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April 20th 1999
No Victim - No Crime - May 1st '99
Cannabis March & Festival Starts Early ... at House of Commons.
- PRE MAYDAY CANNABIS EVENT -
PRESS CONFERENCE : Wednesday 28th April. 1PM. House of Commons, Room 13 Main Committee Corridor. Access: St Stevens Entrance. Chair: Dr Brian Iddon, Chair of the 'House of Commons Drugs Misuse Group'. Representatives from cannabis campaigning groups in Britain and event organisers will be speaking and available for interview.
More information: 0171 637 7467 or 0181 671 5936.
Frequently Asked Questions
Question: What's happening with the march?
Answer: The march to 'End the Prohibition of Cannabis' aims to unite all those who seek a new deal for cannabis in the name of the arts and sciences, technology, health and therapy, for recreation and medication, for paper, food, clothing and fuel on a sound ecological basis. We are a new majority. Our March will celebrate this long-revered herb, banned exactly 70 years ago in a Kangaroo Court. It will be cheerful, hopefully musical, emphatically non- violent, and in full accord with the necessary planning agreements with the local authorities who we thank for their courteous and co-operative assistance.
Question: I don't smoke so why should I be interested?
Answer: Think of a friend, a relative or yourself suffering from a medical condition with a known successful cure but being denied the right to it's use because it is illegal. This is is what is happening with cannabis in Britain today. Cannabis is the worlds most valuable medical and industrial raw material. It is possibly the most widely researched herb on the planet. 'International Commissions' on Cannabis from 1894 ('Indian Hemp Drugs Commission1894') have consistently failed to find any harmful effects from recreational use in moderation while reporting countless medical uses.
Question: Don't we need the cannabis laws to save people from drugs?
Answer: The current cannabis laws are putting people in all levels of society in far more danger than if it was legally available in a regulated market. The Prohibition of cannabis simply does not work; it costs the tax payers millions, encourages the spread of addictive drugs and brings the law into disrepute.
Mayday Cannabis News
• New Home Office figures expected to confirm large increase in cannabis arrests.
• Cost of cannabis prohibition soars; National Health Service big loser.
• Cannabis to be European Election issue.
• HM Customs say cannabis seeds have medical value - so incurring VAT at 17.5%.
• Cannabis Festival to include 'Hemp Cake Baking Competition' judges include Eric, author of 'Cooking with Ganja'.
• Housing Associations now using Hemp materials to build homes for the future.
• Howard Marks to launch 'Grow More Weed' single at Mayday Cannabis Event.
• $25,000 offered to anyone finding a more valuable plant than cannabis.
• Famous and influential to 'Come Out' for cannabis.
Mayday Press line: 0171 637 7467
"Britain should be less a nation of shoppers and become more a nation of gardeners." Mary Jane, coalition supporter.
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cannabis march & festival/coalition archives/ (1998 - 2005):
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"Britain should be less a nation of shoppers and become more a nation of gardeners." Mary Jane, coalition supporter.
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