So what was the LCA all about?
The Legalise Cannabis Alliance and what we did is in the Commemorative Edition of Legalise and Utilise, available on Amazon: the campaigns, the elections, the people, the fliers, the policies, "The Challenge", the communications with the Home Office and much more.
LCA candidates contested over 80 election, distributed hundreds of thousands of fliers, attended protests, picnics in the parks, rallies and festivals: spoke at the Oxford Union, House of Commons, Universities, trade union fairs and even a High School for Girls in London.
LCA campaigning helped see the downgrading of cannabis to Class C under the Misuse of Drugs Acts, albeit after deregistering as POLITICAL PARTY it was ungraded again. Such was the value and influence of a devoted campaign, run all along on a shoe-string budget by volunteers.
LCA was the only UK single issue cannabis party to have a party broadcast on TV and radio. It was probably the most active cannabis campaign group in the UK, ever.
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As someone from Scotland I think LCA gave us networking opportunities and some fun at the conferences we managed to attend. The opportunity for people to stand in General Elections was very welcome. The people concerned deserve a big vote of thanks for their hard work. Sadly too many of those involved are no longer with us. Linda Hendry
ReplyDeleteLinda you were one of those that inspired me at the start of my campaigning
DeleteIn 1999? Buster Nolan stood for election in my local ward, and when he stood for the LCA in 2001, I had a lengthy discussion with LCA press officer Don Barnard resulting in my standing for parliament in the same election. I met some of the most fantastic people through the LCA, and later became a professional drug worker. Our civil liberties are eroded further by the day by the ruling class and still good people campaign for what is right. Bless you all.X
ReplyDeleteIt was an honour meeting you Chris
DeleteMy desire before I found the LCA in the 0's was to establish a nationalised hemp research and development industry. Can you imagine what sort of industries we would have had today? All industries being carbon neutral. The labour government of the day did nothing and niether did the con/lib coalition in the teens. I'm sure Alun could show anyone interested the estimated list of 50,000 carbon neutral products which our nation could have been manufacturing but fools never listen just as they do today and have done throughout history. I am Colin Preece and cant be bothered with goggle 'cause i got high.
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