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Cannabis Cafe Candidate Selected for Brent East By-Election
Don Barnard Press Release
Saturday 19 Jul 2003 The Legalise Cannabis Alliance (LCA) have selected Chris Baldwin, 52, one of the pioneers of the UK Cannabis Cafe movement as our prospective candidate for the vacant parliamentary seat of Brent East, Chris Baldwin, 52, who previously stood for the LCA at the General Election in 1997 and gained 2.1% of the vote in Worthing East and Shoreham, was selected from a short list of five. He also opened two of the UK's pioneering cannabis cafes, both in Worthing East Sussex... The first, The Quantum Leaf, was closed by the landlord (not the police) and Chris is presently awaiting trials connected with his second cafe, Buddies. Chris has previously lived within the Brent East constituency and is well acquainted with the area. Chris was also one of a group of representatives of the LCA to travel to Orkney to lend support to cannabis campaigning MS sufferer Biz Ivol at her trial for the production and distribution of cannabis chocolate to the sick. Her trial was dropped half way through after her doctor claimed she was no longer fit to attend, against the wishes of Biz herself. http://www.ccguide.org.uk/bizivol.html The by-election is expected to take place in the autumn. NOTES FOR EDITORS Chris Baldwin Agent: Rob Scott-Wright herbierob@ntlworld.com Chris Baldwin http://www.lca-uk.org/searchall.php?searchstring=Baldwin LCA National Coordinator and Nominating Officer: Alun Buffry AlunBuffry@lca-uk.org The Legalise Cannabis Alliance was first registered as a political party in 1999. The LCA is far from being a "single issue" party. LCA policies include cannabis related issue such as Human Rights, Law and Order, Drugs and Crime, Health, The Environment, Fuel, Pollution, Education, Agriculture, Trade and Employment. Candidates may also hold and express views on other matters during their campaign, although clearly every vote cast will be in support of the legalisation of cannabis. REPLY TO: AlunBuffry@lca-uk.org Alun Buffry National Coordinator Legalise Cannabis Alliance, PO Box 198. Norwich. NR3 3WB
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