#Scottish politicians have the courage to #DecriminaliseDrugs, but #Westminster is too timid to let them

Objecting to #CapitalPunishment was once taboo too. Real change comes from politicians brave enough to speak up
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/10/westminster-scotland-proposal-decriminalise-drugs-brave-enough #ScotGov #drugspolicy #Drugs

RT @TweeterReynolds: MALTA. Seven applications have been made to open #cannabis social clubs but grassroots community members and legacy growers are finding it "next to impossible" because of complex, demanding regulations. #drugspolicy https://businessofcannabis.com/maltas-cannabis-authority-publishes-new-fine-tuned-rules-for-cannabis-clubs-but-stakeholders-still-finding-it-impossible-to-set-up-associations/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/lukeming/status/1666048348602630144

#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

RT @CLEARUK: GERMANY Will Move Forward With #Cannabis Legalisation After Receiving "Very Good Feedback" From EU. #drugspolicy https://www.marijuanamoment.net/germany-will-move-forward-with-marijuana-legalization-after-receiving-very-good-feedback-from-eu-top-official-says/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Engstrom_PP/status/1635915777487384577

RT @TweeterReynolds: STUDY. Adult-use #cannabis legalisation is associated with less alcohol abuse and no increase in psychosis, cannabis use disorder or other adverse outcomes. #drugspolicy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36601811/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Engstrom_PP/status/1630116637360652288

RT @CLEARUK: Hashish is fundamentally different from #cannabis flower because when cured it produces a unique terpene known as hashishene with unique effects. #drugspolicy https://cannigma.com/plant/terpenes/what-is-hashishene-examining-unique-chemistry-hashish/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/lukeming/status/1613953762808287232

RT @CLEARUK: IRELAND. Five-year sentence for Limerick #cannabis caregiver is "brutal" and "wildly disproportionate". Irish dad-of-two, Patrick Moore, was supplying oil to severely ill patients without charge. #drugspolicy https://t.co/b7ZhHuWXos

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/lukeming/status/1613665577737797633

Hildegarde Naughton is Ireland's new #DrugsPolicy health minister. Will she follow a health-led approach or continue the bigotry and failure of #prohibition?

#CannabisReformIreland

https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Hildegarde-Naughton.S.2013-07-19/

RT @CLEARUK: GERMANY. The govt is moving towards legalising #cannabis, creating an entirely new industry. There are challenges but it is now clear that while EU law prohibits trafficking, personal use is up to the state, so the plan looks set to proceed. #drugspolicy https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/high-society-high-hurdles-face-germany-s-cannabis-legalization-plans-a-f034680a-de39-46e1-939a-082ff977674d

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/lukeming/status/1595560660271865857

@Ronnierobins @natalieoregan

I think the TD's are really detached from where their grassroots support now is at in relation to cannabis.

Whilst there may not be consensus nationally, there is now a real appetite for change & our TD's are doing us a grave disservice by refusing to engage properly in the debate.

(data from a 2021 RED-C poll commissioned by journal.ie )

https://www.redcresearch.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/506321-RED-C-The-Journal-Polling-Attitudes-to-Legalising-Cannabis-May-2021.pdf

#ireland #Cannabis #DrugsPolicy

@amnestyireland Welcome to mastodon! We're just getting our bearings here, too, but it's great to see you guys here.

Criminalising drug users is a human rights issue!

#DrugsPolicy

RT @TweeterReynolds@twitter.com

STUDY. Hemp could make Scotland's agricultural sector carbon neutral. A hectare of hemp can absorb between 8 – 15 tonnes of CO2 (compared to the 2 – 6 tonnes absorbed by forests). #cannabis #drugspolicy https://www.thenational.scot/news/23038751.hemp-help-scotlands-agricultural-sector-reach-net-zero/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/TweeterReynolds/status/1582046587236122641

Yes my brother. 🙌

RT @TweeterReynolds@twitter.com

The world has changed. POTUS action on #cannabis will radically affect every nation on earth. The ludicrous #drugspolicy of UK, Ireland and many other nations is cumbling before our eyes. The foolish politicians who have caused so much harm must be held to account.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/TweeterReynolds/status/1578107771760873475

RT @TweeterReynolds: GERMANY. Concerns an adult-use #cannabis market will contravene international law have been dismissed by senior members of the govt. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), which opposes legalisation, has been promoting this falsehood. #drugspolicy https://t.co/gtTiSpFfeq

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/Engstrom_PP/status/1573650631025377280

RT @CLEARUK
@CLEARUK campaigns for radical reform of UK's irresponsible #drugspolicy which has given violent gangsters control of our streets. Please sign up to support our work. Membership £5 - £40 per year. #cannabis http://clearmembers-uk.org

E' per arginare le destre però, dai!!

RT @acino2020@twitter.com

#Scegli @pdnetwork@twitter.com se vuoi ritrovarti tra qualche anno a sentire gli stessi discorsi senza nulla di fatto, nemmeno quando si poteva. #Scegli un partito che ti prende per il culo da sempre e non si stanca di farlo.
#DrugsPolicy #CannabisLegale #weedmob @marcofurfaro@twitter.com @VeriniWalter@twitter.com https://twitter.com/giuditta_pini/status/1126156323664662529

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/acino2020/status/1570716379065745410

But how long before the ban on the medicinal Leek is abolished?
---
RT @TweeterReynolds
Seen in a pharmacy window in Leek, Staffordshire. The times they are a-changing #cannabis #EndOurPain #drugspolicy
https://twitter.com/TweeterReynolds/status/1566116813448138752

RT @TweeterReynolds
@Fweed_ @FrankFeighan @r_crainn @Ginosocialist @little_cbd @pfsa_ireland @TheCannabisRev2 As chair of the Ireland Working Group of the Cannabis Industry Council @UKCanCouncil, I have written to Minister @FrankFeighan requesting a meeting to discuss general #cannabis policy, specifically medicinal cannabis, #hemp and #CBD. #drugspolicy https://cannabisindustrycouncil.org/working-groups/ireland-working-group/

Noi litighiamo per #4piante mentre i fratelli tedeschi fanno questo:

RT @CLEARUK@twitter.com

GERMANY. Inside The Process To Legalise Recreational #Cannabis. Hearings on health, consumer protection, protection of minors, supply chains, ecological and economic issues, criminal liability, control measures and licensing #drugspolicy https://www.forbes.com/sites/dariosabaghi/2022/06/27/inside-the-process-to-legalize-recreational-cannabis-in-germany/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/CLEARUK/status/1542075260413120513

Il fegato e altri organi vitali ringrazierebbero volentieri

RT @CLEARUK@twitter.com

#Cannabis Will Be Far Bigger for the UK Economy Than Scotch Whisky. #drugspolicy https://ilesol.com/cannabis-will-be-far-bigger-for-the-uk-economy-than-scotch-whiskey/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/CLEARUK/status/1520382363146104832