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Saturday, 20 February 2021
To Vax or Not to Vax, That is the Question
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Legalise and Utilise, Commemorative Edition 2021
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08VWY9YYK
A commemorative edition of Cannabis: Legalise and Utilise, first
published 2000 with extra content: such as correspondence between the LCA and Government.
In
commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the first time a
cannabis-focused political party put candidates in a UK general election
- the Legalise Cannabis Alliance (LCA)
This edition reproduces the LCA
Manifesto, "Legalise and Utilise" which I first put together in 1999;
also copies of many of the candidates' election fliers, local and
Parliamentary, photos pf activists, candidates and gatherings along
withe the document put together by the late Don Barnard and myself -
Cannabis: Challenging the Criminal Justice System, commonly known as
"The Challenge" and correspondence between LCA and Government. and more.
Personally I think it was a historical time that brought cannabis into
both the public awareness and the Political arena.
We gave out almost a
million fliers, did a Party Broadcast on the TV in Wales in 2005
numerous press interviews and articles, spoke the Oxford Union, colleges
and even schools.The term “legalise cannabis” means to legalise the
possession, cultivation and supply of cannabis.Sadly we have lost many
since then, so let this also be a tribute to them: Michael Fell, Mick
Pryce, Dave Woofer Barker, Levi McCarthy, Patman, Denning,,Lezley von
Goetz, Eddie Ellison, Paul Fowler, Dottie Baldwin, Jackie Barnard,John
Crome, Biz Ivol, Derrick Large, Colin Paisley, Ivor Garfield, Grannie
Pat Tabram,Stewart Talbot, Mark Palmer, Tom Hanson, Chris Baldwin, John
Cripps, Joep Oomen, Phil Stovell, Don Barnard, Frank Kirk, Howard Marks,
Ann Clarke,Howard Marks. All the commission will go towards ending the
prohibition.
Sarnath 1985
Aliens in the UK - me too
... yes they have their customs, nothing to do with us. I am not exactly sure what your problem is, how people are in their own countries or how difficult people from other countries find it to adjust when they come here - surely you don't expect women to take off their burkas if they find it offensive. Or start eating pork sausages and burgers? Or change their religions? Or stop speaking their own languages? Or start going to pubs?
I am an alien too.
Conspiract theory - the Truth about who is running things
....
it's actually aliens that have been living on the dark side of the moon
and virus itself contains nanochip containing AI so it can infect other
humans and in a few years they will use it to enslave the human race,
and Musk is from the future and brought the recipes for vaccines to
counteract the alien AI and save humanity, except both sides are just
lizard pawns ultimately being controlled by Illuninati that live
underground and have been running the world for thousands of years using
frequencies far beyond 5G and as yet undetectable except by rock start
musicians that knew the truth about man on the moon and were all
assassinated by the Vatican , the message is in their music played
backwards at high speed.
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Rejected Petition: Remove cannabis and cannabis products from the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Remove cannabis and cannabis products from the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Change policy to bring an immediate halt to the raiding of the private property and the arrest and prosecution of citizens for the possession, cultivation and supply of cannabis until and after cannabis is removed from the Misuse of Drugs Act.
More details
The application of the Misuse of Drugs Act against people
for victimless cannabis activities is contrary to common justice and
Human Rights Laws. There should be commercial outlets where adults can
safely purchase, consume and socially share cannabis with consumer
protection, hygiene, quality control and tax on profits. See more: http://www.ccguide.org/challengeintro.php
https://ccguide.org/safety.php
https://ccguide.org/potent.php
https://www.safeaccessnow.org/cannabis_safety
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9 February 2021
From HOC Petitions Committee
Dear Alun Buffry,
Sorry, we can’t accept your petition – “Remove cannabis and cannabis products from the Misuse of Drugs Act.”.
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551846
Click this link to see your rejected petition:
View your rejected petition
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards:
https://petition.parliament.uk/help#standards
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9 February 2021: Appeal
To: HOC Petitions Committee <petitionscommittee@parliament.uk> Subject: Appeal against rejection of petition I would like to appeal the rejection of my petition “Remove cannabis and cannabis products from the Misuse of Drugs Act.” https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/570910 which has been rejected on the grounds that there is a similar petition, namely "Legalise medical and recreational cannabis in the UK" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551846 You have said "There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue." First the petition to legalise cannabis is impossible to fulfil, as cannabis is a substance and cannot be legal or illegal: it is the human activities that are limited by statute. My petition is about human rights and human activities, not drugs. Secondly even legalisation of cannabis activities is not the same as the removal of cannabis from the Misuse of Drugs Act Alun Buffry, petition author
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9 February 20211
From
HOC Petitions Committee
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you for your email. I have logged this as an appeal. We aim to consider all complaints about moderation decisions within 7 days, and will notify petitioners if it is likely to take significantly longer than this. All complaints about moderation decisions will be considered by one or more team member not involved in the original moderation decision. These will normally be trained moderators who are part of the Petitions Committee team. Once we have considered your complaint, we are unable to enter into further correspondence unless there is new information that wish to raise with us about the decision. Any further consideration will be undertaken by the Clerk of the Committee and, when appropriate, with the Chair and Members of the Committee. If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact with me. Kind regards Sabbir Ahmad The Petitions Team UK Government and Parliament petitionscommittee@parliament.uk House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA
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10 February 2021
From
HOC Petitions Committee
Dear Alun Thank you for your email. This has been escalated to me as one of the officials who considers appeals, and I have looked at your petition, the moderation decision and your subsequent appeal about the decision of our moderators. While I understand that you have couched your request in different terms to the petition we have open on this subject, we do not accept multiple petitions that in effect make the same request - in this case decriminalising/legalising the use of cannabis. I take your point that the wording of the open petition is to legalise medical and recreational cannabis, rather than associated activities, but we believe it is sufficiently clear from the text of the petition what it wants to achieve. If there is a specific outcome that you want to achieve that is different to this, we could accept a petition requesting a different outcome, provided it was clear what that outcome was and that is was clearly distinct from decriminalising/legalising the use of cannabis. If you would like help to draft a new petition that is sufficiently different to the existing petition we could accept it we would be happy to do this, if you can let us know what outcome you would like to achieve. Kind regards Ed Ed Faulkner Second Clerk Petitions Committee
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10 February 2021
To HOC Petitions Committee
Thank you Ed, for your comment and offer of help:
What I want the government to do is to immediately change the way the law is applied and stop the authorities from raiding people's private property when they suspect possession, cultivation and sharing of cannabis UNLESS they can show that there is a risk to public health or the Rights of others as demanded by Human Rights law criteria for interfering with a persons Right to a Private Life and Right to Choose and practice their own beliefs, alone or with others
although I see this as a first step I believe it is an essential change in policy, not law, to bring the application of the MODA in line with Human Rights and common justice.
Alun Buffry
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10 February 2021
From HOC Petitions Committee
Good afternoon Alun
Thanks for getting back to me.
I completely understand your objections to current legislation – and its enforcement – and desire for these to change, but the outcome you have requested does seem to be the same as that which would be achieved by the existing petition we have on this issue. I would therefore encourage you to sign and promote this petition, as a single petition on an issue is more likely to secure the support necessary to become entitled to a Government response or debate.
When this petition closes – on 28 March – we could accept a new petition on this issue, so you might like to start a new petition then.
Best wishes
Ed==============
10 February 2021
To HOC Petitions Committee
I will certainly do all that, but I have to say that I disagree a - change in policy on how a law is applied is not the same as a change in law
Friday, 5 February 2021
Facebook or Wastebook?
So Facebook is removing the NOTES section from pages at the end of this month, thereby deleting the work of millions of users - I am suggesting they change the name to Wastebook. Why is this necessary, they can hardly be short of space.
Tuesday, 26 January 2021
CANNABIS AND THE MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT
Cannabis and the Misuse of Drugs Act
The inclusion of
cannabis in the Misuse of Drugs Act raises several questions:
First
consider cannabis itself.
Cannabis itself is neither legal
nor illegal. It is human activities that are prohibited, limited or
licensed, not the substance itself. That is the possession,
cultivation and supply, by certain people. Universities,
pharmaceutical companies, research establishment and indeed some
farmers are permitted under license to cultivate cannabis for
specific reasons; police, forensic scientists, court officials and
other authorities are permitted to possess in or pass it to others
(supply) as part of their jobs.
Legislation was created by
Parliament and can be changed by Parliament. Its application is a
matter of policy and is often left to the discretion of the police
which varies around the country. Prosecution is at the discretion of
the Crown Prosecution Service and the Courts. The matter of “guilt”in the trial of supposed or alleged offender is a matter for magistrates, juries
and judges
Cannabis is a natural plant, not a substance
manufactured rf synthesized in a laboratory or even a kitchen, like
most substances included in the Misuse of Drugs Act. It grows
naturally, with or without help from humans (cultivation) – it will
grow almost anywhere. It exists in nature and existed before human
beings. It is not a narcotic, a stimulant (although it may increase
drowsiness or stimulate, depending on the circumstances) or cause
hallucinations (different to illusions) . It is non-lethal – that
is there is no amount possible to consume that will cause death. It
is far safer than most plants that grow in our parks and gardens or
even in the wild.
Let is consider the term “misuse”.
It is different from “muse” and “abuse”.
misuse
verb
use (something) in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose.
"he was found guilty of misusing public funds"
Similar:
put to wrong use, misapply, misemploy,
Noun
the wrong or improper use of something.
EG: "drugs of such potency that their misuse can have dire consequences"
So we may ask: what is the “purpose” of cannabis? With most manufactured substances and articles that would mean why was it made? With plants we must ask why did nature or God produce it and for what reason does man cultivate or possess it. Of course the first question is largely a matter of philosophy or beliefs. The second question is a matter for the person (or persons) cultivating, possessing and using the plant.
Cannabis has been around humans and used by humans for many thousands of years. It was once a common plant used by almost everyone, commonly called, in English, Hemp..
In the work Culpeper’s Complete
Herbal of 1652, it was written:
HEMP
This is so well known to every good housewife in the country, that I shall not need to write any description of it.
Time. It is sown in the very end of March, or beginning of April, and is ripe in August or September.
Government and virtues. It is a plant of Saturn, and good for something else, you see, than to make halters only. The seed of Hemp consumes wind, and by too much use thereof disperses it so much that it dries up the natural seed for procreation; yet, being boiled in milk and taken, helps such as have a hot dry cough. The Dutch make an emulsion out of the seed, and give it with good success to those that have the jaundice, especially in the beginning of the disease, if there be no ague accompanying it, for it opens obstructions of the gall, and causes digestion of choler. The emulsion or decoction of the seed stays lasks and continual fluxes, eases the cholic, and allays the troublesome humours in the bowels, and stays bleeding at the mouth, nose, or other places, some of the leaves, being fried with the blood of them that bleed, and so given them to eat. It is held very good to kill the worms in men or beasts; and the juice dropped into the ears kills worms in them; and draws forth earwigs, or other living creatures gotten into them. The decoction of the root allays inflammations of the head, or any other parts: the herb itself, or the distilled water thereof doth the like. The decoction of the root eases the pains of the gout, the hard humours of knots in the joints, the pains and shrinking of the sinews, and the pains of the hips. The fresh juice mixed with a little oil and butter, is good for any place that hath been burnt with fire, being thereto applied.
Nowadays, around the world,
cannabis is widely accepted to have many medicinal uses; that is
cannabis with or without large THC: CBD ratios. Those medicinal
uses include the amelioration of many aches and pains caused by mild
or serious illnesses and injuries, reduction or cessation of muscular
spasms and epileptic fits, reduction of intraocular pressures that
cause glaucoma, easing
breathing in asthma sufferers, aiding
sleep and boosting appetite, counteracting the negative effects of
chemotherapy and not least reduction of stress, one of the biggest
causes of illness, absenteeism, violence and premature death. It is
used to treat mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and
psychosis (especially CBD extracts). Cannabis is also claimed, with
mounting evidence, to cure cancers and tumours. Cannabis is widely
used to boost inspiration and creativity by artists and musicians; to
enable and improve socialisation. It
is used simply for fun, recreation or to created good feelings and
moods.
Cannabis is now cultivated by Pharmaceutical
companies such as GW Pharmaceuticals who produce Sativex sprays
supplied to sufferers of, for instance, Multiple Sclerosis: Sativex is a
full cannabis extract in alcohol with an added peppermint flavour; in
The Netherlands it is prescribed by doctors in herbal form,
granulated and standardised and produced by Bedrocan. The supply of
cannabis medicinal products on prescription was “legalised” in
the UK just a couple of years ago. In fact, the UK is one of the
largest exporters of cannabis for “medicinal purposes” cultivated
by British Sugar Corporation (BSC). Incidentally, whilst the sick
and healthy are daily raided by police and dragged through the courts,
the spouses of MP’s such as Theresa May (ex-Prime Minister) and
Victoria Atkins (Drugs Minister) are major investors in GW and
BSC.
But the use of cannabis do not stop there. It
includes its use as a sacrament in many religions and beliefs, their
practices, rites and rituals, including
Rastafarianism, Coptic Christianity, Hinduism and Jainism, Sufism,
Buddhism and many new age religious movements.
Cannabis
and Hemp (cannabis with low THC content) has many industrial uses as
a source of fibre and fuel. It can be used to make fuel capable of
running our homes, our cars and even our planes. It can be and is
used in the production of paper, building materials such as bricks
and shelving, furniture, plastics, canvas for sails and artist's
paintings, clothing, oils for lubrication or for paints etc, The list
is almost endless.
The seed fro m the cannabis plant is
one of the most nutritious seeds on earth:
The
Nutritional Contents of Cannabis Seeds and Their Health Benefits
There is no real nutritional difference between hemp seeds and cannabis seeds, even if the latter ends up growing into a plant that contains high amounts of THC.
This is because cannabinoids such as THC, the compound known for its psychoactive properties, do not exist in the seed. These compounds are only present in the stem, stalk, l eaves and flower of the plant itself.
The same applies to other cannabinoids such as the popular CBD, as well as flavonoids, terpenes, etc. This is why cannabis seeds on their own aren’t used for therapeutic purposes. But what they lack in that department, they make up for in nutritional contents and general health benefits.
The nutrition contained in a cannabis seed is quite frankly incredible. Starting with protein, cannabis seeds provide a complete source of the nutrient as they contain all nine essential amino acids. Since your body cannot produce these nine acids, it needs to obtain them from external sources. Very few plants are complete sources like cannabis seeds.
On the outer shell of a cannabis seed, you’ll find most of its firer contents. Around 35% of a cannabis seed is composed of essential fatty acids, including omega 3,6,9 and GLA.
As if that wasn’t enough, cannabis seeds also contain iron, copper, potassium, zinc, magnesium, folic acid, manganese, vitamin E and a number of B vitamins, including riboflavin, folate, thiamine and vitamin B6. Furthermore, cannabis seeds are highly digestible. You can eat them cooked, raw, shelled, unshelled… the sky’s the limit.
Taken from https://www.medsnews.com/health/nutritional-contents-of-cannabis-seeds/
This article could be expanded to
many pages to show the many uses of cannabis. For further reference
please see:
https://ccguide.org/uses.php
https://ccguide.org/seeduses.php
https://ccguide.org/industry.php
https://ccguide.org/forfuel.php
I think it is safe to conclude that
CANNABIS HAS VERY MANY USES, both on an individual and industrial
level.
So to return to the original issue: what is the
“Misuse” of cannabis? How is it used for reasons other than for
intentional beneficial use? What are the misuses? To get high? To
feel good? To harm others?
To me it us abundantly clear
that the inclusion of cannabis as a scheduled classified substance of
misuse in the Misuse of Drugs Act and the prohibition that goes along
with that, its origins and application, are at best erroneous and
smells of corruption, infringes upon Rights to a Private Life and the
Choice and Practice of Belief (and other Articles), nationally and
internationally, wrongly favouring big industry over the individual,
unjustifiably flying in the face of evidence and fact, and
CANNABIS SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE ACT WITHOUT DELAY.
Saturday, 23 January 2021
Monday, 18 January 2021
Peace
It seems that so many people think that they can find peace by putting the world right but apart from the difficulties in that, what may be "right" for some will not be right for everyone.
In TRUTH peace lies within us all - that is where we can find it, that is where we FEEL it and that is where we must LOOK for it - then we will have peace in this world, even if not everyone else does too. Peace is an individual experience that we need to prioritise and realise.
But I do "wish" it on everyone, even warmongers.