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December 8 2009 Varndean College, Brighton Chris Baldwin
November 17 2009 City Talk Radio Don Barnard
November 12 2009 One hour presentation to 30 political students at Brighton University.

The session started off with a talk from Chris. The talk began with various examples of how to get involved in politics. This covered: Voting, Joining a political party, Standing for election (local & parliamentary), Joining or forming a pressure group and breaking the law to achieve political goals. Chris strongly advised that breaking the law was not a recommended option.

Chris then gave a brief history of his early political activities until 2001 when he joined the Legalise Cannabis Alliance. He then spoke about the history and aims of the LCA as a political party and a pressure group. This covered: fighting elections, lobbying MP’s, writing letters, protest marches and political rallies.

Finally Chris talked about the sacking of Professor Nutt, the resignation of five ACMD members and possible changes for the future.

 Chris Baldwin
October 29 2009 BBC Radio Newcastle, BBC Radio Sheffield Don Barnard
May 2 2009 LCA Attend ProtestLondon Event in Westminster, London LCA
March 13 2009 Staffs TV News

 Dilys Wood
February 10 2009 Radio Five Live Don Barnard
January 28 2009 LCA attend Cannabis Reclassification ProtestLondon event in Parliament Square LCA
January 26 2009 Century FM Tom Hampson
21-23 November 2008 LCA attend Confreence hosted by ENCOD and Spanish autonomous Basque Government in Vitoria-Gasteiz Alun Buffry
November 14 - 16 2008 LCA attend UK Hemp Expo in London LCA
18 October 2008 LCA attend Cannabis Protest in Redditch LCA
28 September 2008 Natioanl Green Day - 22 Parks LCA
2 August 2008 LCA run information stall at Gay Pride celebration in Brighton Winston Matthews
30 July 2008 BBC RADIO Northampton: Bob Warmsley Show Chris Baldwin
10 June 2008 BBC RADIO WORLD SERVICE: Have Your Say: Should Cannabis Be Legalised Live Debate Don Barnard
LCA
25 June 2008 Chris Baldwin on Sky News - LCA attend Medical Cannabis
Protest in London		 Chris Baldwin
LCA
22-24 June 2008 LCA attend ENCOD General Assembly Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain LCA
11 May 2008 BBC Radio West Midlands Don Barnard
7 May 2008 BBC News re Upgrading announcement Chris Baldwin
8 April 2008 Statement read out on Jeremy Kyle show LCA
8 April 2008
BBC Radio Tees Don Barnard
December 2007 IndyMedia interview Steve Pankr
7 December 2007 BBC Look North with "Dads against drugs" Carl Wagner
28 November 2007 BBC Look North Carl Wagner
28 November 2007 BBC Radio Humberside Carl Wagner
11 November 2007 Radio WMF Manchester Gloria Swanson Fan Club interview Alun Buffry
30 October 2007 LCA Spokespersons attend Cannabis and Children seminar at House
of Commons		 Dilys Wood, Winston Matthews, Mark Palmer, Chris Baldwin
24 October 2007 BBC Radio Sussex news Winston Matthews
17 October 2007 LCA Submit response to Governments "Public Consultation" on drugs policy conducted by Mori LCA
3 October 2007 BBC Look North Carl Wagner

October 2007		 TV debate along with Mark Oaten MP and others, on Meridian TV Chris Baldwin
15 September 2007 LCA Conference and AGM, Stoke-on-Trent LCA
6 Sept 2007 BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent, breakfast show interview Dilys Wood
12 Aug 2007 LCA run an information stall at public event in Hanley Park,
Stoke-on-Trent		 Dilys Wood
30 July 2007 LCA launch petitions in support of Cannabis Social Clubs proposal
by ENCOD, on Downing Street and
petitionthem.com sites 		LCA
27 July 2007 Application to join European Commissions Civil Society Forum on Drugs LCA
27 July 2007
Radio Clare, Ireland		 Don Barnard
27 July 2007 BBC Radio Foyle, Northern Ireland Don Barnard
27 July 2007 Ipswich Community Radio Don Barnard, Mark Palmer, Alun Buffry, Marcus Davies (THC4MS)
25 July 2007 BBC Radio Northamptonshire Don Barnard
25 July 2007 Radio Five Live Don Barnard
25 July 2007 BBC RADIO Essex Don Barnard
25 July 2007 Smooth Radio 102.2 Don Barnard
20 July 2007 Radio Scotland Linda Hendry
20 July 2007 BBC Radio Northampton Don Barnard
19 July 2007 Southern Counties Radio Chris Baldwin
19 July 2007 ITN Central Colin Preece
18 July 2007 BBC Radio Wolverhampton Colin Preece
8 July 2007 LCA attend Brighton Beach Bong Bash LCA
3 July 2007 KCLR Radio Tomm Dowling Show, Ireland Don Barnard
29 June 2007 Letter to new Home Secretary Jaqui Smith along with The Challenge, requestiong meeting. LCA
24 June 2007 LCA attend Birmingham Cannonhill Park Smokey Bears' Picnic LCA
22, 23, 24 June 2007 LCA attend ENCOD General Assemby in Antwerp Alun Buffry, Mark Palmer
17 May 2007 Radio 5 Live Steve Nolan show debate Alun Buffry
5, 6, 7 May 2007 LCA stall at Telford Hemp Expo LCA
16 April 2007 BBC Radio Norfolk: LCA announce information stall to be run in Norwich Alun Buffry
28 March Initiated letter campaign to CPS, press ad MP's, to halt the court procedings to evict Cannabis Gran Pat Tabram from her Milecastle Housing Association home. LCA
23, 24 March 2007 LCA run stall and speak at fringe meeting at Green Party Conference LCA
8 March 2007 BBC Radio Cambridge on Government policy Alun Buffry
7 March 2007 Talksport radio on conviction of Grannie Pat Tabram Don Barnard
21 February 2007 Letter to the Independent on Sunday (part published) about claims that cannabis is more dangerous today than previously thought. Alun Buffry
17 February 2007 Letter to Tony Blair Chris Baldwin
11 February Letter to Lord Norman Tebbit responsing to his claims on TV that cannabis has increased in strength Alun Buffry
12 Feb 2007 Letter to David Cameron Alun Buffry
28 January 2007 Letter to The Scotsman responding to proposal to give vouchers to drug addicts Alun Buffry
26 January 2007 Letter to News and Star, Carlisle, about THC4MS Conviction (published) Alun Buffry
23 January 2007 Letter referring to Hemcor licensing Ingo Wagenknecht
15 January 2007 Letter to Home Office Chris Baldwin
12 January 2007 On-going Campaign to halt prosecution of Cannabis Gran Pat Tabram and THC4MS solidarity Confessions
 LCA
12 January 2007 Inaugeral meeting of LCA Campaign Group LCA
11 January 2007 Letter to Paul Flynn MP about Grit-weed Alun Buffry
4 January 2007 Wrote to CPS in Cumbria informing them of Confessions thread on LCA forum in solidarity with THC4MS LCA
January 2007 Opened Petition to Remove Cannabis from the Misuse of Drugs Act on Downing Street Petitions site Alun Buffry
23 November 2006 BBC Radio Norfolk speaking about contaminated bud Alun Buffry
11 November 2006 LCA votes to de-register as a political party after Conference decision to continue as a pressure group. LCA
23 October 2006 BBC Radio Shropshire
 		Don Barnard
19 June 2006 BBC Radio Norfolk re Frank advert
 		Alun Buffry
24 May 2006 Capitol Gold and Radio Broadland
 		Don Barnard
4 May 2006 Local Elections: Hull, Leigh, Birmingham Carl Wagner, Tom Hampson, Colin Preece
17 June 2006 Radio Norfolk Alun Buffry
17 March 2006 LCA Conference 2006, Norwich LCA
7 March 2006 Southern Counties Radio
 		Winston Matthews
7 March 2006 Classic Gold Alun Buffry
7 March 2006 Radio Broadland FM Alun Buffry
6 March 2006 Submission to ACMD on Thresholds proposal LCA
1 March 2006 Southern Counties Radio Winston Matthews
January 2006 on-going Initiated CONFESSIONS in support of THC4MS LCA
24 January 2006 Radio Cork Don Barnard
18 January 2006 Real Radio Cardiff Alun Buffry
18 January 2006 BBC Radio Wales Alun Buffry
3 January 2006 Virgin Radio "The Geoff Show"
 		Winston Matthews
3 January 2006 Sky TV News David Crane
3 January 2006 Radio Clare FM Don Barnard
4-6 November 2005 Stall at UK Hemp Expo, Wembley Various
22 October 2005 Stall at London Hemp Fair, Brick Lane Various
11 October 2005 Radio Cork David Young show, debate Don Barnard
24 July 2005 Protest March in Hull Carl Wagner
20 June 2005 BBC Radio Humberside "Soapbox" Carl Wagner
19 June 2005 BBC News Chris Baldwin
27 May 2005 BBC Radio Lincolnshire Don Barnard
11 May 2006 Letter to Home Secretary John Reid Alun Buffry
5 May 2005 LCA contest 21 seats in UK general election.
Results		 Various
4 May 2005 BBC2 presents LCA on politics show LCA
3 May 2005 BBC Radio Wales Tim Evans
1 May 2005 S4C TV, Wales in Welsh Clara O'Donnell
29 April 2005 BBC Wales Election Special Tim Evans
28 April 2005 First LCA Party Election Broadcast LCA
20 April 2005 Radio Cumbria Ask the Candidates Lezley Gibson
18 April 2005 Radio Cumbria Ask the Candidates Mark Gibson
16 April 2005 BBC Newsnight 20 second broadcast for LCA Clara O'Donnell
30 March 2005 Three Counties Radio Steve Pank
19 March 2005 Radio 5 Live Don Barnard
19 March 2005 Radio Norfolk Don Barnard
19 March 2005 Radio Broadland Don Barnard
19 March 2005 Channel 5 News Clara O'Donnell
19 March 2005 Sky News Clara O'Donnell
8 March 2005 Home Office Drugs Event, Cambridge Don Barnard, Alun Buffry, Steve Pank
7 March 2005 Radio 1 Lamarq show Clara O'Donnell
7 March 2005 Radio London Don Barnard
19 February 2005 Party Conference at UEA, Norwich LCA
14 February 2005 Radio Essex Don Barnard
29 January 2005 Interview on BBC Radio 1 Emily Jeal show Clara O'Donnell
18 January 2005 Interview with Radio Kent KMFM Alun Buffry
3 November 2004 Interview with Korean TV Don Barnard
17 October 2004 Launched campaign against the death penalty in Borneo and Malaysia LCA
1-3 October 2004 LCA Information stall & speeches at the London Hemp Fair LCA
17 August 2004 Received acknowledgment of receipt of The Challenge from David Blunkett’s office LCA
11 June 2004 Don Barnard on BBC Radio Oxford and Radio Broadland Don Barnard
10 June 2004 Local elections: 20 LCA candidates LCA
15 April 2004 Carl Wagner on Yorkshire TV "Late Attitude" Carl Wagner
21 March 2004 SamJam music promotional event
at UEA in conjunction with students Hemp Society		 LCA
20 March 2004 Norwich Pre-election conference
for candidates		 LCA Norwich
19 February 2004 Posted Braille copy of The Challenge to Rt Hon David Blunkett LCA
7 February 2004 SplashFM Radio Dottie Baldwin
1 February 2004 Oxford Radio
Passion		 Don Barnard
30 January 2004 Sky TV News Clara O'Donnell
29 January 2004 Sky News Marcus Davies and Clara O'Donnell
29 January 2004 BBC3 Steve Pank
29 January 2004 Calender TV Carl Wagner
29 January 2004 Viking FM Carl Wagner
29 January 2004 BBC Radio Solent Don Barnard
27 January 2004 Border TV News and Lookaround ITV News Mark
& Lezley Gibson
27 January 2004 Meridian TV news Winston Matthews and Sarah Chalk
25 January 2004 Today TV show Don Barnard
24 January 2004 "Think Green" conference of pharmacy students at Aston University Mark Gibson
22 January 2004 Independent Radio Don Barnard
22 January 2004 Virgin Radio Don Barnard
22 January 2004 Radio 4 Don Barnard
22 January 2004 Greater Manchester radio Don Barnard
22 January 2004 BBC Radio Cambridge Don Barnard
22 January 2004 BBC Radio Essex Don Barnard
22 January 2004 Radio Leeds phone-in Don Barnard
21 January 2004 Sky TV Sarah Chalk
19 January 2004 London FM Mark Gibson
19 January 2004 Radio Norfolk Alun Buffry
30 October 2003 Radio Cambridgeshire North & South Marcus Davies
23 October 2003 Viking FM Carl Wagner
20 September 2003 BBC Look East News Alun Buffry, Buster Nolan and Chris Philbin
20 September 2003 Radio Broadland
FM		 Trevor Smith
20 September 2003 Fourth Annual Party Conference at UEA Norwich Click Here For Speeches Various
12 September 2003 Radio Essex, Birmingham FM, Radio Five Live, Vibe FM, Breeze FM, Virgin Radio and Essex FM Don Barnard
12 September 2003 Radio Cambridgeshire and Anglia TV Marcus Davies
12 September 2003 BBC Radio Five Live breakfast show Sarah Chalk
12 September 2003 Radio Leeds, Viking FM, Humberside and WM Carl Wagner
4 September 2003 BBC TV Mark and Lezley Gibson
20 August 2003 BBC TV John Peacock
20 August 2003 Radio Viking FM Carl Wagner
20 August 2003 Radio Broadland FM Alun Buffry
20 August 2003 Channel 5, Essex FM, Radio Belfast
City Beat		 Don Barnard
8 August 2003 Grampian TV Craig
Miller Reports programme		 Biz Ivol, Lezley and Mark Gibson
28 July 2003 BBC Three Counties radio Jerry Ham
10 July 2003 London radio and BBC Essex Don Barnard
10 July 2003 re Biz Ivol BBC Radio Scotland Mark and Lezley Gibson
2 July 2003 6 members of LCA visit Orkney to support Biz Ivol, the cannabis-campaigning MS sufferer. Clara O'Donnell and Mark Gibson do TV interviews and all do interviews with the press. Grampian TV Various
19 May 2003 Radio Columbia telephone interview live Alun Buffry
18 May 2003 LCA driver Mark Gibson comes second in 'Top Gear' TV show's "Fastest Political Party" Mark Gibson
16 May 2003 Coventry Cannabis Event and 'Green Britain' film premiére. Clara O'Donnel
9 May 2003 "2nd Annual Conference of National Drugs Users Development Agency, London Don Barnard
3 May 2003 Speakers at London Cannabis Festival, Brockwell Park Don Barnard,  Alun Buffry, Steve Pank, Patman Denning
3 May 2003 BBC Radio Essex interview Don Barnard
2 May 2003 BBC Radio Oxford interview Don Barnard
2 May 2003 HTV Wales interview Don Barnard
2 May 2003 Classic FM, London interview Don Barnard
1 May 2003 Local election, Newland ward, Hull;
3%		 Carl Wagner
17 Apr 2003 BBC Radio Humberside, interview Carl Wagner
17 Apr 2003 Radio Viking FM interview Carl Wagner
14 Apr 2003 BBC Radio Nottingham, Alex Tralinski show and debate against Peter Stoker of Dyugs Prevention Alliance Alun Buffry
14 Apr 2003 BBC Radio Norfolk, Andy Archer
show, interview		 Alun Buffry
14 Apr 2003 BBC Radio Cumbria, interview Lezley Gibson
23 Mar 2003 Cannabis Hemp Awareness Day at University of East Anglia, Norwich Steve Pank
12 Mar 2003 LCA issue "Cannabis: Challenging the Criminal Justice System" Don Barnard & Alun Buffry
11 Mar 2003 North Shropshire Council, court-room style debate "Cannabis is Detrimental to Health", Market Drayton school 14-16 year-olds. Steve Pank
17 Feb 2003 Viking FM   Carl Wagner
17 Feb 2003 BBC Radio Humberside Carl Wagner
11 Nov 2002 BBC Radio 1 quote Don Barnard
11 Nov 2002 Reuters quote
 		Alun Buffry
4 Nov 2002 Exeter University debating society: "This House Would Own A Cannabis Cafe" Alun Buffry
3 Nov 2002 Ultimate Question TV show Mark & Lezley Gibson
28 Sept 2002 Hyde Park Speakers' Corner Don Barnard
26 Sept 2002 Launch of www.everyonedoesit.com Don Barnard
11 Jul 2002 Radio Scotland Lezley Gibson
10 Jul 2002 BBC Radio Norfolk Alun Buffry
10 July 2002 BBC Radio Manchester Alun Buffry
10 July 2002 City Beat Radio, Belfast Don Barnard
13 Jun 2002 Debate at George Heriotts School, Edinburgh Mark Gibson
30 May 2002 Submitted evidence to Canadian Special Committee on Illegal Drugs Alun Buffry
20 May 2002 Radio Kent interview Don Barnard
20 May 2002 City Beat Radio, Belfast Alun Buffry
11 May 2002 'Mostly Autumn' fund-raising gig, Cumbria Mark Gibson
4 May 2002 Nottingham Trades Fair Speech Alun Buffry
6 Apr 2002 Third Annual LCA Conference, UEA Norwich Various
10 Mar 2002 Granada TV, panel discussion Lezley Gibson
1 Mar 2002 1st AGM National Drug User Development Agency Conference, London Don Barnard and Alun Buffry
23 Feb 2002 John Moores University, Liverpool Mark Gibson and the Late Patrick Denning
22 Feb 2002 Lancaster University Green Action Hemp Day: speech Mark Gibson, Alun Buffry/font>
19 Feb 2002 'Shaping a New Agenda" Cannabis Conference, Liverpool, panel Alun Buffry
11 Feb 2002 Angel Declaration meeting, London Alun Buffry
31 Jan 2002 Braintree City Council by-election candidate Don Barrnard
26 Jan 2002 Braintree Town Hall Public Meeting Don Barnard & Alun Buffry
23 Jan 2002 BBC Radio Leeds, live debate against prohibitionist Paul Betts Alun Buffry
14 Jan 2002 BBC Radio Newcastle, Mike Parr show, debate Alun Buffry
8 Jan 2002 Student Union London Radio interview Alun Buffry
17 Dec 2001 Angel Declaration meeting, London Alun Buffry
22 Nov 2001 Ipswich Parliamentary by-election candidate John Ramirez
20 Nov 2001 BBC Radio Leeds Martin Kelner show Alun Buffry
19 Nov 2001 Crime Watch Daily TV show Patman Denning
17 Nov 2001 Wire FM, Warrington Mark and Lezley Gibson
6 Nov 2001 Oral Evidence to Home Affairs Committee Inquiry into UK Government Drugs Policy, House of Commons, London Alun Buffry
30 Oct 2001 BBC London Sonya & Henry, live show Alun Buffry
30 Oct 2001 BBC Radio Birmingham, live debate against Lesley Green from Mothers Against Drugs (MAD) Alun Buffry
29 Oct 2001 Live interview, BBC World Service Czech dept Alun Buffry
27 Oct 2001 Sponsored parachute jump Patman Denning
27 Oct 2001 Channel 4 News film interview Alun Buffry and Jack Girling
26 Oct 2001 Meeting with Jon Owen Jones MP, London Don Barnard & Patman Denning
24 Oct 2001 Border TV interview Mark Gibson
16 Oct 2001 Oxford Union debate "This House Would Legalise Cannabis" - supporting motion with Peter Lilley MP, Jon Owen Jones MP and Prof Leslie Iverson; opposing motion Dr Tom Stutterford, Dr Bob Rae BMA, Peter Hitchin. Alun Buffry
1 Oct 2001 BBC Radio Bedford Patman Denning
1 Oct 2001 BBC Radio Oxford Patman Denning
30 Sep 2001 Lancing College, Sussex, debate Chris Baldwin
29 Sep 2001 Cannabis Rally, Trafalgar Square, London Alun Buffry
18 Sep 2001 Angel Declaration meeting, London Alun Buffry
5 Sep 2001 Radio Hallam FM, Sheffield Alun Buffry
28 Aug 2001 City Beat Radio "The Scene", Belfast, live debate Don Barnard
Aug 2001 Meeting with Tony Cunningham MP Mark Gibson andJohn Peacock
Aug 2001 Interview on Radio Cumbria Mark andLezley Gibson
Aug 2001 Debate live on Belfast City Beat Radio Don Barnard
Aug 2001 Live phone-in on BBC Radio Birmingham Chris Philbin
Aug 2001 Interview on Radio Essex Buster Nolan
Jul 2001 BBC Radio 1, Jimmy Young show, long interview Chris Baldwin
Jul 2001 BBC News Mark andLezley Gibson
Jul 2001 Edwina Currie Radio 5, live debate Kate Tuff
7 Jul 2001 BBC Radio Birmingham Alun Buffry
5 Jul 2001 General Election, 13 candidates;

Local Elections 5 candidates		 Various
17 Mar 2001 Second Annual Legalise Cannabis Alliance Conference, UEA, Norwich Various
23 Jan 2001 Speech to Politics Society, Notting Hill & Ealing High School for Girls, London Alun Buffry
24 Nov 2000 Real Radio Wales with Bindhi Singh Alun Buffry
26 Oct 2000 Angel Declaration meeting, London Alun Buffry
5 Oct 2000 BBC Radio Midlands Alun Buffry
29 Sep 2000 TV show "The Wright Stuff" telephone interview live Lezley Gibson
4 May 2000 Local Election candidates Norwich and Peterborough Various
4 May 2000 Romsey Parliamentary by-election candidate (Late) Derrick Large
26 Apr 2000 Public Meeting, Peterborough Marcus Davies
4 Mar 2000 First Legalise Cannabis Alliance Conference, Wensum Lodge, Norwich Various
4 Mar 2000 BBC East of Westminster TV Colin Paisley
5 May 1999 Local Elections Candidates, Norwich Various
24 Mar 1999 REGISTERED AS A POLITICAL PARTY Alun Buffry, Jack Girling