Be sure that industry will be on maneuvers to water down implementation of the Irish regs at every turn.
Law makers should be vigilant; problem drinking is a highly profitable mkt sector (20% of drinkers consume 80% of the alcohol ) that industry will fight to protect.
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Irish plans seem similar to proposals from - a good starting point
rsph.org.uk/our-work/polic
Id also mandate proper health info on all markting (not the industry-funded nonsense)
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So we have the ridiculous situation where alcohol free beers are required by law to have more information about ingredients, calories etc than the same product with alcohol left in it
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The special status of alcohol re health warnings & ingredients is entirely down to alcohol ind corporate capture & corruption of the policy making process; a failure that must not be repeated with future legal mkts for cannabis or other drugs
We can do *much* better than this
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Info on alcohol products (& marketing) operates on a clearly inadequate voluntary industry arrangement.
Squint and you might see a microscopic health warning on some products, or a pointless link lurking in the corner of some marketing posters.
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A welcome move in Ireland.
Amazingly, UK alcohol products are *still* the only drugs not mandated to carry health warnings (despite the toll of illness & death), & only food/bev not required to list ingredients or calorie content (or pay sugar levy)
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Special dispensation for Winston Churchill to drink 'indefinite' quantities of alcohol while visiting the US during prohibition
It's one rule for them.....etc
Still sadly true of our self confessed drug using political leaders/prohibitionist hypocrites
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in 3 years we've gone from Republicans using "defund the police" against Democrats to Fox Business hosts grilling Republicans about when they will defund the police
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Special dispensation for Winston Churchill to drink 'indefinite' quantities of alcohol while visiting the US during prohibition
It's one rule for them.....etc
Still sadly true of our self confessed drug using political leaders/prohibitionist hypocrites
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How to Define a Psychedelic???
Should we call them psychedelics, hallucinogens, entheogens, psychotomimetics...?
Which drugs should be called psychedelics?
Is ketamine a psychedelic? (Yes)
In my latest S_bst_ck post, I give my unfiltered opinion...
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We are devastated at the death of our author and friend, Martin Amis. Our thoughts are with all his family and loved ones, especially his children and wife Isabel. He leaves a towering legacy and an indelible mark on the British cultural landscape, and will be missed enormously.
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If believes criminalization is a failure & marijuana reform is an opportunity to advance equity, why is marijuana reform missing from equity action plans? My new paper calls on and the to develop an Equity Action Plan For Marijuana Reform!
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Read the paper at bit.ly/43u6lrR.
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Sorry - it's Jack Bereton MP (apologies for the typo - but the shameless drivel comment stands)
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"While drug scare stories get more clicks, they also stigmatise, socially exclude & dehumanise vulnerable ppl"
Solid debunk of the 'monkey dust' media panic from
@profhrs facts a useful counterpoint to the shameless drivel from Jack Breton MP
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'Post-reirement enlightenment syndrome' has been written up #PRES sciencedirect.com/science/articl HT
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Special thanks to our local hosts , & OSF team, the team, and Shaleen Title & the team - taking leadership on social justice in cannabis markets GLOBAL✊
Lots of exciting developments flowing from this network already. Watch this space..
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Such an inspiring group of ppl, from 5 continents, all advocating for & *delivering* cannabis policy rooted in principles of social justice, sustainable development & public health
Sharing best practice & political strategy, & building solidarity in a truly global network🙏
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Pretty unhelpful Times story about ketamine this AM. It reads like an attempt to undermine serious and dedicated people working to reduce drug related harms in students through updating of Uni drugs policy/action in line with UK Drug Strategy priorities and best practice /1
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New viewpoint published in : Public health ethics and punitive drug policy: Are new proposed sanctions for drug possession in the UK ethically justifiable? authors.elsevier.com/a/1h3rY3PErod3 (50 days free access) (1/6)
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Not good enough. Illiberal oppressive legislation (that you campaigned and voted against as a party) must be repealed.
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Stopping Fentanyl at the Border Won’t Work. We Must Reimagine Drug Law Enforcement scientificamerican.com/article/stoppi It’s too late to unpee in the pool. Fentanyl & synthetics are here to stay. What should we do if we truly care about saving lives? Follow Canada’s leadership in #SafeSupply.
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Thanks to Scottish Drugs minister for attending and engaging constructively with the debate at our Edinburgh Takes Drugs Seriously event last night (here talking to ), along with MPs and
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The government is introducing measures by secondary legislation that were rejected when the primary legislation was going through. This makes parliamentary procedure a farce.
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And if you're interested enough to read this far I recommend reading the summary conclusions:
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Swedes use 2 to 3 times more cannabis than previously thought!
Interesting study by and colleagues found an indirect survey method picked up significantly more cannabis use among young Swedes than traditional survey methods.
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Campaigner Anne-Marie tells says that the legal regulation of drugs isn't about condoning drug use, it's about keeping people safe.
"We need to have a grown up discussion about [drugs] - we need to protect young people like Martha."
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Scottish families are calling for the drugs that killed their loved ones to be legalised and regulated so that others don't have to go through the same experience.
Should drugs be legalised?
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A fascinating new technical report on the 'effects of cannabis legalization' was publsihed this month.
It was commissioned by the German Govt to inform their cannabis reforms (in part as a repsonse to opposition backlash)
Read here👇
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A good demonstration of the yawning abyss in understanding of policy and law making processes amongst tabloid media. Embarrassing how utterly clueless they are
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I dont agree with all the discussion & recommendations. Id like to have seen some analysis of the Netherlands experience & Spanish CSCs (both feel v.relevant to Germany)
But for an independent expert report - its a pretty good insight, even acknowledging gaps & limitations
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Crucially the expert feedback section draws on the lessons from success and failing reported in the lit-review to make clearer recomendations on what is likely to deliver the health and social outcomes we ALL want to see.
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I dont think anyone could accuse the authors of a rose tinted or cherry picked review.
Not all the news is +ve here; no policy change has universally brilliant outcomes. But its also not the doom-laden, laughably selective misery reports we see from etc
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The expert discussion summaries from on the key research questions usefully build on the literature review - filling in some of the gaps with a more nuanced take
I think they are essential reading for a comprehensive picture (but this thread is way too long allready)
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The variation with results btwn N.America & Uruguay is notable, as was some of the variation with US/Canadian states/provinces; again key lesson is that regulatory design and implementation is critical in shaping outcomes.
Theres no preordained outcomes of 'legalisation'
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The studies used were also skewed to N.America where most ofthe reform has happened & therefore research occured. This doesnt make it unuseful, but provides important context as the generally more commercial models aren the only option.
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- crucially IMHO not all of the studies, infact only a minority had control groups (and these are not perfect), so some effects could be due to wider changes impacting all jurisdicctions, rather than legalisation effects.
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