Green Party Drug Policy
@greendrugpolicy.bsky.social
The Drug Policy Group for @thegreenparty.bsky.social Campaigning to end prohibition, reduce harm and save lives 🌱 #greendrugpolicy #ProhibitionIsRacist #greenfuture 🌍 Official website 👉 https://www.greenpartydrugpolicy.org.uk/
'Drugs are a solvable issue...we need our politicians to be genuinely inquisitive about finding a solution, rather than using the issue as a way to score points.' Beautifully put by journo Tom Nicolas. Proud to feature (quite a bit!) in this deep dive into drug policy www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjLD...
How We Lost the War on Drugs.
YouTube video by Tom Nicholas
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You just love to push those drugs @andyburnham.bsky.social because we all know how alcohol makes for a family environment. www.joe.co.uk/news/andy-bu...
Burnham calls for lift of drinking ban in stadiums
For clubs in the top five tiers of men’s football in England, laws are in place which don’t allow drinking in the stands.
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Bristol's free drug checking service, offered by @theloopuk.bsky.social at BDP is now accessible to a wider cohort. If you would like to be sure what your drugs contain or you know anyone who would benefit from this safety information, please get them to check out www.bdp.org.uk/thedrop/the-...
The Loop Drug Checking Service
The Loop Drug Checking Service lets you receive a tailored harm reduction intervention based on what drugs are circulating the city.
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Prohibition of drugs doesn’t stop young people wanting or getting them. It DOES prevent us from giving them accurate information about why they might be tempted to use these drugs and what the potential harms are though. It can also delay them seeking help. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’
County’s first such clinic, at Alder Hey in Liverpool, treating children suffering from chronic bladder problems with severe cases needing dialysis
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Review of an important new book! The social justice ideals of drug reform are being sidelined by big money. Check out The Next Fix by @kojokoram.bsky.social #drugsky #addictionmed #harmreduction
Review of The Next Fix: The Winners and Losers in the Future of Drugs
At this point in the unwinnable "war on drugs," the question is not whether drugs should or will be legalized, but rather how.
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Check out my downstream podcast episode on my new book w/ @novaramedia.com m.youtube.com/watch?v=lo_b...
Who REALLY Won the War on Drugs? | Ash Sarkar Meets Kojo Koram
YouTube video by Novara Media
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Next Monday we welcome Professor Kojo Koram to speak about his new book - The Next Fix: Winners and Losers in the Future of Drugs. Come join us! @kojokoram.bsky.social
Are you passionate about #DrugPolicy reform? ✨ IDPC is looking for volunteers to help with social media, campaign updates, website content & light research. 💚 📥Express your interest by Friday, 12 June!
IDPC recruits campaigns & communications volunteer
Are you passionate about drug policy that promotes social justice and affirms rights? This volunteering opportunity may be for you!
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Just met a group of friends who just voted in a Senedd election for the first time! Voting to make hope normal again! 💚💚💚
On #HarmReductionDay, we honour communities, peer workers and civil society organisations keeping each other alive — often with little to no funding, protection or recognition. #SupportDontPunish
Legalising and regulating drugs is the only way to reduce drug related deaths and defund criminal gangs. We want drugs off our high streets, and in to safe and regulated sources.
It was great to back on the Simpa Life Podcast. As well as our beloved cannabis we discussed the importance of third spaces and the absurdity of Labour's tobacco ban. Big up Simpa! 💚🌱 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zstc...
| Julyan Levy | Ep 175 | Green Party Drug Policy | Importance of Third Spaces | Labour Tobacco Ban |
YouTube video by The Simpa Life Podcast
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We often think of the racism and xenophobia behind prohibition as a purely North American / Harry J. Anslinger dynamic. However, we should remember the British racism in India under colonialism. Happy 420! 🌱 link.springer.com/book/10.1057...
Decolonising cannabis with Héritier Lumumba. Happy 420! 🌱
Great overview of our policy from @leedsgreenparty.bsky.social leeds.greenparty.org.uk/2026/03/26/g...
Green party Drug Policy - A Closer Look - Leeds Green Party
You've probably heard a lot of discussion recently about the Green Party's position on drugs. Drug Counsellor Colin Noble has an explainer...
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The importance of building an infrastructure of care around a system of regulation. The case of Canada vs Portugal. sookenewsmirror.com/2026/04/09/u...
UVic researchers discuss why B.C. couldn’t replicate Portugal’s drug strategy - Sooke News Mirror
Experts point to fundamental differences in context, toxic drug supply, and government reluctance
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Election Maps UK@electionmaps.uk · 6mo agoCliftonville (Kent) Council By-Election Result: 🌍 GRN: 38.8% (+26.7) ➡️ RFM: 33.1% (-7.0) 🌳 CON: 15.2% (-4.5) 🌹 LAB: 10.4% (-11.6) 🙋 Ind: 1.3% (New) 🔶 LDM: 1.2% (-1.9) No Ind (-3.0) as previous. Green GAIN from Reform UK. Changes w/ 2025.
The Green Party has secured a "huge victory" at the Kent County Council (KCC) Cliftonville by-election. Green candidate, Rob Yates, gained the seat from Reform UK, increasing the Green vote share from 12 per cent to 39 per cent. They're dubbing it Kent's 'Gorton & Denton moment'.
Friday reminder: Cannabis is first and foremost a plant. They were here long before capitalism, colonialism and commodification and they will be here long after the fall of Western Imperialism 👍🌱
April fools... but the only joke is Labour refusing to nationalise water to protect our rivers and lower our bills
Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist." RT if Mick is right.
Huge well done to Hannah and all involved in making this happen!! The terrible lies & slurs about our drug policy by both labour & reform didn't land. That's because they were ridiculous and people are far more intelligent than they've been given credit for. Onwards! 💚🌱💚🌱💚
The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · 7mo ago"I really want to encourage more people from backgrounds like mine to get into a system that has always shut us out." Hannah Spencer MP: plumber, plasterer, parliamentarian
Whenever we see Britain First they are always rioting and smashing Britain up. What is 'First' about that?
@zackpolanski.bsky.social in #Manchester talking about our public health approach. Vote Green!
Great piece from Hannah Spencer on why Britain needs a Green Victory at the Gorton and Denton by-election this Thursday. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This election is an appeal for trust, a battle against fear and a straight fight between Greens and Reform | Hannah Spencer
Thursday’s stakes could not be higher. We know Labour has failed and Farage’s Reform is poisonous. I want to win Gorton and Denton as a fresh start, says Hannah Spencer, the Green party candidate in t...
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UK drug laws are currently built on hypocrisy & the price is paid in preventable deaths. Greens want to take control of a market that exploits people, is violent & devoid of care. I worked on our policy in 2019 with grieving families, doctors, an ex undercover- cop...& I'll continue to back it.
Caroline Russell@carolinerussell.bsky.social · 7mo agoOur drugs policy was written by @zoegarbett.bsky.social and others. She speaks clearly about harm reduction, preventing overdose and speaks with care, compassion and knowledge. People understand the war on drugs doesn’t work and that regulating supply reduces harm. Drown out Labour’s smears.
A reminder that at the heart of our policy is care and harm reduction set out in our 6 principles. Don't listen to the dangerous propaganda from @labouruk.bsky.social .The current system offers little protection to young people and vulnerable adults.
Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7mo agoDrug deaths have risen every year for 13 years. That’s 13 years of a failed “war on drugs”. Labour should be looking at legalisation, control and regulation - not playing politics with people’s lives. This is a public health crisis. Treat it like one. Not a game.
