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Everybody | 25.04.2005 07:25 | London | World

Cannabis Rally to be held in London on 15th May 2005 and has been held since 1999.

Cannabis Rally is set to March towards Trafalgar Square on the 15th May 2005.

This year rally is to assemble outside Russell Square in Central London at 1pm and march towards Trafager Square. Thousands of people are expected to turn out due to this year Central Location.

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Lightweight Smokers

25.04.2005 14:12

Sadly, as a dedicated dope smoker I will be too caned to attend the demo.

Stephen Toner

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25.04.2005 21:29

Cannabis Carnival moves to Sunday 15th May and marches to Central London.

http://www.thecannabisfestival.co.uk

The 7th Annual Cannabis Carnival March will now take place on Sunday 15th May. Marching to a Rally in Central London. This follows the ban by Lambeth Council of the 2005 Cannabis festival in Brockwell Park.

The re-classification of cannabis is in danger of being rolled back by media exaggerations of cannabis research and pre-election games.

Now more than ever we need a huge march to central London to show the demand for safe use, regulation and legalisation is stronger than ever.

The action of some people in Lambeth Council in banning the festival has overshadowed the issue of cannabis.

We are bitterly disappointed not to be able to put on the festival in May. This would have been our 7th year. We had problems in 2003 which we put right and we all felt 2004 was the best yet.

We feel that a few people in the Council have used their influence to stop the enjoyment of thousands of people. We are clear that the main complaints about the event came from within the Council and yet only 4 from the public. This is another example of bad drug laws causing a clampdown on public access. Numerous pubs have been closed down because of dealing and now one of London largest free festivals has also been stopped.

Times must change. The current research which confirms what many people have known, that people, in particular youth, with a pre-disposition or family history of psychosis may be at risk from strong skunk. Our reply is not to reclassify back to Class B but to have regulated cannabis cafes which would include age limits and clear information on strength and type. We would not allow advertising which should ensure the £6B /year trade stays in small hands and keeps the PLC's out of it.

It should be noted by prohibitionists that Holland has less people and less youth smoking cannabis than in UK, and most importantly because supply is separate they have half the rate of heroin addiction per head of population than in the UK.

So we have to say sorry to the thousands of people who have supported the festival, and the hundreds of people who worked and played to make the festival happen for the last six years. We plan to be back next year.

We ask that people sign the petition (

http://www.petitiononline.com/can_fest/petition.html) and come and make some noise on the Carnival march on Sunday 15th May.

a serious issue

Sad Sad Things

26.04.2005 11:12

Its a bit sad that couch revolutionaries like yourselves cant find any srious issues to demonstrate about. But then again sure legaalising weed will improve your lives so much more so go out and demonstrate. Im sure the govt would love the UK to be full of mindless zombies anyway. It worked in Amsterdam and now no1 knows or cares bout anythung that goes on.

The real picture

Sure

26.04.2005 12:22

Sure,

Dutch people smoke one joint once in their life and now they can't think in any way shape or form.

Oh right you worked there so you know.

Did you think to check out any political organisation outside the coffeeshop you were in?

Sim1 (still hyperactive after all these zoots)

the dutch kick arse!

26.04.2005 18:43

saw a film of the dutch dismantling a detention camp for unaccompanied kicks who'd been classified as illegal immigrants.
top quality dutch direct action - hardly the actions of a load of apathetic pot heads!

rhedize

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