#Glasgow City Council formally support #decriminalisation of #drug use. #Green and #Conservative councillors supported the change proposed by the #SNP administration, with #Labour resisting
#Scotland #politics #ScotPol
https://news.stv.tv/west-central/glasgow-city-council-formally-support-decriminalisation-of-drug-use

Statements from #Gardai about drug #decriminalisation are always fear mongering about things that already exist under the current approach, the approach they are proactively trying to maintain and in a lot of cases only exist because of that same prohibition and criminalisation approach.

I give very little weight to their input since the whole reason its a discussion in the first place is because their way doesnt work and harms communities. A fact they really dont seem bothered about.

Could #decriminalisation solve #Scotland's drug problem?

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-66570190

An explanation of #drug #decriminalisation policies https://theferret.scot/scotland-drug-decriminalisation-policies-world/

🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🇺🇬 We strongly condemn the adopted discriminatory #Ugandan 'anti-Homosexuality Act 2023'.

⚖️The Act violates #fundamental human rights.

👇Our co-chairs and VPs signed a letter calling the @eu_eeas for strong action as outlined in the EP resolution on #decriminalisation.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/LGBTIintergroup/status/1665755457955196928

#decriminalisation #sexwork #stuartrobert #fucks #auspol

https://theshovel.com.au/2023/05/03/decriminalisation-of-sex-work-in-queensland-stuart-robert/

#Conservative #NewYorkTimes columnist Ross #Douthat makes an interesting case here: that the #legalization of #marijuana in the #US is making things worse, not better. #America's experience with #drugs is different from the #UK's in many ways. But advocates for #decriminalisation of #cannabis need answers for those who worry about unintended consequences here, too (gift link)
#LegalizeCannabis #DrugsPolicy https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/opinion/marijuana-legalization-disaster.html?unlocked_article_code=9yIDKDMd-bpNpFQ0OzCre1w3LVPzbBmSWZzP8oGw6M4fYs5NhzwgeB6CUqG7Zv9EO-Yhg0BdGhy4NQF3gMyhNDtPUuQLA7BNIX4QDSNxuEF0fUGyvvvcThxFo6JCeZZm4lzoYjkG5v2Qm4vYVVuu5wzcfskC-zq7A87GZq1DvBOHs__c_IPgR3Ogiv1PO64axk5DcnMJreifZDE0zpweRDIW3C2ucVDPhqvCH0xyIOlRAKOP6PFVaJv4Roydklp6ApzH-7a-nJ32DmbDkJ4THsgIlHFudQz4s4HFu48ac5m0OjgDgS86QHwIE89g0_ICmInxPTHBQwgBZ0xXMHlrYLSuahKzKd9VVA&smid=nytcore-android-share

🇪🇺 another month, another #Plenary. Check our #LGBTIQ-focused summary

🌍 universal #decriminalisation
🟰 horizontal #equality directive
🇪🇺 EU-@coe relations
🪖#CSDP
🇦🇫 education in #Afghanistan

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️full summary: https://lgbti-ep.eu/2023/04/25/plenary-summary-universal-decriminalisation-of-homosexuality-the-horizontal-anti-discrimination-directive-institutional-relations-between-eu-and-council-of-europe-csdp-and-afghanistan/

📙texts: http://lgbti-ep.eu/resource-list/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/LGBTIintergroup/status/1650860038477447168

RT @kaufmich_com
A few reasons why we need decriminalisation NOW!

#decriminalisation #sexwork #listentosexworkers https://twitter.com/GlobalSexWork/status/1647906919275798531

"A rational society would follow the example of Portugal, where drug use has been decriminalised...Yet what hope when the two biggest parties stick their fingers up at the experts: the last Labour government fired Prof David Nutt, its chief drug adviser, when he correctly argued that ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol"

Good article from @owenpeterjones on the latest daft criminalisation (of #LaughingGas)

#Drugs #Decriminalisation #UKPolitics

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/27/laughing-gas-ban-michael-gove-drugs-criminalise

A paper from #WHO describing the #chilling effect of #criminalisation of #abortion and adding more weight to the movement for #decriminalisation
https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/3/e010405

The next step after legalising #cannabis is to decriminalise all drugs because it is a health issue, not a law and order problem. The next candidates for full legalisation are #MDMA and #Psilocybin
@ Australian Psychedelic Society
https://www.fusionparty.org.au/policy_faq#drug-reform

The tweet:

https://twitter.com/Leo_Puglisi6/status/1627540813340360705

https://www.psychedelicsociety.org.au/

#Health #Decriminalisation #Legalisation #Psychedelic

@gemlog The editorial board of the #NationalPost supports #decriminalisation, https://nationalpost.com/opinion/theres-no-path-to-addiction-recovery-for-people-who-are-dead

But there are voices there who claim BC is going about this the wrong way, e.g.

Even England’s police want to decriminalise hard drugs. Why won’t our posturing politicians listen - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/20/england-police-decriminalise-hard-drugs-home-office why, indeed? #drugs #decriminalisation

Even England’s police want to decriminalise hard drugs. Why won’t our posturing politicians listen - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/20/england-police-decriminalise-hard-drugs-home-office why, indeed? #drugs #decriminalisation

Today is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers!

And every day is a good day to help end the stigma around sexwork and support sexworkers in their fight for decriminalisation.

#SexworkIsWork #Decriminalisation

Expert offers tips for #decriminalisation
#bangkokpostnews #bangkokpost https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2446709/expert-offers-tips-for-decriminalisation

A lot of countries would like to implement the decriminilization of drug use, as Portugal has done. But the system is more more complex than that, and was adopted during exceptional circumstances. An article tell you everythiing about this success story: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/add.16099?/?utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Campaign_Sciad_R3MR425_Hybrid_NursingDentistry&utm_medium=cpc #decriminalisation #drugs #prevention @politicalscience

A small "claim to fame" is that I was a beta-reader for the book #RevoltingProstitutes, by Juno Mac and Molly Smith. There's an acknowledgement in the back of it which I treasure, which says that I "sharpened and clarified" their arguments! How lovely is that.

I recommend it as a useful book if you're interested in that area:
https://www.versobooks.com/books/3039-revolting-prostitutes

#SexWork #law #books #decriminalisation

RT @ProstitutesColl@twitter.com

We’re so close to our target of 10,000 signatures!

Please support decriminalisation and #MakeAllWomenSafe by signing our petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241311

#Decriminalise #Decriminalisation

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ProstitutesColl/status/1126045777669783553