CANDIDATE
CALLS FOR VOTES
Source: The Advertiser, Norwich, UK
Pub date: April 15, 2005
Subj: Candidate Calls For Votes
Web:
http://www.advertiser-online.co.uk
Ref: Don Barnard http://www.ccguide.org/donbarnard.php
Legalise
Cannabis Alliance http://www.lca-uk.org
Candidate Calls for Votes
THE Legalise Cannabis Alliance candidate for Norwich South is calling on
people to pledge their vote at the May 5 election.
Don Barnard, 63, says that a vote for a single-issue party is not a
wasted vote and can have big knock-on effects.
"I believe that a strong vote for the Legalise Cannabis Alliance
would send a clear signal to the next MP for Norwich South that we are fed up
with our elected officials and Ministers censoring discussion and debate on
issues of importance to us and our children."
Focusing on what he says are the health benefits of cannabis, Mr Barnard
hopes that people will recognise the positive effects of legalising the
drug. "The legalisation of
cannabis hemp would increase access to a natural medicine and allow for better
protection of the vulnerable without interfering with the personal and private
choice."
The Alliance
believes that cannabis is a victimless crime.
"I challenge the justice in punishing people who wish to use a
plant to their benefit and do no harm to others," added Mr Barnard.