
Tory Minister’s husband lobbied to end ban on bee-killing pesticide to use on his sugar plantation
By Chris Bovey
The husband of a Conservative MP and head of a British sugar beat company said he is “very happy” with the reversal of the EU ban on bee-killing pesticides, describing it as a “good decision”.
Paul Kenwood, Managing…

Simeon Francis dies in police custody in Torquay, Devon
Say His Name! Simeon Francis!
By Richard Shrubb
Another name of a young man who died while in police custody has to be remembered at Black Lives Matter protests. Let Simeon Francis’ name be chanted along with George Floyd, Sean Duggan,…

£120,633 per annum to look for grams of weed
By Richard Shrubb
Dorset Police are looking to hire a new Deputy Chief Constable.
Here’s an interview question we would love to ask them: “Given the cost pressures on the police service, would you deem it appropriate to spend several…

Mammoth cannabis bust in Hashburton turned out to be just bird feeding
By Akash Hashmi
Ashburton and Chudleigh Police have come across a mammoth drug bust ...
... oh never mind they found a few seedlings in the woods.
In a place appropriately nicknamed by the locals, Hashburton, of all names. This is what…

63 year old man sentenced for growing cannabis to treat his arthritis
By Akash Hashmi
A 63-year-old plasterer from Falmouth was caught with 19 cannabis plants and sentenced for two months in prison, suspended for six months.
Stephen Barnes, 63, said he used cannabis for arthritic pain relief, a widely known…

Runcorn police destroy door with chainsaw to find half a joint
By Kevin John Braid
Police in Runcorn have boasted on Facebook about a door they vandalised with a chainsaw in a bust to recover half a joint.
The post boasted that a "Misuse of Drugs Act warrant was executed and a quantity of drugs had…

Facebook posting ads encouraging people to sue the NHS
By Chris Bovey
Facebook has been condemned for running adverts during the Coronavirus crisis encouraging people to sue the British National Health Service.
The tech giant which likes to promote an image that its platform is about creating…

Tabloid hack urges people to grass on their neighbours for weed
By Kevin John Braid
It’s not only national tabloids like the Daily Mail that write nonsense about cannabis, local newspaper journalist, Alex Evans, also can too.
The Yorkshire Post, demonstrated that local newspapers are equally capable…

Weed is an essential good in L.A. - booze is essential in the UK
By Akash Hashmi
Another day, another police force bragging about their HUGE cannabis haul.
By huge, I again mean a few grams, wrapped in some tin foil from a single user.
South Wales Police Cardiff took to Facebook to share their extremely…

Facebook wrongly bans accounts during Corona outbreak
By Chris Bovey
An apparent bug in Facebook’s algorithm blocked news articles about the COVID-19 outbreak and has restricted some users from using their service.
Legitimate articles concerning safety and health advice were marked as spam,…