Festival host charged with allowing the smoking of cannabis on his land.
Ian Palmer | 16.12.2009 14:40
On Friday 11th December 2009. Andy Norman, Host and organiser of Thimbleberry Music Festival in County Durham, Uk was in court facing the charge of "did permit the use of cannabis on his premises" relating to alleged use by the festival-goers of cannabis at the last September festival. He has not entered a plea and is due back in court on the 5th February 2010 to face committal to Crown Court. No one was, I believe, arrested at the festival. In effect he is to be prosecuted for the alleged offences of other people. If he is prosecuted this would set a precedent that could have serious repercussions for all festivals. Would any land-owner (including the councils) want to risk holding a festival on their land knowing that they could be prosecuted for the alleged offences of the festival-goers upon which they can have little control. It is also a gross injustice that an individual should be charged for the alleged offences of others.
This a serious charge. He could face jail. A Facebook group was created on 5th December 2009 which has attracted nearly 11,000 supporters. This was necessary as the media have failed to report on this injustice.at all.
This a serious charge. He could face jail. A Facebook group was created on 5th December 2009 which has attracted nearly 11,000 supporters. This was necessary as the media have failed to report on this injustice.at all.
Ian Palmer
e-mail:
imp.palmer@btinternet.com
Homepage:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=196155751860&ref=mf
Comments
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Repression of the festival scene
16.12.2009 15:11
Some say the Metropolitan police were shown up at the G20 and at the Kingsnorth power station protest it seems that any potential recruiting grounds for climate activists were being targeted.
Anonymous
why stop there?
16.12.2009 16:44
the only solution is for the entire population to hand itself in.
im watching you
or....
16.12.2009 16:48
VISITORS ARE REMINDED THAT CRIMES ARE ILLEGAL. DO NOT BREAK THE LAW WHILST ON THIS (OR ANY OTHER) LAND.
sorted!
im watching you
misuse of drugs act section 8
16.12.2009 22:00
this act is used selectively for example in the Cambridge Wintercomfort case
Section 8 of the Misuse of Drugs Act
The current law makes it a criminal offence for people to knowingly allow premises they own, manage,
or have responsibility for, to be used by any other person for:
• production or attempted production of any controlled drug
• supply or attempted supply of any controlled drug
• preparation of opium for smoking
• smoking of cannabis, cannabis resin or prepared opium
Professionals can be prosecuted if they knowingly allow any of these things to occur on work premises,
which they ‘occupy’. The same legal obligations could apply to people with regard to their own homes.
The law requires that if staff become aware of the use or supply of illicit drugs on their premises, they
must take reasonable action to prevent this continuing.
simon
nonsense
16.12.2009 23:37
He can be expected to go around checking everyone and policing it himself.
Sounds like a nonsense case to me
Max
Make note
17.12.2009 08:51
This is a deliberate attack on [our] culture and a means whereby repression of any and every social & political movement has found another bow string.
Rainbow Pete
hmmm
17.12.2009 19:14
so hitting the green festie with this type of shit, and the smoking pot thing, is just one more attack on us, as rainbow pete so rightly pointed out.
this is getting urgent.
lynn sawyer
the loons are in charge
18.12.2009 18:26
im watching you