As Number Of Medical Marijuana Patients In UK Skyrockets, Non-Profit Launches Crowd-Funder To Run Cannabis Legalization Campaign
Transform Drug Policy Foundation, a registered non-profit charity based in the United Kingdom working towards a safer system of legal regulation for all drugs announced on Thursday that is undertaking new efforts to legalize marijuana.
In a post on X, the non-profit launched a crowd-funder to run a campaign to legalize and regulate recreational cannabis. In just one day, they collected 3% or £1,650 ($2,128) of the £50,000 target with the help of 28 supporters. The fund-raising effort will close on August 30, 2024.
Transform Drug Policy Foundation prides itself on having advised governments in Canada, Germany, Malta, Luxembourg, Uruguay and Mexico. The goal behind this cannabis reform is “to protect our young people, prioritize health and social justice, and to reduce crime.”
As an independent charity that receives no government funding, it relies on financial help to launch cannabis legalization campaigns. The organization will use the money to work with key experts and impacted communities, produce new analyses on the economic opportunities of a regulated cannabis market and ensure it gains the attention of the new Labor government and wider public.
It will also “analyze …