It's pretty complicated but basically, it's felt by some other campaign groups that Barton took their inertia and resources (massive amounts of community-generated research) to create Cancard. Everyone was impressed to begin with until someone did the maths and realised what a cash cow the card was and were left wondering where the money was going. Decriminalisation was on everyone's lips a few years back so these groups were expecting Barton/cancard to back the bigger picture and be part of the push. That didn't happen and a lot of money was raised via cancard. Fair enough, it was her idea and she got it off the ground but it was considered unhelpful at the time as it helped cement the medical/recreational divide. I think she's amazing but at the same time I do not support her card for the reasons above. Last I heard, some police accept it but the rest don't know about it. I say if you have a prescription and get hassled by the cops, sue the cunts.
Has anyone got more recent info on cancard and Barton?
I tell you who is doing GREAT things at the moment, Guy Coxall at Seed our Future. He's working (for free) at getting people off cannabis related court appearances. So often the police don't have a scooby about the changes to the law and surprisingly frequently bring BS cases to court. A good example is medical patients an driving. You can drive high as long as you are not impaired. No amount of blood tests can determine how impaired you are. He's very good and I donate a little money each month to him. If you are ever in trouble with the law about weed (no matter medical or not) get in touch with Guy!
https://www.seedourfuture.co.uk
