Legalising UK cannabis would generate over £1 billion a year in tax 💰🍃 With the budget approaching, it’s time for evidence-led public spending. Legalising UK cannabis offers the possibility of vast revenue and significant public savings Full report: transformdrugs.org/publications...

📣Leicester: Take Drugs Seriously📣 📆19th Nov - 6.00 - 8.30pm📆 📍Hansom Hall, 50-54 Belvoir Street, LE1 6QL📍 Join this in-person discussion about what a new approach to drugs could mean for Leicester, your family and your community. Free tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/leicester-...

We are hiring!🚨 Transform is looking for a new Treasurer to join our board of Trustees! We are looking for a qualified accountant, preferably with experience in the charity sector for this remote and voluntary role. Apply by 3rd November: www.charityjob.co.uk/volunteer-jo...

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We were delighted to attend the Green Party conference to take part in Common Ground Justice Project’s event, Breaking Through the Noise. Our CEO, Jane Slater spoke about a new approach to crime and justice and how this relates to our drug policy reform work at Transform.

💚 @greenparty.org.uk leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social backs legalisation of all drugs 💚 ‘The war on drugs has absolutely failed, and ultimately we need to be having a public health approach’ - Polanski speaking to BBC South East ahead of his party conference.

We are hiring!🚨 We are looking for an individual passionate about drug reform to help with fundraising and organisational support.  Bristol (Hybrid) £25 - 30k FTE Part-time (2-3 days/week) 6 month contract (possibility to extend) Apply by 5th October: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/transfo...

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"Upgrading ketamine to Class A just means that young ppl will take dirtier drugs, the money will go to the dealers. no one wins" BBC report on last week's @anyoneschild.bsky.social #SupportDontPunish parliamentary lobby - Including interview with Transform Trustee, Vicky Unwin t.co/dVgOxvpetG 1/

🚨NEW BLOG🚨 "Ketamine has no deep history or hinterland: it is a product of pharmaceutical modernity. Its multiple identities mirror the broad spectrum of its effects...from a mild & pleasant giddiness to a white-knuckle ride into another dimension" transformdrugs.org/blog/how-bri... 1/

How Britain fell into the K-hole | Transform

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🚨NEW BLOG🚨 *Harm reduction as a form of resistance* The amazing plenary speech by Michelle Wazan, from @Skoun_org in Lebanon, at the @HRInews #HRI25 conference in Bogota last month transformdrugs.org/blog/michell...

Harm reduction as a form of resistance | Transform

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The UN Coca Leaf Review and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Can the @WHO Meet the Moment? Brilliant new long read explainer in the @TNInstitute *Coca Chronicles* series - by @MartinJelsmaTNI & John Walsh from @WOLA_org www.tni.org/en/article/t...

The UN Coca Leaf Review and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Can the WHO Meet the Moment? | Transnational Institute

Will the WHO confront its colonial legacy and right a historic wrong? The critical review of the coca leaf could transform global drug policy and marks an important moment for Indigenous rights and tr...

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Healthcare professionals, police, community leaders, policymakers & Bristol residents are invited to join Transform & the University of Bristol in shaping the next steps for drug harm reduction & treatment in Bristol: 7pm Thursday 17th July at City Hall eventbrite.com/e/next-steps... 1/

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

The Standard: Will London decriminalise cannabis?

As the Mayor of London urges the government to consider decriminalising possession of small amounts of cannabis, Steve Rolles, a senior policy analyst for Transform Drugs Policy Foundation, unpacks...

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

The non-enforcement on the sale of illegal hashish in participating coffee shops within the Dutch cannabis experiment will be extended once more until 1 September 2025. This decision was taken following signals of shortages of regulated hashish. 1/2 cannabisindustrie.nl/verlenging-g...

Tijdelijke gedoogperiode voor illegale hasj in wietexperiment verlengd tot 1 september 2025

De tijdelijke gedoogperiode van illegale hasj in het wietexperiment wordt verlengd tot 1 september 2025 maakten de ministers bekend.

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Resharing from @transformdrugs.bsky.social report release 2 months ago about how much a legally regulated cannabis market could bring into the economy....

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Another superb report by @transformdrugs.bsky.social on the high returns of legalising cannabis Estimating annual net benefit to the Treasury of up to £1.5 billion! 🤑 Great context for the delayed & eagaerly anticipated Mayor of London drug commission 👀

The London Mayor's drug commission report is finally published today. It makes a welcome call for decriminalisation of cannabis possession but disappointingly stops short of recommending any form of legal regulation of cannabis markets. THREAD 1/🧵 t.co/q3N27YTK7S

🚨NEW (guest) BLOG🚨 *Protecting communities means protecting Safer Consumption Facilities* Kirsten Horsburgh reflects on the opening of the UK's first SCF "people who use drugs deserve safety, too. They are part of the community - not separate from it" transformdrugs.org/blog/protect...

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🕊️ The creation of a panel of independent experts to review the UN drug control system is a once-in-a-generation chance to move away from the punitive status quo. 📘 Our latest advocacy note outlines what it will take to make it count: idpc.net/publications...

Repairing the “machinery”: Recommendations and expectations for the independent review of international drug policy commitments

IDPC lays out key considerations and aspirations for the independent panel established by the CND to review the UN drug control system, highlighting potential pitfalls to avoid to make this review…

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🇺🇳 UN SG antonioguterres.bsky.social — your leadership can shape the future of drug policy! 183 civil society groups urge you to take bold and inclusive action in the upcoming global review! 📄Open letter: idpc.net/news/2025/05...

183 civil society groups urge UN Secretary-General to lead historic global drug policy review with a bold, inclusive and transformative vision

Global civil society groups call on the UN Secretary-General to ensure the independence, credibility and representativeness of the UN review's expert panel, and to champion meaningful,…

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Where too many politicians lack the courage to challenge the failed 'war on drugs', Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema has showed pragmatic leadership: "why leave a health-risk product to criminals? Alcohol & medicine are regulated, why not [currently illegal] drugs?" monocle.com/affairs/amst... 1/

Amsterdam’s rebel mayor on sex, drugs and tourists - Monocle

Femke Halsema, the Dutch capital’s first female mayor, doesn’t shy away from radical yet rational policymaking. Here she tells us...

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Glasgow's supervised drug consumption facility was accessed 2,691 times in its first 4 months, with 30 medical emergencies attended too There's huge unmet nationwide demand for SDCF/OPCs, proven to reduce harm, save lives & facilitate service access pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news... 1/

UK’s first safer drug consumption facility accessed more than 2,500 times in first four months, data show

The UK’s first safer drug consumption facility (SDCF) in Glasgow has been accessed 2,691 times during the four months it has been open, according to data published by the Glasgow City Health and Socia...

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The legal distribution of cannabis *can* reduce consumption and problematic consumption, especially among people who also use other drugs, according to a Swiss study published in Addiction (journal) t.co/UPDwKKvLSg 1/

🚨NEW BLOG🚨 Lessons from Colombia: From harm reduction to legal regulation What we learned about drug reform, social justice and cocaine regulation in our two community dialogues held in Bogota and Cali, Colombia last week 👇 transformdrugs.org/blog/lessons...

Lessons from Colombia: from harm reduction to legal regulation | Transform

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📢 How could the legal regulation of drugs deliver #TradeJustice? A legally regulated market, if rooted in principles of transitional justice, could give people the opportunity to produce and trade drugs without fear, earn decent wages, and support sustainable economic growth. #DrugPolicyReform 🧵

Welcome to see this in-depth and non-terrible feature on Nitazenes in the Daily Mail I've issues with the exploitative photos, & stigmatizing language ('zombies') But for the Daily Mail it's pretty comprehensive and balanced (quoting me & the drgs minister) www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article... 1/🧵

How drug TWO THOUSAND times the strength of heroin is killing Brits

EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline analysis of data from the UK's only drug testing facility has revealed two-thirds of 'medication' tested in the past year has been laced with nitazenes.

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My latest blog post is on how to best regulate the packaging used for legal psychedelic products, drawing on recommendations from @transformdrugs.bsky.social.

How to Design Packaging for Psychedelic Products With Harm Reduction in Mind

As the push for the legalisation of psychedelics continues, questions around safety and harm reduction should continue to be raised. If psychedelics were legalised for non-medical use in certain US st...

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Spot the difference 🔎 Left: A Guinness ad near an Irish primary school before a complaint. Right: After the complaint - now Guinness 0.0. A dangerous loophole lets alcohol brands dodge ad restrictions by promoting zero-alcohol products. It's time to close it. Found by @jameslarkin13.bsky.social

THREAD🧵 The 68th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) took place in Vienna last month Key takeaways: 🔹Colombia's historic resolution to review the drug control system 🔹Growing discussions around coca/cocaine regulation 🔹The belligerent & obstructive new US delegation 1/

Global Drug Policy: “Countries are being freed up to actually speak their minds” John Walsh from @WOLA_org, @AnnFordham from @IDPCnet and Isabel Pereira from @Dejusticia_en explore last month's momentous UN CND in Vienna - on the WOLA podcast. www.wola.org/multimedia/g...

Global Drug Policy: “Countries are being freed up to actually speak their minds” - WOLA

For the second year in a row, what had been an uneventful, consensus-driven United Nations meeting on drug policy saw...

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An overlooked cost of cannabis prohibition is the forgone environmental benefits of the plants many positive (non-drug) uses Here @julyanlevy.bsky.social flags 5 potential benefits of cannabis/hemp for a greener economy (& refs our new economic analysis)👇 theconversation.com/five-ways-ca...