Why cannabis advocacy groups NEED to divide the community

It may not be obvious to many why the most ardent and pragmatic advocacy groups are so happy to shun the majority of the cannabis community, but it serves an important function within the community. 

Leader of CLEAR UK, Peter Reynolds was recently published in the Independent openly shunning members of the cannabis community for attending the 4/20 rally in Hyde Park with a piece entitled If you really want to legalise cannabis, then why on earth would you go and get high in a park?

The equally controversial sub-headline, "embarrassing displays of public consumption like the 420 celebrations are not going to lead to meaningful drug reform, but I know what will," is not your everyday pro-reform sentiment either. But, when you ponder over Reynolds highly contentious rhetoric, it's becomes very clear that he's actually serving a very important function within the community.

 

Whether you agree with Reynolds or not,...

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