Campaigning to develop, support, and refine evidence based, harm reduction focused drug policies for @uklabour. Led by @Jeffsmithetc
Joined August 2018
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Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
Challenged by @JeffSmithetc on Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs advice that a ban on laughing gas would be disproportionate @SuellaBraverman says govt entitled to take a different view and there is emerging evidence it can cause serious harm to health and well being
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
"By creating the tyranny of the marginal constituency, our first-past-the-post system rewards lowest-common-denominator politics."
@wordsbyjayj of @LabourDrugRef on the urgent need for drug policy reform - and why it won't happen without PR
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Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
🖊️NEW #MEIBlog🖊️
In his latest piece, @wordsbyjayj criticises #Labour's 'tough on drug use, disinterested in the causes of drug use' approach, and argues that #KeirStarmer has a unique opportunity to 'implement radical change in Britain's drug laws'👇
qmul.ac.uk/mei/news-and-opin…
ALT Photo of Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, at a lectern against a red background with the slogan 'It's time for real change'
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
🚨Big news coming out of the APPG for Drug Policy Reform🚨
Major new polling suggests that the majority of voters in 'red wall' seats support reforms including Overdose Prevention Centres, drug testing, naloxone provision and cannabis legalisation.
volteface.me/red-wall-voters…
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
In the first question of this Parliamentary session, I asked the Home Secretary to follow the evidence on drug overdose prevention units. Too many people are dying. Maybe a new Home Secretary will.
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
In Dundee to hear from charities working with people who use drugs, city Councillors and party members as the 7 September closing date for the consultation on my Members Bill to license Overdose Prevention Centres in Scotland approaches.
Thanks to @michaeljmarra for hosting me.
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
"Evidence and compassion must be the basis of drug policy-making, not focus groups. Prohibition and criminalisation have failed, and at huge human and financial cost."
@labourdrugref's @wordsbyjayj on the need for a public health-based approach to drugs: labourlist.org/2022/08/a-pub…
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
"Supporting an explicitly public health-based approach to drug use and moving away from a punishment-based model should be the guiding principle for Labour’s future drug policy," @labourdrugref's @wordsbyjayj writes: labourlist.org/2022/08/a-pub…
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
Make sure you pick up the latest @CosmopolitanUK to read their piece on the realities of drug use in the UK.
Anne-Marie, one of our campaigners, talks about her daughter Martha who died taking MDMA when she was 15 yrs old.
Thanks to @alicecsnape for writing.
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
There is continuing high demand for cannabis, and the illegal supply is resilient enough to meet this demand. Legal regulation wouldn’t be ‘liberalisation’.
You can learn about how cannabis regulation should work in our guide 👇
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Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
Was delighted to catch up with @PaulJSweeney last week in Holyrood with the @Cranstoun_org team.
Paul, alongside our very own @PeteKrykant_OPC, has been the key driver behind the implementation of OPCs and we are extremely grateful for his passion, drive and commitment to OPCs!
Cranstoun is grateful for @PaulJSweeney's continued work on implementing OPCs in Scotland, and we held thoroughly productive conversations last week.
Paul is currently bringing an OPC bill forward, which is open to consultation.
Take a look here -> parliament.scot/bills-and-la…
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
Cranstoun is grateful for @PaulJSweeney's continued work on implementing OPCs in Scotland, and we held thoroughly productive conversations last week.
Paul is currently bringing an OPC bill forward, which is open to consultation.
Take a look here -> parliament.scot/bills-and-la…
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
We're here until 2.30pm this afternoon, when Holyrood breaks for recess.
We've gathered a great a number of signatures but are calling on a Scottish Conservative to come forward and sign our pledge.
Check out this video from my colleague @PeteKrykant_OPC below! #PilotOPCs
This is our final day in Holyrood, campaigning for a pilot OPC in Dundee.
Having garnered near cross-party support, we're calling on any Scottish Conservatives, who we've already met with, to come and sign our pledge today. #PilotOPCs
@Miles4Lothian @Douglas4Moray @SueJWebber
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
Would also like to thank @jackiebmsp deputy @ScottishLabour leader for signing our pledge today, looking forward to meeting @AConstanceSNP tomorrow to present our findings and mass support for #PilotOPCs
Let's get this done, #harmreduction saves lives. – at Falkirk, Scotland
Thanks to Scottish Labour Leader @AnasSarwar for signing our OPC pledge and taking the time to have a chat about the need to take proactive measures to tackle the drugs crisis in Scotland #PilotOPCs
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
We've had a number of requests for an opportunity to officially join our call for a Dundee OPC, so we've created this online petition.
Please sign, and distribute far and wide - we can make this change!
Petition -> ipetitions.com/petition/its-…
The @Cranstoun_org team are back in Holyrood shortly for more meetings with key MSPs as we push for an OPC in Dundee.
Great interest so far in exploring this option #PilotOPCs
If you'd like to join the call for an OPC in Dundee, sign here -> ipetitions.com/petition/its-…
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
Great coverage of our visit to Scotland to campaign for an OPC in Dundee.
Really encouraging first day meeting MSPs in Holyrood and looking forward to the rest of the week.
It's time for an OPC Scotland in Dundee!
Here's the second part of our segment on @STVNews discussing our campaign visit to Holyrood this week.
OPCs are no silver bullet, but they will help to tackle drug deaths
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
Here's the first clip from our segment on @STVNews last night, featuring @PeteKrykant_OPC discussing why Scotland must implement an OPC in Dundee.
We'll be in Holyrood meeting MSPs this week, follow us for details throughout the week #PilotOPCs
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
Great start to the morning in Holyrood having met Scottish Conservative Shadow Drug Policy @SueJWebber.
Sue has agreed to consider our document making the case for a Dundee OPC - much more to come #PilotOPCs
Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform retweeted
I'm excited to be joining this campaign drive to push for a Dundee OPC to tackle drug related deaths in the city. Great start to see my colleagues @PeteKrykant_OPC & @MegJ4289 being interviewed by @STVNews.
I'll be up in the next few hours to help make the case 💪
We are in Scotland 🏴 this week and today in Dundee launching our campaign for an overdose prevention centre for the city.
@PeteKrykant_OPC and @MegJ4289 are talking to @STVNews about what Scotland can do to develop a whole system approach to support people who use drugs
