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We know that criminalisation of ppl who use drugs is costly, & fuels a range of social & health harms that disproportionately impact the most marginalised in society But does it achieve its primary aim of deterring drug use? Answer: *NO* THREAD 🧵1/ transformdrugs.org/blog/criminali…

🚨NEW REPORT🚨 *High Returns: The Economic Benefits of UK Cannabis Legalisation* Legally regulating cannabis (for non-medical use) in the UK could generate £1.5 billion in annual net benefits for the Treasury Here's a breakdown of the key findings👇 #legaliseUKcannabis 1/🧵

I talked to the The Standard podcast yesterday about the good and bad of the London Mayor's cannabis commission report- and the future of cannabis reforms in the UK (first 10 mins) 👇 Also available on apple podcasts, spotify etc. podfollow.com/the-standard/e…

The ED of UN Office on Drugs & Crime, Ghada Fathi Waly has apparently resigned. Awaiting more info - and can only speculate as to the reasons, but seems likely its related to massive funding cuts and broader institutional crisis at a failing agency. 1/

Colorado Governor Announces State's Psychedelics Program Is 'Fully Launched': "Implementing the will of the voters in good faith, Colorado has now licensed our first testing lab, completing the regulated Natural Medicine supply chain." marijuanamoment.net/colorado-gover…

The Czech house of deputies today approved a penal reform Bill that; 🟢 Decriminalises possession of up to 100g of cannabis in the home 🟢Allows for home cultivation of cannabis (3 plants) for personal use 🟢 Permits medical use of psylocibin 1/

Looking forward to reading 'Psychedelic Capitalism' by Jamie Brownlee & Kevin Walby, which just arrived on my doormat It explores the renaissance 'in the context of corporate capture, medicalization, and the war on drugs' See this blog for an overview👇 talkingdrugs.org/the-rise-of-ps…

I'm in Denver, Colorado this week for a triple whammy of cannabis policy events.... Quick thread (discussion on policy to follow as they come up....) 1/🧵

Fascinating session at Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA) assoc conference on novel & new cannabinoids - including an 'alphabet soup' of new semi-synthetic cannabinoids such as Delta8 & HHC nominally legalised in the US by the 2019 Farm bill & widely sold, largely unregulated, across the US 1/🧵

Healthcare professionals, police, community leaders, policymakers & Bristol residents are invited to join Transform & Bristol Uni in shaping the next steps for drug harm reduction & treatment in Bristol: 7pm Thur17th July at City Hall eventbrite.com/e/next-steps-f… 1/

The UN Coca Leaf Review and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Can the World Health Organization (WHO) Meet the Moment? Brilliant new long read explainer in the Transnational Institute *Coca Chronicles* series - by Martin Jelsma & John Walsh from WOLA tni.org/en/article/the…

🚨NEW BLOG🚨 *Harm reduction as a form of resistance* The amazing plenary speech by Michelle Wazan, from Skoun Addiction Center in Lebanon, at the Harm Reduction International #HRI25 conference in Bogota last month transformdrugs.org/blog/michelle-…

*Next steps for Bristol as a harm reduction and inclusive recovery city* Please join us on Thursday July 17th, for a discussion hosted by Transform in partnership with the University of Bristol, on why Bristol needs an Overdose Prevention Centre eventbrite.com/e/next-steps-f…

'Making a drug class A will deter use & help keep communities safe' A familiar Government narrative - but true or false? Cocaine has been class A for 60 years - hows that worked out? Here's a graph showing the 100x increase in cocaine-related deaths over the last 30 years 1/