Senior Policy Analyst for Transform Drug Policy Foundation (@transformdrugs), mostly tweeting on drug policy/law reform. Own views etc.
London UK
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Keith - reading the article it says neither of these things. Its says illegal market violence 'persisted' and makes no comment on the size of the illegal market.
Since Nevada legalized cannabis, the illicit market has become larger and more violent.
reviewjournal.com/crime/neva…
great to see the debate on cannabis regulation moving forward in Nigeria. Politician and human rights advocate Omoyele Sowore here highlighting the economic waste of enforcement efforts.
It is idiotic @ndlea_nigeria wake up, put on uniforms, march into farms, and set economically viable crops worth millions of dollars ablaze while your country is drowning in multidimensional poverty.
Stop destroying cannabis farms. Stop wasting enormous economic opportunities in the name of a failed and outdated policy.
Legalize and properly regulate cannabis. Invest in research, harness its legitimate medicinal and industrial potential, create jobs, generate revenue, and build an industry Nigerians can benefit from.
You cannot burn your way out of poverty, foolish people!
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Ten years ago today, The Loop introduced drug checking in the UK, at Secret Garden Party and Kendal Calling festivals.
@KendalCalling
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Ten years after The Loop delivered the UK’s first drug checking service, David Hillier looks back at the people, negotiations and years of work behind that moment and the journey that followed.
Read Checkmate: tinyurl.com/yj383p9r
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Despite the legalization of #cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes in Morocco, roughly 60,000 families in the Rif are still dependent on illicit cultivation: fewer than one grower in ten has crossed into the legal channel. 1/2
moroccoworldnews.com/2026/07…
Will Count Bin-face be allowed to wear his face bin in the commons if he wins the Clapton by-election?
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New pub menu, just one tweak: putting alcohol-free drinks at the top of the list cut alcohol ordered by 15% in the UK.
➡️ Public health win
➡️ No drop in spend for pubs
Our latest blog by @B_I_Team digs into the behavioural science behind it. @nesta_uk
ias.org.uk/2026/06/30/applyi…
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One thing I noticed during Pride Month: many arguments used against LGBTQ people sound surprisingly familiar to those who follow the drug policy debate. Different issues, same playbook. drogriporter.hu/en/7-things-…
Good timing, morons.
theguardian.com/politics/202…
To save the amazon we have to legalise and regulate the coca/cocaine supply chain
In this clip I explain why
youtube.com/watch?v=i3xgG0Me…
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New US drug strategy revives ‘#WarOnDrugs’ rhetoric prioritising securitisation, militarisation and abstinence over harm reduction, public health and human rights.
@MarieNougier analyses the Trump administration's sharp turn towards punitive responses: idpc.net/blog/2026/05/securi…
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Ten years after the 2016 UNGASS on drugs, the global community faces a critical moment to reflect on progress and remaining challenges.
Commissioners @HelenClarkNZ and @JuanManSantos examine what has changed—and what must come next to advance more effective, evidence-based drug policies.
🔗 Read more: globalcommissionondrugs.org/…
#UNGASS2016 #DrugPolicy #GlobalHealth
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Remember when @CharlesFLehman and @KevinSabet went to The Washington Post to tell millions of people supervised consumption sites don’t work?
Awkward…
Because the researchers they cited just called them out.
Imagine being corrected by your own sources.
Supervised consumption sites save lives.
PERIOD.
Link to article washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Did you know that the Milky Way is even milkier when viewed from the Southern Hemisphere? This is because from the southern side of our planet, we get a clearer, more direct view of the dense galactic core.
Here’s a look at the Milky Way starting over the Southern Ocean (between Australia and Antarctica) from our @SpaceX Dragon window, complete with some aurora (Southern Lights) and fleeting Starlink satellites. Enjoy the view!
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The Green party support heroin assisted treatment (HAT)(prescribing of pharmaceutical diamorphine to dependent users).
It doesn't need legalising; it's a medical treatment that's been legal/practiced for 100yrs in the UK, going all the way back to the Rolleston Committee in 1926
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Wow. The Pope was just asked his stance on migration. His answer is amazing:
“I would change the question: what is the global North doing to help the global South in its situation that forces them to migrate.”
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It's our home.
This Earth Day, see our planet as our Artemis II astronauts saw it with these new images from the mission.
ALT Image of Earth bisected by the terminator line. The terminator divides Earth\u2019s surface diagonally, shrouding the top left half in darkness. Earth\u2019s illuminated surface is mostly blue and covered in swirling white clouds. Credit: NASA
ALT Image of crescent Earth. Against the blackness of space, the shining blue and white of Earth appears like a smile. Credit: NASA
ALT Image of Earth from the Artemis II mission. Earth fills the bottom half of the image, its surface covered in blue water and swirling white clouds. Earth\u2019s limb is a blue glow against the curvature of Earth. Credit: NASA
ALT Image of Earth from the Artemis II mission. Earth fills the top half of the image. Through the gaps in white cloud cover, green and brown land masses are visible, as is blue water. Credit: NASA
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Switzerland's cannabis pilot trials: high satisfaction, no public-order incidents, early signs of reduced illicit market reliance.
Responsible regulation can contribute to a range of improved health & rights outcomes. Read on: idpc.net/publications/2026/0…
