Very significant. Will the UK listen?

Very significant. Will the UK listen?

Big news just in!

Rescheduling cannabis to schedule III.

Big news. Looking like rescheduling for cannabis will happen and it will be put to schedule III.

As many will point out, this won’t address criminalization so still much work to be done.

apnews.com/article/mariju… by Zeke Miller, Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Lindsay Whitehurst

‘What a Day in Prison is Really Like’

“Life in prison is harsh, traumatizing, and isolating for the people forced to endure it.”

A real up-close description of the realities of prison.

vera.org/news/what-a-da…

Great to see this coverage of nitazenes in the UK and why we need the government to act. Pleased to have supported the BBC team in getting this out. Billy McLennan bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

A lovely obituary for a pioneer of our time, Russell Newcombe, by Mike Jay

Russell will be missed but he leaves behind an inspiring legacy and unyielding respect from those who knew him and his work.

theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

‘Study: French Drug Injection Rooms Cut ER Visits And Crime’

codeblue.galencentre.org/2023/04/25/stu…

Wandsworth Prison: ‘an incredibly nasty place to serve a sentence and to work’

“Prisoners are being left addicts with spiralling debt, their families threatened with violence outside, if they don’t pay up”

channel4.com/news/wandswort…

By Jackie Long

‘New drug threatening 'epidemic of death' in UK advertised on Soundcloud and X’

With Ester from Transform Drug Policy Foundation:

“government needs to support harm reduction measures and no longer criminalize people who use drugs”

metro.co.uk/2024/04/22/new… via Metro by Sarah Hooper

‘NY Cases Underline Harms of Drug Testing During Pregnancy’

“Drug testing during or after pregnancy is still widespread in the United States. Consent is legally required in many contexts, but that’s often ignored…”

filtermag.org/ny-cases-drug-… by Tana Ganeva for Filter | harm reduction journalism

‘A Close Look at Denial of Pain Meds to People Who Use Drugs’

To say this is a much-needed discussion is an understatement.

filtermag.org/denial-pain-me…

By DC for Filter | harm reduction journalism

‘New drug threatening 'epidemic of death' in UK advertised on Soundcloud and X’

With Ester from Transform Drug Policy Foundation:

“government needs to support harm reduction measures and no longer criminalize people who use drugs”

metro.co.uk/2024/04/22/new… via Metro by Sarah Hooper

Amsterdam mayor once again looking to go further with regulation. There was a recent conference where Femke Halsema made very progressive proposals, and she continues to advocate for control and regulation.

france24.com/en/live-news/2…

Saturday April 27th we’ll proudly be taking part in the premiere, Q&A and after party for the new documentary American Pot Story. Join DianeGoldstein in Vegas!

The story of Oaksterdam and how California changed cannabis.

Find ticket information here: bit.ly/49PFAkh

I will wear my pin with pride -- Anyone's Child could be a Casualty of the Drug War - I am not interested in moral high grounds . If your child had a problem with drugs what will help? A doctor's appointment or a Criminal record?
Anyone's Child: Families for Safer Drug Control Transform Drug Policy Foundation LEAP UK Liz Saville Roberts

‘A Close Look at Denial of Pain Meds to People Who Use Drugs’

To say this is a much-needed discussion is an understatement.

filtermag.org/denial-pain-me…

By DC for Filter | harm reduction journalism

Unimaginable isn’t it?

Nitazenes found in smuggling methods, such as catering supplies.

Not uncommon, new drugs to the market always have a method of entry demonstrating importance of services and not a reliance on enforcement.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-687123…

By Billy McLennan, Colin Campbell & Abby Newbery

Nitazenes found in smuggling methods, such as catering supplies.

Not uncommon, new drugs to the market always have a method of entry demonstrating importance of services and not a reliance on enforcement.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-687123…

By Billy McLennan, Colin Campbell & Abby Newbery