:
0032 2 2847496,
mcappato@europarl.eu.int

For interviews: Marco Cappato, MEP:
0039 335 7110337
www.radicalparty.org
Mcappato@europarl.eu.int

NOTE: Marco was fined along with Chris Davies, member of the Liberal
Democrat
group in the European Parliament for their support of the cannabis cafe in
Stockport

Info/interviews Chris Davies contact:
Avril Manderson
0161-477 7070;
MOB: 07808 368953.
FAX: 0161-477 70007;
e-mail amanderson@cix.co.uk

Not all campaigners for cannabis law reform would agree with this liberal
approach on all drugs and may not vote.

This should not deter them from having their say.... they can do this by
signing the LCA online petition calling for the "legalisation of cannabis"
which can be referred to when cannabis control is debated at the Vienna
Convention".

http://www.ethical-business.com/petitions.asp?pet_id=34

WITH YOUR HELP, I look forward to seeing some very important peoples names
appearing on these list - including a large number of politicians and
influential people from around the world.

It is rumoured that Paul Flynn [veteran campaigner for medicinal cannabis
use] is to be the UK Government representative at the Vienna Conference.

Please bring this appeal everyone's attention.

Kind regards
Don Barnard
donbarnard@lca-uk.org
07984 255015
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Notes

Relative reading!

CANNABIS 2002 REPORT Ministry of Public Health of Belgium A joint
international effort at the initiative of the Ministers of Public Health of
Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland. Technical Report of
the International Scientific Conference Brussels, Belgium, 25/2/2002 Report
at: http://www.trimbos.nl/trimbos/Cannabis2002%20Report.pdf

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