My old mate Michael Appleby told Ben Vidgen that if another party adopted a policy of full cannabis legalisation, he'd wind up the Cannabis Party and encourage people to vote for that party;
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Good news Michael! The […]
Mike Sabin has come a long way since his MethCon days (and a con it certainly was);
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But he's still stuck in a 20th century paradigm where there is a single 'just […]
The Minns government response to the recommendations of the 2024 NSW Drug Summit rejects key civil society demands, as the NSW premier appears to be attempting to kill the will to drug law reform
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#nswpol #druglawreform #harmreduction
"[Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa] believes that endless amendments to an unworkable law are not the solution. It is time to replace drug laws with a single, coherent Psychoactive Drug Law—one that regulates all drugs, including currently legal substances, such as alcohol. A modern drug law […]
Chris Fowlie warns that if you've made cannabis brownies, or tinctures, or does any processing of it, you're now at risk of being charged with manufacture of a class B drug;
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The MODA drug […]
Maybe if we stopped hurting people and started helping hurt people, we wouldn’t need to be having these debates in the first place? 💬 #NZpol #DrugLawReform #Aotearoa #NewZealand #LevelUp #nzpol #PeopleOverProfit #HumanityFirst #NZ
#Pathetic. #Weak. #Gutless. #Whytrytobeingovernment? #Wastedopportunity. #Notwhatyousaidyouwoulddowheningovernment. #auspol #nswpol #druglawreform
The Price of Cowardice: Why NSW Clings to a Dead Cannabis Policy.
I'm so tired of this ignorance. #cannabis #druglawreform #nsw #sameoldsameold
A pivotal court meeting at Lowell High School ignited a fierce debate over the fairness of drug possession penalties for inmates, with potential implications that could reshape justice in Michigan.
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#MI #DrugLawReform #CitizenPortal #FairnessInSentencing
Lawmakers in Montana are calling for stronger drug laws to protect children from the dangers of fentanyl and methamphetamine exposure, highlighting the urgent need for change in the legal system.
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#MT #MontanaChildren #DrugLawReform #PublicSafety #YouthProtection #CitizenPortal
Screenshot of text of a question from Danny Donnelly MLA to the Health Minister during an Assembly debate. Text reads ‘Mr Donnelly: Does the Minister agree that the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is outdated, that it needlessly punishes people who use drugs and that its impact on people in Northern Ireland should be reviewed? Mr Nesbitt: I thank the Member for his intervention. The fact that the law dates from 1971 suggests that it may well be fit for review. The Member is taking me into the area of a different debate, and it is a debate that I would very much welcome the House having, including our debating taking a position on whether we are in the right place, and have been since the early 1970s, or whether it is time to look at taking a different approach. Again, for me, the fundamental is to look at the causes of the causes and how we address them.’
Encouraging response when I asked the Health Minister if he thought the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) was outdated and needlessly punished people in NI in a debate earlier this week -
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Tennessee's House Bill 703 is set to revolutionize how marijuana is treated legally, potentially decriminalizing its use and protecting healthcare workers from job loss due to THC testing.
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#TN #MarijuanaDecriminalization #DrugLawReform #PublicHealthPolicy #TennesseeHealthcare
During the 2023 election senior Labour figures were saying they would consider decriminalising personal use of *all* drugs, like in Portugal;
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I want to see them making a firm commitment to that for 2026. Including […]
Why bother asking the experts in the alcohol and drug area if you are going to ignore the single thing they say will help the problem? I've worked in AOD and Harm Reduction for over 35 years and I'm so over the 'drugs are bad' rhetoric. . :-( #harmreduction #australia #druglawreform
Here's hoping we see some change #druglawreform #cannabis #regulation #healthissue
Compelling documentary revealing the cruelty and success of "County Lines" drug distribution. The incomparable @wudzee.bsky.social and others expose the failure of our current approach and the need for #druglawreform. Children suffer as politicians ignore the evidence. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
For Australian's interested in drug law reform and approaching drug use as a health issue, not a criminal issue, check out the Fair Treatment Campaign. #harmreduciton #druglawreform #fairtreatment
"It takes half a million steps to walk from Dubbo to Sydney – the distance a person in regional New South Wales may have to travel just to reach the drug treatment they need. A long and lonely road to recovery." #druglawreform #nswdrugsummit #harmreduction
Not sure how many on here agree that drug prohibition is a hugely costly, counter-productive and harmful failure. I hope it's a lot! Always happy to discuss concerns. Remember, though, no policy is perfect so a new approach doesn't have to be perfect, just better than what went before #druglawreform
#DrugLawReform is a key part of criminal justice reform and one where I've decided to prioritize when I contact elected officials and donate money. I encourage my friends to do the same. Some key organizations doing this work include: @DrugPolicyOrg @NORML @MarijuanaPolicy /fin
