1st legal step. Evidence sent to the Secretary of state
WTU Community takes 1st legal step
Hi there WTU Community,
I hope you are all keeping well as can be during these challenging times.
Today is a highly momentous day for WTU as it marks the day when a solicitor first acts on our behalf.
So, instead of little ol’ WTU members sending more letters to the Home Office only for them to rebut with their boilerplate copy and paste pro forma response sent by most elected representatives in Westminster, the solicitor representing WTU has sent a carefully drafted, well evidenced letter inviting the Secretary of State to review and amend the political policy of the criminalisation of those who choose cannabis for whatever adult purposes, whether nutritional, therapeutic, relaxation, spiritual or creative.
This is an invitation to respond to the arguments raised by the WTU case which provides opportunity for the SoS to cease the criminalisation of the possession, cultivation, preparation and sharing of cannabis for private, non-commercial adult purposes and to implement a licenced cannabis market for adult purposes in order to reduce harm, generate revenue, protect our vulnerable and respect human rights.
However, given Government’s track record of dogma before reason, it isn’t highly likely that the SoS will accept WTU’s invitation to amend legislation as evidence should require. It is most probable that the SoS will respond negatively with the usual bunkum and propaganda they employ to attempt to prove their legal impositions are both proportionate and justified for the aims of their MODA policy.
The Misuse of Drugs Act was ostensibly written to protect the People from the harms of cannabis (and other allegedly harmful substances). However, the imposition of this Act demonstrably causes more harm to individuals, community and society than cannabis itself.
Furthermore, fundamental human rights to a private life, beliefs and practices, in addition to the freedom of consciousness and association should be protected by law until an individual is causing harm to others in their actions.
Until such time, no one should suffer the arbitrary interference of the State into their private lives upon the basis of their beliefs and practices with the cannabis plant, nor should they be criminalised for these beliefs and practices UNTIL such time as they infringe upon the rights of others.
Moreover, the law should be corrected for Cannabis has been proven not to be the schedule 1 harmful drug of no therapeutic value warranting Class B sentencing.
Especially as prohibition laws have been proven to be founded upon racism, politics and greed and are seemingly maintained on the same premise to protect Politico-Corporate invested interests in the blooming pharmaceutical cannabis industry!
Cannabis has been proven to be a mostly benign, non-toxic, highly nutritious herb, containing all essential omega oils in the ideal concentration and ratio for absorption by the human body, which promotes wellbeing by maintaining homeostasis by regulating our endocannabinoid system and is highly therapeutic for a plethora of diseases!
Currently, corporations can purchase licenses to handle this “dangerous drug” to cultivate and prepare to sell for high profits to the sick and dying! So called ‘medical cannabis’.
Whilst, through the discriminatory licensing practices of the SoS, individuals cultivating cannabis for private adult purposes, whether to treat a specific medical condition or to improve general wellbeing, are prosecuted for seeking to achieve self sufficiency and sustainability from the currently unlicensed and uncontrolled cannabis market or the highly priced licenced cannabis market.
We The Undersigned Have a Human Sovereign Right to Cannabis have grown together during the last 2 years and 9 months to gather a body of evidence against the current government policy that chooses to criminalise people for their beliefs and practices with the cannabis plant.
In addition to this wealth of information, also submitted were the WTU survey results, the many personal testimonies contributed by WTU members to evidence the impact that cannabis and its prohibition has had upon their lives, Professor Mike Barnes’ expert statement to the ratio of benefits to harms cannabis represents to health and finally the breakdown of VAT that is contributed by the average private home cannabis cultivator with a 2 tent, 9 plant perpetual cycle.
It is hoped that from this collection of evidence the Secretary of State will see the harms of mass criminalisation and the benefits of decriminalisation and legal regulation of the cannabis market.
Should all this information fail to alter the Secretary of State’s position, then We The Undersigned Have a Human Sovereign Right to Cannabis will move to make a Declaration of Incompatibility between the Misuse of Drugs Act and the Human Rights Act.
Once we have the SoS response we return to the human rights barrister and they will then draft the Declaration of Incompatibility. We may need to fundraise for this next step.
The government then has to provide a formal analysis of whether they agree with our Declaration of Incompatibility.
It is highly anticipated they will disagree. We The Undersigned will then have the right to go to the High Court for a judicial determination.
Normally WTU could then go further to the ECJ if we needed to – but it is unsure if we can after Brexit.
But the High Court is a perfectly suitable venue for the case of We The Undersigned Have a Human Sovereign Right to Cannabis to be heard.
It has been a slow and painful journey so far, with much suffering and sacrifice by many to help the WTU Community to build our case against the laws which threaten our preferred way of life.
I thank you for your continued support and contribution to the WTU campaign. As always, I shall update as soon as possible Meanwhile, keep your spirits high and please share WTU campaign across your media platforms and become Undersigned to the WTU Mission Statement on our website
