Alun Buffry
Encyclopedia
Alun Buffry in Barry
, South Wales, is a cannabis
and human rights
campaigner. He is associated with the Legalise Cannabis Alliance once a political party of the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2006, when it deregistered and became a pressure group. He received a BSC Chemistry from the University of East Anglia
, and Dip Com (open) from the Open University
.
He is a firm believer in the legalisation of cannabis for medical uses as stated above...
Barry, Wales
Barry is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. Located along the northern coast of the Bristol Channel less than south-southwest of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, Barry is a seaside resort, with attractions including several beaches and the Barry Island Pleasure Park...
, South Wales, is a cannabis
Cannabis (drug)
Cannabis, also known as marijuana among many other names, refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or for medicinal purposes. The English term marijuana comes from the Mexican Spanish word marihuana...
and human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
campaigner. He is associated with the Legalise Cannabis Alliance once a political party of the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2006, when it deregistered and became a pressure group. He received a BSC Chemistry from the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
, and Dip Com (open) from the Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
.
Publications
- "From Dot to Cleopatra"; a history of Ancient Egypt; 1997 ISBN 1-872914-09-8
- "Cannabis: Legalise and Utilise", ISBN 0-9535693-1-4
- "Cannabis: Challenging the Criminal Justice System", 2003: with Don Barnard ISBN 0-9535693-4-9
- "Natural Allies III"; with Stephen Cook, Trevor Nockolds ISBN 0-9529318-2-6
- "Damage and Humanity in Custody"; with Will Hutchinson
He is a firm believer in the legalisation of cannabis for medical uses as stated above...