😱 Progress from the government - whilst Sadiq Khan has failed to take the action needed in #London to reduce drug harm 😡

❌️ Met still don't carry naloxone
❌️ No overdose prevention centres
❌️ Not calling for a health approach to drugs!

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Congratulations to our co-coordinator, Cara Lavan, for winning a seat on St.George Central ward, Bristol City Council! 👏🏻🎉🌱💚

I’m so honoured to take up this position working for Londoners 🌟 so excited to get this opportunity to work for a more affordable, fairer #London .

Huge thanks to Sian Berry who leaves behind a fantastic legacy, having achieved here & can't wait to see her in parliament 💚

And finally at OEV meeting to listen and talk with Neil Woods Cranstoun and others about mental health and drug policy reform.

The Loop is #drugchecking in Bristol today! Come along to Brunswick Square to chat about any drug-related concerns in confidence.

Our tribute to Russell Newcombe

Educator, campaigner, harm reduction trailblazer, psychonaut, and an endlessly fascinating, generous and lovely human - he will be terribly missed. RIP

transformdrugs.org/blog/a-tribute…

My full BBC interview on German cannabis legalisation is here (from 2.30) youtube.com/watch?v=VcOwUL…

'For legal regulation to become a reality, reform is needed at national and international levels...' On Drugs: Europe’s Cities Pushing for Reform
Carrie Lou Hamilton for Green European Journal greeneuropeanjournal.eu/on-drugs-europ…

This coming week Vancouver City council will debate the motion “Creating a Regulatory Framework for Retail Sales of Psilocybin and Entheogens in Vancouver”. Read the full motion here council.vancouver.ca/20240410/docum…

We should keep a close eye on the emergence of a Peter Thiel backed oligopoly that seeks to monopolise the regulation of psychedelics as 'his company' Atai buy a 35% stake in Beckley Foundation | Psychedelic Research bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Drug laws and policies infringe on the rights of people who use drugs. Our advocacy places human rights at the centre, recognising that punitive laws and policies are detrimental to the realisation of human rights for all.

hri.global/topics/drugs-a…

Thanking Charlotte Nichols for the continued awareness around trauma and PTSD and how emerging evidence around psychedelic treatments could play an important role in healing.

Devastated to hear of Dr Nuke ✴️ death. He was a huge support to us as an org & a giant in the field. In recent years he was a Release consultant providing pages of thorough notes on any questions we asked, trained the team & wrote for TalkingDrugs

RIP Russell 💔

Loved bumping into Joe Lycett at BBC this morning 🤩

Nearly convinced him to vote for me as Green Mayor of London. He's just too right wing though.

In our 2024 AGM we elected two co-coordinators for the year.
We welcome back Cara Lavan who will be joined by Laura Eccott 💚

In our AGM last week we were joined by Clemmie James HealthPovertyAction highlighting how drug policy reform & climate justice are inextricably linked. Read the report from the International coalition on Drug Policy Reform & Environmental Justice. healthpovertyaction.org/climate-justic…

Here's the historic moment when harm reduction language was *finally* included in a CND resolution following only the second vote (the first being moments before) on a resolution in over 60 years. Only Russia and China opposed.
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Please join us for our AGM.

6-7 pm: Pres. from Clemmie James HealthPovertyAction (all welcome)

7-8 pm: Business - including electing co-coordinators & key roles (members of The Green Party only)

RSVP for zoom link & details about nominations: [email protected]
#greendrugpolicy

Hackney councillor, London Mayoral candidate and core member of our group Zoë Garbett on Nick Ferrari this week 'the war on drugs has absolutely failed...drugs need to be completely legalised and regulated'. #GreenFuture #London