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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

More than 13,000 heroin and opioid deaths have been missed off official statistics in England and Wales, raising concerns about the impact on the government's approach to tackling addiction. #drugspolicy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Thousands of opioid deaths missed off official figures

The error - affecting England and Wales - raises concerns about the impact on the government's approach to drug deaths.

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Peter Reynolds, President of CLEAR, said the FSA’s handling of #CBD has already devastated the UK market with the loss of hundreds of businesses, thousands of jobs and leaving mainly “ineffective” CBD isolate oils on the market. #cannabis #drugspolicy hemptoday.net/uk-stakehold...

hemptoday.net

UK stakeholders push food safety authority to separate CBD isolates from hemp oils

Under UK and European food law, companies can ask regulators to decide whether a product should be treated as a “novel food” through an Article 4 filing.

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Contempt for this government will deepen. There is no doubt that Israel is engaged in genocide. The only possible explanation for this travesty is the corrupt ‘sponsorship’ which more than half the cabinet and many MPs accept from Israeli sources. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

thetimes.com

Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, government concludes

A letter from David Lammy, sent when he was foreign secretary, says the war does not meet the criteria, though he calls Israeli bombing ‘utterly appalling’

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

As expanded access leads to increased pot use, health experts say it’s more important than ever to understand the effects of the drug on mental health. Click the highlighted sections to learn how #cannabis affects the brain. theonion.com/how-marijuan...

theonion.com

How Marijuana Affects The Brain

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

"Almost half of UK population believes Israel treats Palestinians like Nazis treated Jews." They are absolutely correct. This is NOT #antisemitism. #StopIsrael #FreePalestine www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

After harvesting #cannabis, inside each flower a transformation is underway that defines the quality of the medicine it becomes. Handled well, this stage brings out the plant’s full character, turning raw flowers into rich, aromatic medicine. #drugspolicy dalgetyuk.co.uk/life-after-d...

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Gemma Weeks, 28, used £500 of ketamine a week for 10 years. Coroner at her inquest suggests upgrading it to Class A. With all sympathy to Gemma's family, this was serious abuse and in any case, evidence shows that classification make no difference to use. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Dorset coroner urges ketamine review after woman's death

Ketamine is increasingly abused by young people who do not understand the risks, a coroner says.

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

SWITZERLAND. The new bill spans everything from how #cannabis should be packed, to what time of day it can be sold, and how it will be taxed with a focus on non-profit principles, prioritising harm reduction over commercial opportunity. #drugspolicy businessofcannabis.com/inside-switz...

businessofcannabis.com

What is Switzerland's Cannabis Legalisation Plans | Business of Cannabis

Switzerland is advancing plans to legalise cannabis through tightly regulated pilot projects, shaping the country’s future market and influencing Europe’s wider cannabis reform debate.

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

CANADA. New analysis shows #cannabis as a national growth engine, adding $16 billion to GDP in 2024 and aligning with Prime Minister Carney’s One Canadian Economy vision. #drugspolicy www.organigram.ca/eir

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Economic Impact Report | Organigram Global

Economic Impact Report

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

SCOTLAND remains the drugs death capital of Europe for the seventh year in a row. As usual there is zero discussion by either UK government or media on how #drugspolicy could be adjusted. On any other issue, a policy review would be demanded and debated. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Scottish drug deaths fall but remain worst in Europe

The number of drug deaths is expected to have dropped slightly, but experts warn that any fall will most likely be a blip.

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

IRELAND's notorious #cannabis hysteric, Dr Ray Walley, describes the smell of cannabis as "toxic", a "gateway into cocaine" and suggests second hand smoke causes "metabolic and heart problems". Fake claims from a discredited, dishonest doctor. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

rte.ie

Why the smell of canabis concerns one Dublin doctor

At the US tennis open at Flushing Meadows, chaos is part of the charm,screeching New York subways, raucous crowds, celebrity sightings. But now, a different distraction is wafting in - the unmistakabl...

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

AUSTRALIA. All over the world politicians persist in the delusion that #prohibition reduces harm. If you tax tobacco so heavily it doesn't deter use, it just boosts the illicit market, more harmful products and more crime. #drugspolicy www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

theguardian.com

Cigarette prices to jump by almost 7% amid growing concern about Australia’s booming black market

Rise in tobacco excise kicks in Monday as experts warn ‘prohibition style’ approach is doomed to fail

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

#Prohibition doesn’t eliminate the drug market, it forces consumers to buy from criminal networks. Purity, strength and content are guesswork. No quality control, no list of ingredients. No dosage guidelines. No consumer rights. #drugspolicy filtermag.org/overdose-pro...

filtermag.org

Overdoses Should Be Termed “Prohibition-Related Deaths”

Major drivers of overdose fatalities have little to do with drugs and everything to do with our drug laws.

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

The Cannabis Health Symposium, at Conway Hall, London on Tuesday 25 Nov, 2025, is designed to provide UK healthcare professionals with expert-led, clinically grounded education on #cannabis-based medicinal products. #drugspolicy cannabishealthnews.co.uk/2025/08/28/c...

cannabishealthnews.co.uk

Cannabis Health Launches ‘Landmark’ Symposium for UK Healthcare Professionals

Cannabis Health will host its first expert-led educational event for healthcare professionals later this year.

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Addiction support charity says a drop in referrals for #cannabis coincided with the legalisation of its medical use on prescription. People are not accessing it through illicit means and getting into trouble with the law for a medical reason. #drugspolicy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Addiction service sees cocaine referrals overtake cannabis

Motiv8 Addiction Services says cocaine referrals are overtaking cannabis for the first time.

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

How Israel has breached the Genocide Convention. All signatories to the convention are legally obliged "to act to prevent and punish". This includes the USA, UK and all EU countries. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Should EU proposals be brought into law, from 2027, the entire hemp plant, including flowers, would be recognised as an agricultural product, not just the seeds and stems, and THC limits could rise to 0.5%. #cannabis #drugspolicy businessofcannabis.com/eu-proposal-...

businessofcannabis.com

EU Proposal to Recognise Hemp Flower as a Crop in Landmark Shift for Industry - Business of Cannabis

The EU is proposing to recognise hemp flower as an agricultural crop, unlocking subsidies, grants and trade opportunities for farmers across Europe.

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Diana Johnson MP doubles down on #prohibition by specifically naming semi-synthetic cannabinoids as class B, schedule 1 drugs. These were already banned under MoDA. More sinister is the proposal to ban non-psychoactive THCa for the first time. #drugspolicy www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Now little difference between The Times and the Daily Mail. Cheap, fearmongering about drugs at Boomtown. Forgets to mention that legal drugs, alcohol and tobacco, kill thousands more and cause far more harm than all illicit drugs combined. #drugspolicy www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

thetimes.com

Drug dealers offer contactless payments in Boomtown festival trades

A coroner’s warning about a free-flowing drug trade proved prescient as reporters witnessed dealers operating openly among thousands of revellers

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Netanyahu and his ultra-Zionist regime are pursuing the ‘Greater Israel’ project. This is based on the Zionist belief that Abraham said ‘God’ had told him he and his descendants have the exclusive right to this land as defined in the Torah. #StopIsrael peter-reynolds.co.uk/2025/08/13/t...

peter-reynolds.co.uk

The Greater Israel Project. Netanyahu’s Real Agenda

Greater Israel Netanyahu and his ultra-Zionist regime are pursuing the ‘Greater Israel’ project (Eretz Yisrael HaShlema). This claims the entire area from the River Nile, north-east to …

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

USA. At a $1m-a-plate fundraiser at his New Jersey golf club earlier this month, Trump told attendees he was interested in reclassifying #cannabis as a less dangerous drug. Guess why? Donations. #drugspolicy www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

theguardian.com

Trump reportedly considers reclassifying marijuana as less dangerous drug

President told people at a fundraiser last month he was considering changing marijuana’s Schedule I classification

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

"If the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu fears anything, it is the clank of a prison door closing behind him. Netanyahu sees jail in his future, and he would do almost anything to avoid it." www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-t...

thenewworld.co.uk

The trial of Benjamin Netanyahu

From petty corruption to genocide, the charges continue to mount. But the Israeli prime minister’s actions since October 7, 2023, show he is determined to escape the shadow of justice

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

There always has been and always will be a thriving drug trade at Boomtown and other festivals. It is a natural human impulse. The only way to reduce the harm of drugs and the trade in them is legal regulation. #drugspolicy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Coroner concerned with Boomtown festival's 'open' drug trade

Boomtown festival is back for 2025, with the event starting near Winchester on Wednesday.

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Updated to 21st July 2025, based on a statistical model published in the Lancet, Israel has killed roughly 434,800 people in Gaza since 8th October 2023. That’s 20.7% of Gaza’s pre-conflict population dead. Over half are women and children. stevendonziger.substack.com/p/shock-isra...

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Well done Starmer, you've grown a pair! Exactly the right thing to do. The Palestinian people's inalienable right to self-determination which for 77 years the Zionist war criminals have been trying to stamp out. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

thetimes.com

Keir Starmer: UK ready to recognise Palestinian state within weeks

Sir Keir Starmer has been under pressure from his cabinet and backbenchers to follow the French lead and recognise Palestine

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Very important to contribute to this survey if you have been affected by the FSA's incompetent and probably corrupt handling of the imposition of Novel Foods in the #CBD industry. It has destroyed hundreds of businesses and thousands of jobs. #drugspolicy www.cannabistrades.org/articles/imp...

cannabistrades.org

IMPACT SURVEY: Assessment of the Novel Foods CBD Process

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

In the previous government, I could not have been more opposed to Kit Malthouse, his authoritarian and #prohibition line on #drugspolicy. But his speech on 21st July 2025 on Israel's genocide was magnificent. I pay him maximum respect for his words and his intent.

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

There is a study every week. #Cannabis causes heart attacks, schizophrenia, makes you lazy, anxious, infertile, unemployable. It turns your brain to sludge. The headlines change. The goal does not. Confuse the evidence. Keep the fear alive. #drugspolicy potculturemagazine.com/2025/07/02/f...

potculturemagazine.com

Funded Fear: The System That Keeps Cannabis Scary

A wave of anti-cannabis research is flooding headlines, but it is not science, it is strategy. Backed by NIDA, Big Pharma, and prohibition-era agendas, these fear-driven studies distort data to sta…

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Peter Reynolds @peter-reynolds.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Starmer treated the London Drugs Commission report exactly as Callaghan treated the Wooton report in 1969. He threw it in the bin unread. Since the Indian Hemp Commission of 1898 politicians refuse to act on expert evidence about #cannabis. #drugspolicy www.talkingdrugs.org/after-london...

talkingdrugs.org

After London’s Drugs Commission, What Is Labour Waiting For? - TalkingDrugs

After 4 years of work, the London Drugs Commission called for cannabis' decriminalisation and better policing. Its recommendations were almost instantly rejected.

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