
Suella Braverman Wants to Make Cannabis a Class A Drug
By Chris Bovey
A new Tory Prime Minister and Home Secretary inevitably mean an announcement on the government's drugs policy.
Obviously, nothing sensible, following Joe Biden's announcement last week that all prior federal possession convictions…

UK applying to join Earth-Solar-System free trade pact
By Chris Bovey
The UK will apply to join a free trade area with seven planets in our Solar System now that it has left the EU.
Joining the group of fast-growing planets will boost exports the British government says.
The comprehensive…

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,…

Tory Party donor facilitates licenses to grow weed in the UK
By Chris Bovey
A new commercial venture, Crop17, has been set up to help people jump through the hoops of fire to obtain a Home Office license to legally grow cannabis in the UK.
Real estate company Savills and cannabis consultancy Hanway…

Disappointment for stoners as Brexit Bong crowdfunder fails to gain traction
By Chris Bovey
Cannabis consumers in Britain were left disappointed after the PM’s support for a crowdfunder for a Brexit bong failed to gain traction.
Boris Johnson’s suggestion the public could chip in to fund a Bong for Brexit sadly…

2019: the world is turning to pot and weed | yearly review
By Chris Bovey
2019 was another year where the world showed much promise in moving towards the ending of the prohibition of cannabis.
As predicted by Feed The Birds, the minor changes to UK law on medicinal cannabis the British government…

Bo Jo the Clown remains Prime Minister, but nothing has changed
By Chris Bovey
Shortly before the polls closed, I was hoping for another shock exit poll predicting yet again a Hung Parliament.
Deep down I knew this was unlikely, or otherwise, we would have seen a similar shift in the opinion polls…

Tactical voting and vote swapping to get the Tories out
By Chris Bovey
With only a few days to the election, the true horrors of Boris Johnson securing five more years of Tory government to deliver his ghastly Brexit for Billionaires is sending shivers down our spines.
The opinion polls are…

Cannabis: where do the British political parties stand?
By Chris Bovey
The UK general election is only two weeks away and the undemocratic First Past The Post voting system will decide who will govern the UK for the next five years in our illusory democracy.
The Canadian Liberal’s surprise…