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Press Release: Cannabis Campaigners Demand Fair Treatment
Legalise Cannabis Alliance Friday 16 Apr 2010 Press Release: April 16 2010 No Embargo From the Legalise Cannabis Alliance Campaigners who are part of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance (LCA) are demanding a fairer treatment from the next Government and equal treatment in law to those that choose to drink alcohol. Chris Baldwin, Campaign Coordinator for the LCA and who has previously contested Parliamentary seats in Worthing, said : "The Labour Party?'s election manifesto is called 'A future fair for all?'. Perhaps a more appropriate title would have been '?A future fair for some?.'? "There are millions of people in Britain who will not be looking forward to a fair future because they use cannabis. In the eyes of the law these people are criminals even though they are doing no harm or posing no threat." Chris, who cites himself as an example, says: "I am sixty years old, disabled and I live alone. I use cannabis in the privacy of my own home which is a criminal act but where?s the victim in this crime? Despite the fact that I obey the law in every other way the Government classifies me as a criminal because of my preferred choice as an adult to use cannabis. "The Government claims that prohibition is necessary to protect young people but in reality this is not the case. "Prohibition creates the illicit market where there are no rules or regulations and no minimum age required and where cannabis can be adulterated with toxic substances that may pose serious health risks to users - far great risks than cannabis itself.. There is no protection for the consumer or the young. Despite this politicians keep their heads in the sand and refuse to listen to any reasonable arguments. "Millions of innocent people are being criminalised and alienated because of cannabis prohibition. "We have tried to engage the Government in dialogue but it appears that our views are not important. When we ourselves stood for election, at least we had a platform - now despite repeated requests to the Home office for consultation, we are ignored "Gordon Brown may spout on about a fairer future for all, but the millions of cannabis users are still going to be excluded and targeted without justification." Notes for Editors: The Legalise Cannabis Alliance was a registered political party in the UK from 1999 to 2006, when it disbanded and continued functioning as a pressure group. "The Principles, Aims and Proposals" of the LCA here http://www.lca-uk.org/node/22 Previous Candidates and Election results http://www.lca-uk.org/node/14 LCA "Challenge to the Criminal Justice System" http://www.lca-uk.org/node/8 Signatures in support of The Challenge http://lca-uk.org/phPetition Correspondence between the LCA and the Home Office http://www.lca-uk.org/challengehomeoffice.php Chris Baldwin http://www.ccguide.org/chrisbaldwin.php Contact: Chris Baldwin c.baldwin58@btinternet.com 01903 212258 Legalise Cannabis Alliance PO Box 674 Salfords RH1 9BN lca@lca-uk.org
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