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A New Brand Of Politician
Published on 2012-04-07 14:54:40
I am easily moved. It is connected with my Welshness. The 15 brave souls singing before they charge for Wales at Rugby Union and I am in bits. It is rare though for just a few words in print (OK, on a screen!) to move me so much. I am right at the end [...] > read more
Statement By Cannabis Law Reform (CLEAR)
Published on 2012-03-30 18:11:12
The statement posted on the CLEAR website earlier tonight concerning the “sacking” of Peter Reynolds (now removed) is false and unlawful. The officers of the party as registered with the Electoral Commission are Peter Reynolds and Janice Wells. The affairs and records of CLEAR are fully compliant with its own constitution and with the Electoral [...] > read more
Change Is In Sight
Published on 2012-03-30 06:56:51
I really believe that change in our cannabis laws is imminent. Since the CLEAR campaign began the whole impetus for change has accelerated. Even those who are not supporters of CLEAR and who disagree with our policies have become more focused, more coherent and more active. The impact we have had in the media with [...] > read more
Drugs Inquiry Written Evidence
Published on 2012-03-30 06:51:18
While the CLEAR website is down, we will continue to provide a service to members from here, my personal website. One of the recent posts on the CLEAR site attracting most interest was the 731 pages of written evidence submitted to the Home Affairs select committee drugs policy inquiry You can download the evidence here. [...] > read more
The CLEAR Website
Published on 2012-03-30 05:25:48
While the CLEAR website is down, we will continue to provide a service to members from here, my personal website. The problems with the CLEAR site started last Monday when the home page disappeared. However, all direct links to content still worked and admins still had access to the back end in order to create [...] > read more
Response To FOI Request Concerning Home Affairs Select Committee Records From 1983
Published on 2012-02-20 05:06:36
I have received a response from the Home Office to my FOI request. Details of the original request can be seen here. The Home Office has confirmed that the Home Affairs select committee did indeed sit in 1983. It has also provided a large number of documents showing that the committee did consider the cannabis [...] > read more
London Games, Excerpt From Chapter 22
Published on 2012-01-26 14:28:55
DS Evans delivered Clive’s firearms certificate personally and at the same time he returned his father’s rifle. Clive had installed a steel firearms cabinet with two massive locks and the detective waited until he saw the gun locked away before he said his goodbyes and left. Clive wasn’t at all sure now why he had [...] > read more
FOI Request Concerning Home Affairs Select Committee Records From 1983
Published on 2012-01-22 07:13:59
I am sick to death of the lies, false allegations and abuse directed at me. I have drawn a line. Once the response to this FOI request is received the existence of the Home Affairs select committee in 1983 will be proven. At that time I shall be commencing legal action against a number of [...] > read more
Sarah McCulloch
Published on 2012-01-21 15:42:11
This woman is about as unpleasant, bitter and twisted as they come! She, if you don’t know, has been responsible for the snide, destructive and entirely negative disruption of excellent work done by other campaigners in the past. She is another one of those egotistical, genetically confused, half werewolf, half woman who thinks that bickering, [...] > read more
My Credentials
Published on 2012-01-21 13:14:28
Shortly after I was elected leader of the LCA back in February 2011, Alun Buffry presented me with a list of intrusive questions about my personal life and background. I was surprised at the depth to which Alun wanted to interrogate me, particularly as he had just resigned in a fit of pique and was [...] > read more
London Games, Excerpt From Chapter Nine.
Published on 2012-01-19 07:31:05
Chapter 9 Across London the street lights were coming on, burning orange to begin with as they warmed up. The western sky was also orange as the early spring day came to an end and cooled down. From Docklands in the east to Hammersmith in the west, the traffic surged to its evening crescendo [...] > read more
London Games, The Beginning…
Published on 2012-01-13 18:59:48
Chapter 1 The dark wood-panelled courtroom was quiet and serene. After weeks of intense argument and dramatic revelations the moment of denouement was just minutes away. For now, for just a moment more, James Macpherson, the court usher, enjoyed the peace, the heavily pregnant peace that was about to give way to even greater drama [...] > read more
London Games
Published on 2012-01-13 17:50:21
London Games, my novel set in the spring and summer of 2012, is now on sale at Amazon. It concerns an Afghanistan veteran suffering from combat stress, a disgraced ex-banker sent to jail amidst scandal and public outrage, a cocaine dealer with customers at the very top and the very bottom of society, a property [...] > read more
Welcome
Published on 2012-01-08 04:10:52
I have decided to take my existing website offline because my main focus now is my work as leader of CLEAR. Mischievous forces which oppose me have sought to blacken my character by twisting, misrepresenting and in some cases, falsifying my words. I am fully aware that these snide individuals have a full copy of [...] > read more
Cameron On Cannabis Part 7
Published on 2011-07-03 12:39:07
Cameron On Cannabis Part 7 is on the CLEAR website. Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science > read more
Beyonce On Cannabis
Published on 2011-06-26 17:16:51
Babe, the bong is the beautiful way to peace and happiness. Mary Jane is my patron saint. Beyonce, Glastonbury 2011 Filed under: Politics, The Media > read more
Bono On Cannabis
Published on 2011-06-24 17:26:39
If I said I’d been skydiving you’d think I was cool. Cannabis is much, much safer and it’s the coolest thing I’ve ever done. Bono, Glastonbury 2011 Filed under: Health, Music, Politics, Science > read more
Obama The Man
Published on 2011-05-25 16:30:31
My thoughts here will be few and far between now. My focus is on CLEAR and I am learning to moderate my opinion because I have chosen a single issue. If I strike out in a particular direction I divert my own and others’ energy from the cause. > read more
Paradise Valley
Published on 2011-05-14 08:32:07
The early summer has made the valley explode into life. Read the latest instalment here. Filed under: Biography, Environment, Paradise Valley, Walking The Dog, What is this blog about?, Wildlife > read more
WANTED. DEAD OR ALIVE.
Published on 2011-05-09 18:17:17
For gross violation of all the ethics of friendship. For deserting his friends and mates and running off to the US of A. For flagrantly, negligently and with smug aforethought, glorifying in his experience of Colorado’s finest farms, dispensari > read more
Hippies In Suits
Published on 2011-05-08 06:51:59
Yesterday at the Cardiff Million Marijuana March, the Cannabis Law Reform (CLEAR) party deployed its new secret weapon – hippies in suits. It disconcerts the enemy. They don’t know how to take it, particularly when they’re asked politely > read more
Appeal For Help – Did you attend Hyde Park 420?
Published on 2011-05-06 14:13:20
There was an outbreak of violence in the early evening and the police are appealing for witnesses. We should do all that we can to help them. DC Tony Esmond contacted me today and he is looking for witnesses to the violence to whom he can show some > read more
The Most Immoral Man In Britain
Published on 2011-05-05 17:20:17
Douglas Murray is an abomination. He is deeply, deeply corrupt, perverse and evil. I have long despised his disgusting attitudes but his perfomance on Question Time tonight was shameful. The BBC gives him an extraordinary amount of air time. Wh > read more
Vote YES!
Published on 2011-05-05 05:36:06
I’m dismayed at all the so called liberal and progressive thinkers who are calling for a “No”. If you vote “No” you’re voting to support the corrupt, self-serving politics that is holding this country back. I think > read more
CLEAR Medicinal Cannabis Leaflet
Published on 2011-05-03 20:15:08
Download the leaflet here. Please print and distribute widely. Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science > read more
Unlawful Killing
Published on 2011-05-03 10:06:30
The verdict in the Ian Tomlinson case is in – unlawful killing. Anything else would have been a travesty of justice. The jury said Pc Simon Harwood used “excessive and unreasonable” force in striking him and “he posed no thr > read more
The Fight To Be Well
Published on 2011-05-02 09:13:26
Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, television > read more
Medical Marijuana Primer With Michael Backes
Published on 2011-05-02 08:39:29
Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science, The Media > read more
What If Cannabis Cured Cancer?
Published on 2011-05-02 02:42:54
Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science, The Media > read more
Run From The Cure
Published on 2011-05-01 06:07:25
Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science, The Media > read more
The Prince Of Pot
Published on 2011-04-28 18:16:41
Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, television > read more
Cameron On Cannabis Part 6
Published on 2011-04-26 02:26:59
David Cameron’s mistakes about university places, immigration and, of course, cannabis have been on my mind over the Easter holiday. Given the huge resources he has to ensure that his information is correct, it’s not really acceptable f > read more
Super High Me
Published on 2011-04-25 02:56:57
Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science, The Media > read more
“London Games” Now On Sale.
Published on 2011-04-24 03:38:36
“London Games”, my novel set in the spring and summer of 2012, is now on sale at Amazon. It concerns an Afghanistan veteran suffering from combat stress, a disgraced ex-banker sent to jail amidst scandal and public outrage, a cocaine deal > read more
Cameron On Cannabis Part 5
Published on 2011-04-19 08:12:18
You can see the previous instalment here: Cameron On Cannabis Part 4. I am still waiting for a further reply from Mr Cameron. In the meantime, the subject of cannabis cropped up again on “Jamie’s Dream School” a Channel 4 programme > read more
Paradise Valley
Published on 2011-04-16 12:34:39
Two hours here with the dogs every morning. It’s the only thing that keeps me sane. See here for the latest episode. Filed under: Biography, Environment, Paradise Valley, Walking The Dog, Wildlife > read more
Every Politician Needs Special Advisors…
Published on 2011-04-16 07:56:54
…Why Do You Think They Call Me The Anti-Prohibition Pit Bull? Filed under: Biography, Paradise Valley, Politics, Walking The Dog, What is this blog about? > read more
The Inane Incompetence Of A Prohibitionist Politician
Published on 2011-04-15 17:30:17
On the back foot all the way through, desperately trying to dig himself out of a hole, eventually breathing a sigh of relief as he thinks he’s blagged his way through it. The utter hypocrisy, lack of sincerity, evident embarrassment at the idea > read more
CLEAR Opens For Membership
Published on 2011-04-15 15:20:17
Today, Cannabis Law Reform opened for membership. We aim to end the prohibition of cannabis, urgently enable the prescription of medicinal cannabis by doctors and introduce a properly regulated supply chain that will minimise health and social harms > read more
Paedophiles Walk Free. Cannabis Farmers Go To Jail.
Published on 2011-04-14 16:33:13
Teesside Crown Court This is the state of Britain today. CHILD SEX PERVERT 1 has 80,000 images of children. CHILD SEX PERVERT 2 offers £100 for sex with underage child. CHILD SEX PERVERT 3 sends obscene texts to child. THREE CHILD SEX PERVERTS WALK > read more
Evil Personified
Published on 2011-04-13 11:06:45
“It may seem contradictory, but the unfortunate level of violence is a sign of success in the fight against drugs” In Mexico’s brutal drug war, children are increasingly victims, innocents caught in the crossfire, shot dead alongside their pare > read more
An Appeal To Andrew Lansley
Published on 2011-04-13 06:53:44
Dear Mr Lansley, Medicinal Cannabis I am writing to you about the urgent necessity to permit the prescribing of medicinal cannabis by doctors. Please do not refer me to the Home Office. Its intransigent position on the subject amounts to a scandalous > read more
Cameron On Cannabis Part 4
Published on 2011-04-05 07:17:11
You can see the previous instalment here: Cameron On Cannabis Part 3 I received a further reply from Mr Cameron’s office. As a reminder, there are four crucial issues involved: Mr Cameron said that cannabis is: 1.”incredibly damaging” 2. > read more
These Are The Trolls And Liars
Published on 2011-04-03 08:33:10
These are the identities (aliases and pseudonyms no doubt), IP and email addresses of the people who have been spamming my site with abuse, accusations of belonging to the EDL and just about any sort of foul allegation you can imagine. Some of them > read more
Cannabis Law Reform – The CLEAR Logo
Published on 2011-04-02 15:13:40
Filed under: Business, Consumerism, Health, Politics > read more
A Tale Of Two Conferences
Published on 2011-04-01 19:50:42
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the sp > read more
Evidently My Work Is Succeeding!
Published on 2011-04-01 13:11:08
I have my very own hate website! Somebody has gone to a great deal of time and trouble to put up a site all about me, seeking to… well I’m not sure what actually but you can judge for yourself: http://peterreynoldsmonitor.wordpress.com/ > read more
The Future Of Cannabis In Britain Is CLEAR
Published on 2011-03-28 16:28:42
Last Thursday, 24th March 2011, the latest ballot of the membership of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance closed. By a two-thirds to one-third majority the members voted to adopt a new constitution and to change the party’s name. From that mome > read more
Nazionist Thugs Hide Behind Gaddafi
Published on 2011-03-24 09:46:24
While the world is distracted by the mad dog of Libya, the evil Israeli state is brutalising Gaza once again. There was retaliation in Jerusalem yesterday but what do the residents expect when their Palestinian neighbours are being oppressed, bullied > read more
The Moral Imperative
Published on 2011-03-21 18:26:12
When innocent men, women and children are being slaughtered and we have the ability to intervene then we are obliged to do so. Anyone who stands against that, who quibbles over the difficulties and the consequences is a coward. This is an absolut > read more
“War On Drugs Has Failed, Say Former Heads Of MI5, CPS And BBC”, The Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011
Published on 2011-03-21 08:55:35
The “war on drugs” has failed and should be abandoned in favour of evidence-based policies that treat addiction as a health problem, according to prominent public figures including former heads of MI5 and the Crown Prosecution Service. Le > read more
Cameron On Cannabis Part 3
Published on 2011-03-17 15:59:54
This is part three of the story but, in a way, it’s just the beginning. The story is our prime minister, David Cameron, the leader of our country and his recent interview about cannabis. It was on Al Jazeera in association with YouTube and is o > read more
“Ignorant, Misleading And Downright Evil Tabloid Headlines”
Published on 2011-03-10 05:44:12
Baroness Joan Walmsley, LibDem peer, during the House of Lords debate on a Royal Commission on drugs policy, 9th March 2011 My Government, who were elected with 60 per cent of the vote, should have the confidence to defy the tabloid newspapers. They > read more
Waiting To Inhale
Published on 2011-03-09 16:19:16
Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science > read more
House Of Lords Condemns Government Drug Policy
Published on 2011-03-09 14:58:11
This evening, at the behest of Lord Norton of Louth, the House of Lords ripped apart our disgraceful and incompetent government drug policy. Without exception, every speaker highlighted the human and financial cost of the disastrous course that the > read more
Brokenshire Resigns. New Drugs Minister Appointed.
Published on 2011-03-09 05:40:49
James “Broken Britain” Brokenshire has resigned as drugs minister in order to spend more time with his family. The new drugs minister is Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi, a long time friend of the British government, well known for his intel > read more
Medicinal Cannabis And Its Impact On Human Health
Published on 2011-03-08 07:02:24
This is an excellent US documentary featuring three of the most eminent advocates of medicinal cannabis: Dr David Bearman, Dr Donald Tashkin and Dr Donald Abrams. You can watch the film here. Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science, T > read more
Home Office Drug Strategy Blog – Brokenshire The Buffoon
Published on 2011-03-07 15:57:14
James Brokenshire introduces the new Home Office drug strategy blog here. It is difficult to contain the contempt in which I hold this odious and dishonest little man. His brazen cheek in believing that he has anything of honour or relevance to pub > read more
STOP THIEF! £6.5 Million Banker Robber
Published on 2011-03-07 05:11:41
Barclays Bank is to pay its chief executive a £6.5 million bonus. See here. The putrid, toady scumbag Bob Diamond is the worst banker robber of them all. This man (and I use the term loosely) is a dishonest, lying, conniving, scheming, fraudster, > read more
Should I Smoke Dope?
Published on 2011-03-07 01:04:11
Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science, television > read more
Horizon – Cannabis: The Evil Weed?
Published on 2011-03-05 14:26:47
Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science, television > read more
Clearing The Smoke: The Science Of Cannabis
Published on 2011-03-04 06:43:27
This excellent new documentary from MontanaPBS features Dr Lester Grinspoon, Dr. Igor Grant, Director of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research and Dr. Eric Voth, Drug Policy Advisor to Presidents Reagan, Bush Senior, Clinton and Bush Junior. Y > read more
Legal Opportunities For Medicinal Cannabis Users
Published on 2011-03-03 08:21:19
Recent developments mean that there are new opportunities to challenge the prohibition of cannabis as medicine. Now I am not a lawyer, so these ideas should be carefully discussed with your legal advisors before you even consider pursuing any o > read more
Putting Cannabis “Research” Into Perspective
Published on 2011-03-02 17:01:22
The furore around yesterday’s BMJ article on cannabis and psychosis is reverberating around the world. It shouldn’t be any surprise really that a psychoactive substance has psychoactive effects but it provides opportunity for good sensa > read more
STOP THIEVES! £9 Million Banker Robbers
Published on 2011-03-01 09:13:37
HSBC’s new chief executive Stuart Gulliver has been awarded a £5.2 million bonus for 2010 on top of his £1 million salary. His predecessor, Michael Geoghegan, gets a £3.8 million bonus on top of a £2 million salary. It will be little comf > read more
ISMOKE Magazine Issue 2
Published on 2011-02-28 15:27:14
The second edition of ISMOKE magazine is now available here. It promises to be even better than the first. The contents are: Lead Editorial – Nuff Said Cannabis Is A Wonderful Thing – Peter Reynolds Cannabis In The News Meet The Sprayer > read more
Don’t Let Cameron Get Away With His Untruths About Cannabis. Write A Letter!
Published on 2011-02-26 12:50:53
Following the example of my comrade-in-arms, Jason “HomeGrown Outlaw” Reed, here is another letter writing campaign. Yesterday, on YouTube, David Cameron gave a shockingly inaccurate and misleading answer to a question about cannabis. Y > read more
Mr Cameron, It’s You Who Needs Education About Cannabis!
Published on 2011-02-26 09:44:21
See the interview here. The relevant part starts at 10:45. Al Jazeera: This was incidentally, the second most popular question because viewers would submit questions and then members of the public would vote. Why is marijuana illegal when alcohol a > read more
STOP THIEF! £1.45 Million Banker Robber.
Published on 2011-02-25 07:32:53
Lloyds Bank, 41% owned by you and me, is doling out a £1.45 million bonus to fat cat Eric Daniels. True, he’s not quite as corpulent as his fellow banker robber, Stephen Hester of RBS, but then I don’t think either of them will be going > read more
STOP THIEF! £2 Million Banker Robber.
Published on 2011-02-24 16:15:53
RBS, 83% owned by you and me, lost £1.13 billion last year. Stephen Hester is getting a £2 million bonus – all in shares – with his salary frozen at a paltry £1.2 million. It’s an inside job. Cameron, Dr Cable and the poodle > read more
When We Grow…This Is What We Can Do
Published on 2011-02-23 11:17:35
Filed under: Consumerism, Environment, Health, Politics, Science, The Media > read more
New LCA
Published on 2011-02-21 09:17:53
I take on the leadership of the LCA as a serious responsibility. I shall do my best to represent the interests of the six million regular users of cannabis in Britain. The government should now move urgently to permit the medicinal use of cannabi > read more
The Hemp Revolution
Published on 2011-02-21 02:48:43
Filed under: Business, Consumerism, Environment, Health, Politics, Science > read more
The Union: The Business Behind Getting High
Published on 2011-02-20 12:34:23
Filed under: Business, Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science > read more
Emperor Of Hemp
Published on 2011-02-20 07:18:54
Filed under: Business, Consumerism, Environment, Health, Politics, Science > read more
In Pot We Trust
Published on 2011-02-20 01:48:13
Filed under: Business, Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science > read more
“New LCA” – Call For Nominations
Published on 2011-02-19 14:05:34
“New LCA” is in the process of drafting its constitution and revising its aims and principles in accordance with the results of the leadership election. The immediate plans following the election are set out here. The management committ > read more
Barclays Pays £113 Million Tax, £2800 Million Bonuses
Published on 2011-02-19 03:06:51
Congratulations to Labour MP Chuka Umunna, who has exposed the truth about the organised crime syndicate known as Barclays Bank. See here for the full story. Far from contributing to the British economy, in 2009 the bosses of this criminal gang pai > read more
Immediate Plans Following My Election As LCA Leader
Published on 2011-02-17 03:10:58
First of all, I want to say thank you to all who voted for me and to the membership as a whole for placing its trust in me. I take the leadership on as a serious responsibility. This is the dawn of a new era and of what I’m calling for now,R > read more
Who Is Secretly Working To Keep Pot Illegal – Big Pharma?
Published on 2011-02-15 06:39:22
This is an extract from an article by Steven Kotler, a science writer who lives in New Mexico. The full article can be read here. In 2009, the global pharmaceutical market was worth $837 billion—and it’s on track to top $1 trillion by 2014 > read more
Horizon – Is Alcohol Worse Than Ecstasy?
Published on 2011-02-13 13:49:20
Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science, television > read more
Paradise Valley
Published on 2011-02-12 11:28:28
There’s just the very slightest suggestion of spring in Paradise Valley. See here for the latest. Filed under: Biography, Environment, Paradise Valley, Walking The Dog, Wildlife > read more
The People Have Spoken. Mubarak Must Go.
Published on 2011-02-11 07:29:16
Filed under: Politics > read more
This Man Isn’t A Scientist. He’s A Prohibition Propagandist.
Published on 2011-02-10 17:55:17
Sitting alongside him at his press conference “Cannabis Can Hasten Psychosis”, who did Dr Large have to lend him support? Jan Copeland, the director of the Australian National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre. What does that tel > read more
Bringing Cannabis Back Into The Medicine Cabinet
Published on 2011-02-10 15:25:33
Professor Les Iversen delivers the Inaugural President’s Public Lecture during the BPS Winter Meeting, London 2010. Prof. Iversen is the current chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and a founder council member of the British > read more
This Vile Punk Needs To Be Stripped Of His Arrogance, His Dignity And His Title!
Published on 2011-02-09 15:55:37
“Tory Peer: Bus Drivers And Waitresses ‘Unimportant’”, The Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2011 A senior Government adviser employed to monitor former ministers working in business has claimed bus drivers, waitresses and people > read more
Banking Cancer
Published on 2011-02-09 14:13:10
We need radical surgery. The corrupt and avaricious arrogance of the bankers is beyond belief. Project Merlin (see here) is a confidence trick and our weak, pathetic government is knowingly complicit in it. Bob Diamond of Barclays, Stephen Hester > read more
PM MP
Published on 2011-02-09 12:34:55
By Jason Reed To all that support change in current policy, I invite you to take part in: PM MP. What is PM MP? Well, I am hosting a letter that I am encouraging as many people as possible to post one copy to the Prime Minister, and one copy to you > read more
Legalise Cannabis Alliance To Fight Barnsley By-Election
Published on 2011-02-08 16:57:03
Following the resignation of Eric Illsley, a by-election will be called in the Barnsley Central parliamentary constituency. The Legalise Cannabis Alliance has announced that it will be contesting the election. A candidate will be selected who can u > read more
The LCA Leadership Election
Published on 2011-02-07 13:51:30
The ballot papers have been mailed to members today. The candidates are Stuart Warwick and myself. Voting closes a week today. The result will be announced shortly afterwards. Peter Reynolds Dear LCA member, I am seeking election as leader of t > read more
Cannabis: What’s The Harm? part 2
Published on 2011-02-07 06:47:14
Cannabis: What’s The Harm? part 2 from Peter Reynolds on > read more
Gary Moore RIP
Published on 2011-02-06 12:24:42
One of the all time greats. He will be sadly missed. At the risk of blaspheming against Jimi himself, this is almost better than the original! I can see them both up there now alongside each other, shredding Stratocasters and blowing the Angels’ > read more
The Politics Of Cannabis
Published on 2011-02-05 12:53:06
Cannabis is a political issue. Make no mistake about it. The scientific, moral, medical and health arguments have all been won. What we need to do now is find a way to make change happen. It’s in the prohibitionists’ interests to ke > read more
Legalise Cannabis Alliance Votes To Return To Politics
Published on 2011-02-04 13:06:51
Last week the LCA announced the result of its membership ballot – that it would re-register as a political party and elect a leader. Two candidates are standing for the leadership: Stuart Warwick and myself. Voting will close on 14th Februa > read more
ISMOKE Magazine Issue 1
Published on 2011-02-02 08:00:25
My warmest congratulations to my good friend Nuff Said on the first edition of his new magazine, ISMOKE. Go to the online version here where it is also possible to download and print a hard copy. The contents of issue 1 are: Lead Editorial – Nu > read more
Cannabis: What’s the Harm? part 1
Published on 2011-02-01 08:52:11
Cannabis: What’s The Harm? part 1 from Peter Reynolds on > read more
Cannabis Causes Tennis Elbow Which Could Lead To Cancer
Published on 2011-01-28 17:24:40
After all the brave and courageous work that the Daily Mail has done in demonising drugs, particularly in explaining how very, very dangerous cannabis is, tonight its editors and journalists gathered in an atmosphere of self-righteous gloom and sanct > read more
Obama And The Poodle Share A Problem
Published on 2011-01-26 16:04:47
I believe there was a “Your Freedom” type online initiative by Obama, even before he took office. The highest rating idea was that inconvenient question of legalising marijuana. So many people in America seem to be concerned about it, > read more
OFFSIDE!
Published on 2011-01-26 02:37:31
With acknowledgement to Duncan of Mad Hatters Filed under: Politics, sport, television, The Media > read more
The Blagger, The Blogger And The Pot Plant.
Published on 2011-01-23 18:49:05
The extraordinary wit and talent of my friend Cannaseur. Filed under: Biography, Health, Politics, Science, The Media > read more
How Drugs Work – Cocaine
Published on 2011-01-23 08:30:05
Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science, television > read more
“My Son Played Russian Roulette With Cannabis – And Lost” – More Sensationalist Misinformation From The Mail
Published on 2011-01-22 17:51:55
Does Peter Wright, editor of the Mail On Sunday, have any interest in the truth, or is he just trying to squeeze the last drop of sensation, hyperbole and panic from anything to do with cannabis? Last week, Peter Hitchens penned a disgusting diatribe > read more
Why Weed Is Better Than Sex (?)
Published on 2011-01-22 04:31:56
Or on “high” days and holidays try both at the same time! Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Music, Politics > read more
Boris Johnson Dirty Tricks Against Ken Livingstone
Published on 2011-01-21 07:19:28
Boris must be worried about Ken. In a snide, nasty and Soviet-style move, Boris’ team has enlisted a herd of tame bloggers to campaign against Ken’s assignment with Press TV. Now of course, Press TV has very dodgy antecedents. It̵ > read more
Good Riddance To The Tabloid Muck Raker
Published on 2011-01-21 05:47:00
You live by the sword. You die by the sword. Never was disgrace or the end to a career more richly deserved. When you play the disgusting game of distortion, propaganda and misinformation that newspaper editors do, then you can expect your karma > read more
“When We Grow… This Is What We Can Do”, Release Date 15th February 2011
Published on 2011-01-20 18:44:24
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Back To The Future Of The NHS
Published on 2011-01-20 18:15:55
I have grave concerns about the government’s NHS reforms. I feel like it’s Groundhog Day. I was deeply involved in the last major health service reforms back in the 1990s. I am hearing exactly the same ideas, phrases and promises as > read more
Bank Run On Revenge Wednesday, 26th January 2011
Published on 2011-01-20 12:56:45
FROM INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTRE UK On Wednesday 26 January 2011, thousands of people in the UK will try to cause a bank run by withdrawing money from their bank accounts, in person, at high street bank branches. The hope is that the movement will snowb > read more
Cannabis Embarrassment At The Home Office
Published on 2011-01-18 15:58:55
The re-scheduling of Sativex, the cannabis tincture marketed by GW Pharmaceuticals is causing huge embarrassment at the Home Office. Everybody’s been able to go along with the white lie up to now that Sativex is some sort of highly complex, s > read more
Reform. Regulate. Realise.
Published on 2011-01-15 14:11:16
REFORM the law and end prohibition. REGULATE production and supply based on facts and evidence. REALISE the huge benefits as medicine and as a new source of £billions in tax revenue. Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science > read more
Paradise Valley
Published on 2011-01-15 08:31:20
For the latest news on Paradise Valley see here. Filed under: Biography, Environment, Paradise Valley, Walking The Dog, Wildlife > read more
How Drugs Work – Ecstasy
Published on 2011-01-15 07:50:17
Filed under: Consumerism, Health, Politics, Science, television > read more
Go Gove Go!
Published on 2011-01-13 18:00:28
Michael Gove has to be the most impressive politician of our age. His performance on Question Time tonight was sensational. In comparison, Cameron is an awkward schoolboy. Michael inspires me. He reminds me why I am a Tory and why I am proud > read more
Banker Robber Gets Away With £4 Million
Published on 2011-01-12 16:34:13
Eric Daniels, chief executive of Lloyds, 41% owned by the taxpayer, is to be given a £2 million cash bonus and receive a further £2 million in shares. This is nothing short of robbery. No one is entitled to earn that amount of money when the su > read more
A Diamond With No Pearls
Published on 2011-01-11 09:41:08
“There was a period of remorse and apology for banks. I think that period needs to be over.” If this is what Bob Diamond regards as wisdom then he is stupid as well as deeply unpleasant. The spectacle of this ostentatious, overpaid and ar > read more
The Cannabis Campaign In 2011
Published on 2011-01-07 11:26:37
I believe that we can make real progress this year towards ending the prohibition of cannabis. What we have to do, each and every one of us, individually, is take responsibility. We have to stop complaining and start campaigning. However just our cau > read more
“How Drugs Work – Cannabis”, BBC3 6th January 2011
Published on 2011-01-06 16:25:35
Well done to the BBC for its programme “How Drugs Work – Cannabis” tonight. It was a well balanced and wide ranging examination of the subject. Inevitably it looked at extreme cases and was sensational in parts but I thought it > read more