Cannabis News on 13th May, 2003

• No Pot Stop for Cannabis Party Driver
  Legalise Cannabis Alliance
  

  Was Labour over confident? Did the Green run over a rabbit or hit a tree? How ‘Looney’ was the Raving Looney Party? Did the Liberal overstate their case when in the corners? Will the Tory make a comeback?

• GW shares soar as partnership deal looks close
  Yorkshire Today
  

  SHARES in GW Pharmaceuticals, the British drug firm pioneering cannabis-based medicines, reached a new high yesterday as investors speculated it was close to announcing a marketing partner for its products.

• War-On-Drugs Arguments Based On Big Lies
  Vancouver Courier
  

  Ethan Nadelmann blew into town from south of the border a few days ago to provide a much-needed antidote for the drug-war hysteria being spread here in recent weeks by his countrymen. Nadelmann is the New York-based head of the Drug Policy Alliance, considered the leading drug policy reform organization in the United Sates. 

• Canada Minister To Outline Pot Plan To Washington
  Reuters
  

  Canadian Justice Minister Martin Cauchon is due to travel to Washington on Tuesday to present his controversial plan to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, a government spokesman said.