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REMINDER: Cannabis Conference - Tuesday 24 February

Don Barnard

Press Release

Sunday 22 Feb 2004

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Legalise Cannabis Alliance - News Bulletin

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19/04 REMINDER: Cannabis Conference - Tuesday 24 February


Crowne Plaza Hotel - Liverpool.

9.30 am - 4.30 pm.
Tuesday 24 February


Conference Speakers [1].


More information from:
Conference Organiser
contact HIT on 01870 990 9704
General Enquiries: 01870 990 9702
cannabis@hit.org.uk
www.hit.org/conferences



NOTE: The LCA Document "Challenging the Criminal Justice System" will be
included in the delegate pack.

http://www.lca-uk.org/challenge.php

introduction extracts:


Can we really justify punishing people for cannabis possession or growing a
few plants when clearly neither individual nor society benefits through the
prosecutions?

How does the implementation of law conflict with Human Rights, harm
minimalisation and good policing?
Above all, it is essential to instigate a continuing dialogue between
government, drug agencies, police AND users.


We need to create a just and workable legislation that reduces harm from
drugs without infringing upon personal privacy and the right to choose ones
own lifestyle and beliefs.

We need legislation that is aimed at PROTECTION, not control.


To achieve this, we encourage:

a) A truly open and honest dialogue among professionals, government, the
public and the cannabis using community

b) Meaningful discussions on whether it would be preferable to have a system
of licensed cannabis retail outlets incorporating all necessary quality
control and harm reduction provisions, rather than criminal supply chains
that seem unstoppable.


c) Discussion between Government, employers and workers representatives
(TUC) on the value, reliability, cost and the need for universal testing for
recent past cannabis use.


A delegate from LCA will be attending the conference!


Press Office
The Legalise Cannabis Alliance
Cyfreithloni Cannabis Cyfathrach
PO Box 198,
Norwich
NR3 3WB
http://www.lca-uk.org
donbarnard@lca-uk.org
Tel: 07984 255015
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1] Conference Speakers

Harry Shapiro, Drugscope, "Smoke and mirrors. A brief history of cannabis."

Prof Les Iverson, "How does cannabis work and how safe is it?"

Prof Howard Parker, "The normalisation of cannabis use in the UK: Managing
the risks and benefits"

Prof Cindy Fazey, ""Can you hear the grass growing? Cannabis and the
repatriation of drug policy"

Dr Philip Robson, "Therapeutic potential of cannabis and its derivatives"
Tiggey May, "Cannabis smokers, cultivators and the police: Has anything
changed?"

Chief Const Andy Hayman, "The policing of cannabis post reclassification"
Prof Mark Bellis, "Public Health Prospectives on cannabis. Striking the
right balance."
Andrew Bennett, director HIT, "Protecting and promoting the health of
cannabis users"

Conference date 24 February 2004, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm.

 

 

 

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