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  Legalise Cannabis Alliance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Legalise Cannabis Alliance (LCA) is a political party registered in the United Kingdom with the cannabis leaf image as its emblem.
Cannabis: legalise and utilise (ISBN 0-9535693-1-4) was published by the Legalise Cannabis Alliance (PO Box 198, Norwich, Norfolk, UK - NR3 3WB), in 2000 and it served in the 2001 UK general election as the party's election manifesto.
In 1992 the Campaign to Legalise Cannabis International was formed in Norwich to fight politically for the legalisation of cannabis worldwide and, under the name Legalise Cannabis Alliance, this organisation was registered as a political party in the United Kingdom in March 1999.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cannabis:_legalise_and_utilise   (883 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Legalise Cannabis Alliance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In Cannabis: legalise and utilise (2000) the LCA declared its beliefs as follows: Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000.
LCA is short for Legalise Cannabis Alliance, a political party in the United Kingdom.
Cannabis reclassification in the United Kingdom refers to the transfer of cannabis to a different Class of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Legalise-Cannabis-Alliance   (2703 words)

  
 Welcome To The Legalise Cannabis Alliance (LCA) Website.
The LCA was founded and registered as a political party in the UK in March 1999 with the express purpose of fighting in the political arena for the full legalisation and utilisation of cannabis, also known as hemp and many other names.
The LCA is run on a voluntary basis by up to seven members of an Administrative Executive, presently: Hugh Robertson (Treasurer), Clara O'Donnell (Publications), Alun Buffry (Nominating Officer) and Don Barnard (Press Officer).
Kesha strongly support cannabis legalisation, if you like the music and would like a CD these are available direct from the LCA at £12 with FREE postage.
www.lca-uk.org   (486 words)

  
 Legalise Cannabis Alliance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Legalise Cannabis Alliance is a single issue political party in the United Kingdom.
It was founded in 1992 in Norwich as the Campaign to Legalise Cannabis International Association, and stood candidates under various names in the 1997 UK general election, including Howard Marks.
Since changing its name in 1999, the party has stood candidates in various elections around the country, and has achieved votes of up to 7%.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Legalise_Cannabis_Party   (103 words)

  
 BBC News | HEALTH | Cannabis driving danger measured
Cannabis is by far the most common illegal drug found in the bloodstream of road accident victims.
The most obvious effect of the cannabis was that the volunteers drove more slowly, trying to compensate for intoxication by being more cautious.
Pete Henshall of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance, which is a British political party, said: "Any person who is not in full control of their body should not drive, be it through tiredness, alcohol, cannabis or drugs.
news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/health/newsid_1068000/1068625.stm   (408 words)

  
 Aotearoa_Legalise_Cannabis_Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (sometimes known as the ALCP) is a small political party in New Zealand (Aotearoa).
It is dedicated to removing or reducing restrictions on the use of cannabis and similar substances.
The ALCP describes current legislation on cannabis as being "oppressive", and says that users of cannabis are subject to "persecution".
www.startrekconvention.com /search.php?title=Aotearoa_Legalise_Cannabis_Party   (226 words)

  
 The UK Cannabis Internet Activists Website: Website of the Legalise Cannabis UK Campaigns. Cannabis Information and UK ...
The Legalise Cannabis Alliance is the ONLY Registered political party in the UK founded with the sole aim of prioritising the legalisation and utilisation of cannabis (hemp).
However, LCA say that there are many people out there who are compassionate about other things as well as cannabis, be it education, environment, health or the state of your local town, so the LCA encourage candidates to take a political stand on issues they feel strongly about in their communities.
LCA say that as reclassification has already taken place due to the constant pressure on the Government, it is now time to show the leading political parties what the UK citizens desire more than anything else regarding the plant.
www.ukcia.org /pollaw/politics_2004.php   (3078 words)

  
 Colin Paisley, Legalise Cannabis Alliance: election communication   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
If you feel that the answer should be "no", then vote for me, your Legalise Cannabis Alliance candidate, and send a clear message to the Government that a high proportion of voters support a rethink on cannabis legislation.
I consider cannabis to be a mainstream issue encompassing legal and human rights, therapeutic rights, spiritual rights and the environment.
Not only has prohibition proven to be ineffectual at preventing the rise in drug use throughout society, but it effectively prevents access to an efficient medicinal plant, limits the choice of religion and lifestyle, and enables huge profits to be made from synthetic and polluting alternatives such as fossil and nuclear fuels, plastics, dangerous drugs.
www.ccguide.org.uk /colinp.php   (442 words)

  
 Legalise Cannabis Alliance - Cumbria Medical Uses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Smoking cannabis (what the American Medical Association called the 'raw drug') would be beneficial for 80% of them and add 30 to 60 million person-years in the aggregate of extended life to current asthmatics over presently legal toxic medicines.
Cannabis smoking would benefit 90% of the 2,500,00 glaucoma victims, and is two to three times as effective as any current medicine for reducing ocular pressure.
And, cannabis use has no toxic side effects to the liver and kidneys, nor is there any danger of the occasional sudden death syndromes associated with the legal pharmaceutical glaucoma drugs/drops.
www.parklandtrading.com /users/lcacumbria/medical.php   (2074 words)

  
 CANNABIS:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
We believe that the legalisation of cannabis is a very important step that should be taken to benefit the people and their environment.
To hasten the full legalisation and utilisation of the cannabis plant for the good of the people of this world, on a local, national and international level.
That high priority be given to the cultivation of cannabis for the express purpose of the localised production of virtually cost free fuels through the process of pyrolysis on cannabis biomass, and as a source of fibre and hurd.
www.webbooks.org /Chapters/lca_mani.php   (996 words)

  
 Welcome to CCNEWZ Online - The number 1 UK paper for the cannabis consumer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
"It's time to change the politicians." The Legalise Cannabis Alliance (a registered UK political party) www.lca-uk.org are seeking "local people" to stand as candidates for local and general elections throughout the UK.
The Legalise Cannabis Alliance became a registered UK political party in 1999 and fought 13 seats in the last general election - The aim was to bring the laws on cannabis into mainstream politics.
If this were to happen it would obviously be a major boost to the cause of cannabis legalisation." Anyone wishing to have a Cannabis Party in their town, should contact the Legalise Cannabis Alliance.
www.ccnews.org.uk /ccnewzweb/issue13/alun.html   (206 words)

  
 The Annual Cannabis March and Festival
This is an 'emergency' cannabis event, organised as a response to new cannabis health concerns, as well as recent calls to return cannabis to being a 'Class B' drug offence, which means a return to jailing people simply for possession.
The 'Cannabis Education March' is also part of an annual global cannabis campaign with marches this May 2005 in over 150 cities worldwide.
Political speakers invited include representatives from all the main parties, plus the Legalise Cannabis Alliance which had 18 candidates standing in 21 constituencies in the general election.
www.thecannabisfestival.co.uk   (598 words)

  
 Majority of poll callers favour legalising cannabis
Jackie Ballard, Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton, called for the possession of cannabis to be decriminalised, but thought that it was too early for the sale of the drug to be legalised.
Cannabis needs to be taken away from the criminals and the thrill of illegality removed.
He did allow for the possibility that cannabis might be made available on prescription to relieve the pain of those suffering from conditions such as multiple sclerosis.
www.portal.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/04/04/ndrug04.html   (594 words)

  
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She had wanted to use the case to publicise her campaign for the legalisation of medical cannabis, which she said is the only drug which eases her pain.
Cannabis Chocolates Mrs Ivol told the court she came up with the idea for what she called her "special Belgian chocolates" after agreeing to help a non-smoking MS sufferer.
And Professor Murray warned: "The more cannabis that's consumed, the more psychiatrists we are going to need." He told the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Edinburgh that 80 per cent of the patients he assessed with their first episode of psychosis had been taking cannabis.
www.drugsense.org /lists/restore/2003/v2003.n158   (5952 words)

  
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Ciaran Fagan went to the UK's first cannabis cafe to find out what the locals say The air is heavy with the pungent aroma of cannabis as Kate rolls up the latest in a long, long line of fat, loose joints.
Cannabis is not on sale - although that is the ultimate aim of campaigners across the country - but coffee and Kit Kats are.
Mr Davies, who says he is helping to provide cannabis to people because of the medicinal properties he and others believe it possesses, is to appear in court next month to face charges of allowing the Class B drug to be smoked in his cafe.
www.mapinc.org /tlcnews/v02/n1134/a07.htm   (682 words)

  
 legalizecannabis: The Legalise Cannabis Alliance Party- Reino Unido
To halt all criminal prosecutions for the use of cannabis as a social or private relaxant including its uses as a sacrament or in religious or other ritual.
That cannabis and cannabis products should be removed from the UK Misuse of Drugs Act, thereby being legalised.
That all prisoners presently held only on cannabis convictions or charges be released from custody without delay and that all criminal records for cannabis offences be expunged.
resistencia77777777.blogs.sapo.pt /arquivo/469981.html   (397 words)

  
 Telegraph | News
Pressed on whether he had called for all restrictions on cannabis to be lifted, Lord Bingham said he could not remember exactly how his conversation with Boris Johnson, the magazine's editor, had gone.
Asked again whether he would legalise all aspects of cannabis supply and use, Lord Bingham said: "I think what I actually said, probably, was that I supported what Ruth Runciman had recommended but I may not have been as specific as that." That would be his view, he confirmed.
The inquiry chaired by Lady Runciman for the independent Police Foundation recommended two years ago that cannabis should be downgraded from a class B to a class C drug.
news.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/05/24/nbing24.xml   (560 words)

  
 WebBooks Synopsis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Legalise Cannabis Alliance was registered as an official UK political party in 1999.
Their publication "Cannabis: Legalise and Utilise: A Manifesto and Information Document" presents arguments and statistics that support the ever-growing call to legalise cannabis in the UK.
It is both highly political and highly informative, revealing that the cannabis issue is one that involves, Human Rights, law and order, health, education, the environment and pollution, fuel and energy, agriculture, trade and industry.
www.webbooks.org /Synopses/lca_mani.php   (143 words)

  
 UK: Cannabis in the melting pot
Claims by some that Mr Blunkett has in effect decriminalised cannabis are not borne out by the reaction of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance.
The relaxation of the law on cannabis is a "sensible move" in the current climate and with the general acceptance of the usage of the 'weed' among young people, according to Penny McVeigh, chief executive of Norcas (Norfolk Community Alcohol Services).
The rigorous marketing by dealers of hard drugs such as crack cocaine and heroin meant that cannabis was being bypassed in many cases and it was "not helpful" to concentrate on the link between class A and class B drugs.
www.buffry.connectfree.co.uk /edp110702.htm   (1345 words)

  
 Legalise Cannabis Alliance - Cumbria Penrith & The Border Candidate Mark Gibson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
My beliefs in the legalisation of cannabis are very serious and based on my studies of both its many uses and the ‘wrongness’ of the law.
In fact, cannabis is a vital issue that includes legal rights, human rights, therapeutic rights, spiritual rights and environmental issues.
If you agree that the answer is “no”, then please vote for me, your LEGALISE CANNABIS ALLIANCE candidate, and help send a message to the government that a high proportion of voters support a rethink on cannabis legislation.
www.parklandtrading.com /users/lcacumbria/markgibson.php   (493 words)

  
 Welcome To The Legalise Cannabis Alliance (LCA) Website - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cannabis Alliance was formed as a political party in 1999.
support legalisation, although they stubbornly refuse to push for it.
The LCA is not responsible for the content of any external websites linked to from this website, nor the activities of the businesses or groups controlling those websites.
www.lca-uk.org /displayitem.php?articleid=825   (226 words)

  
 cannabisnews.com: Cannabis Campaigners Rally Behind Biz
Cannabis campaigners will be heading for Orkney today to show their support for MS sufferer Biz Ivol, who is on trial for supplying the drug.
The Legalise Cannabis Alliance and other campaigning groups aim to show their solidarity with Mrs Ivol, who faces charges of growing the Class B drug and giving cannabis chocolate to fellow MS sufferers.
A terminally ill cannabis campaigner said yesterday she will commit suicide despite hearing that the criminal case against her will be dropped.
www.cannabisnews.com /news/thread16724.shtml   (1115 words)

  
 Open Directory - Society: Issues: Health: Drugs: Illegal: Pro-Legalization: Marijuana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Florida Cannabis Action Network - Seeks to reduce the harm associated with cannabis consumption and to educate regarding reform of cannabis laws.
International Association for Cannabis as Medicine - A scientific society advocating the improvement of the legal situation for the use of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa L., and its pharmacologically most important active compounds for therapeutic applications.
Legalise Cannabis Alliance - The LCA is a political party in the UK dedicated to the legalisation and utilisation of cannabis.
dmoz.org /Society/Issues/Health/Drugs/Illegal/Pro-Legalization/Marijuana   (915 words)

  
 Legalise Cannabis Alliance - Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
www.lca-online.net (The Legalise Cannabis Alliance's Internet Service Provider) offers you a means of connecting to the Internet and helping the legalise cannabis campaign.
The Legalise Cannabis Alliance (http://www.lca-uk.org) are a political party in the UK.
They campaign for a change in the law through peaceful protest and standing in elections to raise the issue.
www.lca-online.net   (270 words)

  
 We Salute Our Brave Daily Sport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Legalise Cannabis Alliance, which has been battling to get the law changed, welcomed the influential backing of the Sport in calling for pot to be made freely available.
There are an estimated none million cannabis users in the UK and the potential market for home-grown varieties is enormous, according to Mr Barnard.
The LCA, which has a membership of around 2000, put up a dozen candidates at the last Election but failed to harvest many votes.
www.buffry.connectfree.co.uk /sport8402.htm   (397 words)

  
 Exposed: The Criminal Cannabis Conspiracy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
We are advising all members of the public to be aware of the current proceedings to legalise cannabis worldwide.
Working in conjunction with the Legalise Cannabis Alliance - LCA and Campaign To Legalise Cannabis International Association CLCIA, Norfolk UK and universities in the UK, as well as other organisations worldwide, we now bring you the truth, of this international disgrace.
All persons busted since 1948 are entitled to legal compensation for their grievances against whichever country in the world has this illegal prohibition installed.
www.tiga.connectfree.co.uk /expo.htm   (544 words)

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