Something that had been in the pipeline for a while came to pass last week. It hasn’t been discussed before on this blog for reasons which will become clear, essentially because to have done so could have been construed as undermining a well intentioned effort. It was to be hoped that everything cannabis law reformers [...]

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As the media has been distracted for yet another week with the problems of the stock market it’ s been business as normal on the cannabis front. The week started with the government trying to look tough and failing badly, the Daily Mail had another go at a reefer madness story and the Times came [...]

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Despite being advised by their own experts not to do it, the government today outlined its determination to “get tough” with cannabis users, to “send a message” and to make it clear that it is determined cannabis will remain an uncontrolled illegal drug. So it was the Jacqui Smith announced the stiff new laws they [...]

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If you didn’t know – and the chances are very good you don’t because it wasn’t widely reported – Radio 1′s DJ Grooverider (real name Raymond Bingham) has been released from prison in Dubia after being pardoned by the royal family. If you still don’t know what all this is about, let’s rewind to earlier [...]

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 Update 7th October: The Beckley Foundation Report Cannabis Policy: Moving beyond Stalemate is online here ——————————————————– We’ve seen yet more examples of the media misreporting news relating to cannabis over the past week or so, either by simply ignoring developments or of just carrying the government line without question. Firstly  the  need for law reform [...]

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