Volteface

@VoltefaceHub

We are a research and advocacy organisation, promoting evidence based, harm reduction focused drug policy reform.

London, UK
Joined October 2015

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Feb 17

    🚨📢 Medical Cannabis Patient Initiative Announcement 🚨📢 We've partnered with to launch Patients First, an initiative that pays patients for their time, giving them a voice and chance to shape their future care in UK medical cannabis.

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  2. 6 hours ago

    Priti Patel’s Proposed Nitrous Oxide Ban Increases Risks for Young People By

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  3. Mar 14

    ICYMI: Why we need to confront difficult conversations about cannabis dependency. Cannabis is less dangerous than many drugs, including alcohol and tobacco - but there are still honest conversations that need to be had👇 By

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  4. Mar 13
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  5. Mar 12

    📺Check out our director in this video by 👇 In it, Paul and JS discuss the differing levels of effectiveness of cannabis policy across the globe🌍

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  6. Mar 11

    🚨NEW: "An intriguing mix of political analysis and commentary, scientific explanation, and historical context, the book provides a holistic overview" 📖 reviews 's latest book 'cannabis + your health'.

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    Mar 11

    "Queer people + people who use drugs find their bodies are battlegrounds in the unrelenting culture wars waged by political + cultural elites attempting to cement their hegemonic position and enforce hetero-normative realism" Brilliant read

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  8. Retweeted
    Mar 11

    We Need To Talk About Cannabis Dependency Really important piece by who highlight the lack of nuanced discussion - typically presented as totally natural & harmless or a drug which turns you into a lazy, paranoid, useless git.

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  9. Retweeted
    Mar 10

    🧵:A brilliant first piece by for As drug reform advocates, we must engage on the issue of cannabis dependency. Far too often reform shut down when the link between cannabis and mental health is brought up. This is not right. 1/

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  10. Mar 10

    Interesting piece from in about the plight of CBD businesses and a potential bursting of the bubble. The UK has a chance to be a world leader in the CBD, hemp and medical cannabis markets - but is squandering that opportunity.

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  11. Retweeted
    Mar 10

    Wrote about cannabis dependence among young people for . While cannabis has little potential for addiction compared to other drugs, overuse can lead to dependence. A legal framework would leave much more room for research on this issue!

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  12. Retweeted
    Mar 10

    An article that needed to be written. It sounds dramatic, but I (+ no doubt others) have seen several throw away lives and potential through smoking too much weed The fact that our conversation around it is so polarised - Daily Mail psychosis focus/Snoop Dogg BS - doesn't help

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  13. Mar 10

    🚨NEW: We Need To Talk About Cannabis Dependency - by According to a 2020 study, 86 percent of those 18-23 said they used cannabis, with almost one third using every day.

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    Mar 9
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    Mar 9
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  16. Mar 9

    Even though it's no longer we're going to highlight some of the key female drug policy advocates for you to follow if you don't already:

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