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REMINDER - Cannabis demo at Westminster
Don Barnard Press Release
Saturday 17 Jan 2004 Legalise Cannabis Alliance, News Bulletin 5/04 Subject: Reminder - Cannabis demo at Westminster I refer you to the Legalise Cannabis Alliance, News Bulletin: 3/04 - Cannabis demo at Westminster I BEG you to take some time out to read the history of Chris Baldwins political fight for justice which has resulted in him being jailed for six months. For those who have not picked up this story, I can only hope you will reconsider giving it an airing? http://www.ccguide.org.uk/chrisbaldwin.html With the proposed reclassification of cannabis on the 29 January I feel this is an important area that should be highlighted! AFTER reclassification of cannabis on the 29 January, the Police guidelines of presumption of non-arrest may well result in a reduction of arrest of otherwise law abiding citizens. AFTER reclassification on Jan 29 "Cannabis possession will still be an illegal drug". And that means preventing the sick and dying from cultivating and using the only medicine that works for many of them. Why should someone be classed as a criminal and thrown in jail simply for growing and consuming a plant providing they are doing no harm and posing no threat to anyone. Surely this can't be right? Friends and Supporters of Chris Baldwin are preparing to protest outside parliament fifteen days into his prison sentence on Wednesday January 21st AND the Wednesday 28/29 January. Your contact for Worthing is: Sarah Chalk 07717 018471 sarah.chalk@ntlworld.com Support increasing Numbers cannot be predicted since the Support for the protest which begin at Mid-day outside parliament on Wednesday January 21st seems to be escalating as the news gets out. With your help to highlight -the injustice in this case it could be bigger! COINCIDENTALLY - ON THE SAME DAY (21 January) Green Party London Assembly candidate, Shane Collins, has been summonsed to appear in Court 2. Tower Bridge Magistrates Court, 211 Tooley St, London at 2pm Wednesday 21st January. The charge is over licensing violations at the FREE Cannabis Carnival held on 4th May 2003 at Brockwell Park, Brixton. The Council allege a sound system was still turned on 10 minutes after the licence permitting it! Mr Collins is pleading not guilty. For further information contact Shane Collins 0280 671 5936, 07952 929710 or shane@gn.apc.org Kind regards Don Barnard Press Officer Legalise Cannabis Alliance PO Box 198, Norwich, NR3 3WB http://www.lca-uk.org donbarnard@lca-uk.org Tel: 07984 255015 Editors Notes: Another important case you may like to look at is at is the ground breaking NOT GUILTY VERDICT: JUDGE warns as cannabis man cleared BBC News, UK A north Wales man has been cleared of supplying cannabis to sick people in what may be a landmark case. Jeffrey Ditchfield, 43, from ... also http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3402993.stm A north Wales man has been cleared of supplying cannabis to sick people in what may be a landmark case. Jeffrey Ditchfield, 43, from Rhyl, was found not guilty of the possession of cannabis with intent to supply after he told a jury at Chester Crown Court that he had only supplied it to the sick to try to help them. NOTE: Your contact for Jeffrey Ditchfield is 07831 850722. www.beggersbelief.co.uk
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