Cannabis campaigners plan Exeter playing field 'smoke out’ picnic

[Joolz]

Over 100 Exeter campaigners plan to risk prosecution this Saturday by smoking cannabis in an Exeter playing field.

The Devon branch of The United Kingdom Cannabis Social Club are organising the public 'smoke out’ to “raise awareness of the benefits of cannabis and to address the bias and misinformation so often seen in the mainstream media.”

The event, which according to the Facebook page is likely to have over 100 people attending, is this Saturday at Flowerpots Playing Fields in Exeter.

One of the organisers, Daryl Sullivan, said the event is designed to show the ‘absurdity’ of the drugs illegal status.

“These are gatherings where people get together and openly smoke cannabis to prove that it can be done sensibly and without harm to anyone, and to show the absurdity of its illegal status.” He said.

“We also provide leaflets and information regarding cannabis, the harms of prohibition and why we believe a legal, regulated system would take away many of the problems we see now.”

The ‘smoke out’ will start at 1pm and run until around 6pm with anyone who “believes that prohibition of cannabis does not work and causes more damage than cannabis ever could” invited to attend.

http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/story-19677865-detail/story.html

[lezbatt]

There's been an update on this http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Cannabis-campaigners-plan-Exeter-playing-field/story-19677865-detail/story.html

The police are monitoring the event but they reconise the peoples right to a peaceful protest.

[namkha]

they're a lawless picnicking disgrace, the lot of them

Edited August 22, 2013 by namkha

[Bhang Buddie]

First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.

IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND IN FACT, IT'S NEVER STOPPED.

First they came for the hackers.
But I never did anything illegal with my computer,
so I didn't speak up.

Then they came for the pornographers.
But I thought there was too much smut on the Internet anyway,
so I didn't speak up

Then they came for the anonymous remailers.
But a lot of nasty stuff gets sent from anon.penet.fi,
so I didn't speak up.

Then they came for the encryption users.
But I could never figure out how to work PGP anyway,
so I didn't speak up.

Then they came for me.

And by that time there was no one left to speak up................................so, if YOU don't speak out, who will ??

[vengeance111]

That spliff looks discusting

[Eyeslow420]

You're right vengeanse111 have you seen it before though?? All the uk media use THAT photo i just wanna roll em a proper one let em take a picture of it and say use that haha

[vengeance111]

You're right vengeanse111 have you seen it before though?? All the uk media use THAT photo i just wanna roll em a proper one let em take a picture of it and say use that haha

yeah and they all have some spotty greasy chav smoking it too haha

[Boojum]

They want lifting for how badly rolled that joint is :-)

That spliff looks discusting

Badly rolled, and the way it's sideburning I'll wager it's tobacco & shitbar.

[Guest kwali]

Could not believe what I have just read! Excellent step in the right direction. It is 'absurd', isn't it?