Thousands ready to roll up for cannabis march st1714.htm
Subj: Thousands ready to roll up for cannabis march
Date: Mar 28, 1998
Source: The Independent
Thousands ready to roll up for cannabis march
By Graham Ball
REPRESENTATIVES of Britain's leading
drug-reform groups met last night to form a new
front to fight the drug laws on the eve of the
London cannabis march.
Danny Kushlick, director of the drug-policy
group Transform said: "It is the first time all the
different groups in Britain have agreed to combine
in this way." The plan is for the new alliance to
co-ordinate its activities to create maximum
impact. "The three main areas of co-operation will
be in lobbying MPs, building membership and
working with the media," Mr Kushlick said.
The meeting, held at the Quaker International
Centre in Euston, was attended by more than 50
delegates. It was held last night because so many
representatives were in London for today's
Independent on Sunday march in favour of the
decriminalisation of cannabis which begins in
Hyde Park at noon and goes on to a rally at
Trafalgar Square. Thousands of people are
expected to attend.
"We will discuss the possibility of fielding a
candidate at a forthcoming European
parliamentary election," Mr Kushlick said, "and
organise a series of events all over Britain in June
to raise awareness of the United Nations General
Assembly special session on anti-drug policies".
Groups represented at last night's meeting
included Transform, Release, The Green Party,
the Drug Policy Review Group, the CLCIA,
UKCIA and the Scottish Campaign to Legalise
Cannabis.