Terminally-ill man appeals for cannabis oil approval to prolong life
A County Tyrone man who has a terminal brain tumour says he wants to be allowed to use cannabis oil that he believes will prolong his life. Kieran McCrory, 37,…
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Belfast’s 4th Annual 420 Celebrations 2015
This year will mark the 4th year Belfast has had a 420 event and it looks set to be the biggest yet. Since the 20th of April is on a…
SAS hero smuggled cannabis into UK for suffering ex-soldiers after Government failed them
An SAS hero who smuggled cannabis into the UK for his suffering ex-army colleagues after claiming the Government had failed to care for them has been spared jail by a…
Summary of the case against the Minister of Health for Northern Ireland
Following Belfast’s 3rd annual 420 Cannabis Celebration at Botanic Gardens The Gown, an independent student newspaper at Queens University got in touch asking for a statement regarding the cannabis legalisation…
Northern Ireland drug deaths ‘different from rest of UK’
Drugs-related deaths in Northern Ireland are mostly linked to prescription drugs, unlike other regions of the UK, a study suggests. Whereas the vast majority of drug-related deaths in the UK…
Panel discussion about about Anti-Drug Vigilantes in Northern Ireland
Panel discussion about about Anti-Drug Vigilantes in Northern Ireland, broadcast on Resonance FM 18th November, featuring Eamonn McCann, John Lindsay, Maureen Hetherington and Seamus Farrell.
Joint Decision – Short Film – Made In Northern Ireland
When people do this you think “How weak are they?”. But if you were in as much pain, you would understand why they do it. Selected for “Belfast Film Festival”…
Letter to the Command Secretariat of the PSNI regarding Article 14 of the Human Rights Act
HM Gov admits that it is an historical and cultural tradition to treat peoples’ activities with alcohol and tobacco separately and more leniently than our activities with other substances whilst…
The 2nd Annual 420 Smoke Out at Belfast City Hall
It was around this time last year I first saw a poster circulating Facebook advertising a 420 Smoke Out at Belfast City Hall.I knew instantly that I had to go.…
No Dope Here! by John Lindsay
Throughout the conflict in Northern Ireland both Republican and Loyalist paramilitaries have exacted violent and sometimes murderous ‘punishments’ on those they accused of having wronged their communities. Since the 1990s,…
BELFAST FREEDOM RALLY
‘Do you have everything you need? Do you want every thing you need?’ Ambiguous, eh? Even more so when you hear it from a former drug smuggler, and I’m talking…
Discrimination in Northern Ireland
Cannabis has a long history of medical, recreational and sacramental use in many parts of the world. The legislation that is in place (here in Northern Ireland and the UK),…
Sunflowerfest 2012
Sunflowerfest returns 17-19th August 2012 after the success of last year’s festival where attendance trebled to 3,000 and hundreds camped for the weekend at Tubbys Farm, Cabra Road Hillsborough. Sunflowerfest…
End recreational discrimination – Petition
End recreational discrimination The Minister of Health for N.I. has the powers to let us grow, possess and supply ourselves with cannabis or get it on prescription (under section 7…
Belfast 420 Smokeout Report
Hello, my name is Judyta. I came here almost seven years ago from Poland to do a postgraduate course at Queen’s, and I decided to stay here. Believe me or…
Worldwide 420 Celebrations 2012 – Videos
A collection of videos from the 420 cannabis celebrations that happened around the world on April 20th. I will add more as they appear online. 420 Smokeout at Belfast City…
Up to 1,500 pack Guildhall Square for rally against RAAD
Up to 1,500 people packed into the Guildhall Square on Saturday afternoon to call for the group Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) to stand down. The protest, organised by RAAD-…
420 Smokeout Belfast City Hall
I just seen this poster on Bakebook advertising a Smokeout at Belfast City Hall on the 20th of April. It would be amazing to see a massive turnout for this. …
