Alex Milan Tracy's latest documentary work examines medical marijuana and the users associated with what is a growing movement in the USA - 16 States currently have medical marijuana laws enacted. The focus is on a grower and four people in Portland, Oregon that medicate using marijuana for a range of symptoms. The case studies formed are reflective of the wider population of users not only in the…

On episode 89 of Dissident Island Radio We had many fingers in may pies including:



- Photojournalist Guy Smallman discussing Afghanistan, war, and imperialism 10 years in to the 'war on terror'.



- Words from a member of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) on the activities surrounding this year's DESI arms fair in east London.



- Derek from tokepure telling us about the need to break th…

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A small group of protesters belonging to the European NGO Council on Drugs (ENCOD) gathered outside the Malaysian Embassy in London to speak out against the death penalty for drug possession and use in Malaysia. London, UK. 04/03/2010.

Three metropolitan police officers are due to appear in court charged with perverting the course of justice. A man was arrested in January 2008 for possession of cannabis but charges were dropped when a digital voice recording was played raising question to the officers' statements. They are due to appear at Southwark crown court on August 17th 2009 for a five-day trial.

On Saturday 2nd May 2009, protestlondon.co.uk held a protest announcing calls for a declassification on Cannabis Laws, outside the gates of Downing Street, Whitehall. Earlier this year on January 2009 the drug was reclassified back to Class B from its previous Class C status.  The protest, voiced on the de classification of the drug, with the laws making it possible for up to a maximum of 5 y…