Drug Policy Forum of Hawai`i

Hawaii's voice for sensible, compassionate, and effective drug policies since 1993.

[Tom Angell 🌳📰ⓥ @tomangell]

So far zero members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked questions during this hearing on the crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity about whether it even makes sense to criminalize the health issue of drug use in the first place.

[Tom Angell 🌳📰ⓥ @tomangell]

BREAKING: Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont just signed a marijuana legalization bill into law.

This is the fourth state to legalize cannabis so far this year.

The new law takes effect on July 1.

https://t.co/V5GFRLBukp

[Grinspoon: Grinspoon on Drugs @Peter_Grinspoon]

IMHO -- we need to reevaluate "Cannabis Use Disorder" from scratch (it has 'War on Drugs' roots). Need modern definition of CUD that eg. doesn't include "tolerance & withdrawal" for the millions of medical patients who get over-diagnosed, as Big Pharma designs treatments for CUD.

[@tiffanydcross @TiffanyDCross]

Since #Nixon declared a “war on drugs,” drug offenses have become the leading cause of arrests in the US, according to @DrugPolicyOrg. In 2019, more than 1.5 million arrests were made due to drug law violations. #CrossConnection

[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

Because if I want to hang out at home, smoke a joint, and listen to my favorite music, that’s my civil liberty — and it’s yours, too.

[Max Daly @Narcomania]

A few gems from @Shapiroharry's brilliant new book, Fierce Chemistry, a treasure trove of fascinating facts and unheard stories about Britain's century old drug war
https://t.co/IKECU7w62Q via @vice

[Tom Angell 🌳📰ⓥ @tomangell]

A drug policy that continues to criminalize drugs is not one that treats substance misuse as a health issue.

CC: @ondcp @ReginaLabelle

[Harm Reduction International @HRInews]

The criminalisation of drugs is a colonial legacy.

Read this @Filtermag_org piece on the webinar we held last month, Dismantling Racism and Colonialism Through Drug Policy Reform. #DecoloniseDrugPolicy https://t.co/tJFZlW0Ppg

[Tom Angell 🌳📰ⓥ @tomangell]

TODAY: A coalition that includes ACLU, NAACP, AFL-CIO, National Organization for Women and hundreds of other groups is demanding that Congress pass a federal marijuana legalization bill by the end of this month.

https://t.co/sX8nadO2vV

[Drug Policy Forum of Hawai`i @DPFHawaii]

As Amazon adjust its own employment policies around cannabis, Hawaii's medical cannabis patients can still be fired or not offered a position because of lawful cannabis use. Auwe! #Hawaii #HInews

[Star-Advertiser @StarAdvertiser]

Pot users welcome: #Amazon won’t test jobseekers for cannabis: https://t.co/sL9DRnLp0z

[Senator Scott Wiener @Scott_Wiener]

🚨🚨BREAKING: The CA Senate just passed our legislation to decriminalize psychedelics! 🎉

To everyone who made calls, shared, posted, told their stores: You did this! Let’s keep up the fight & momentum. We need to end the failed War on Drugs.

Thank you, colleagues! #SB519

[Grinspoon: Grinspoon on Drugs @Peter_Grinspoon]

Ever wonder why doctors are so far behind patients on #cannabis? Why they have been on the wrong side of the War on Drugs? This is part of the answer. https://t.co/VPrznylH7n

[Senator Scott Wiener @Scott_Wiener]

We need to decriminalize psychedelics 🍄. Here’s why: https://t.co/kCwTGSpfqx

[Dan Price @DanPriceSeattle]

It's ridiculous that companies are still testing job applicants for marijuana.

As a CEO, I couldn't care less if employees smoke a joint or drink a glass of wine when they're off the clock. How they want to spend their time off work is up to them.
https://t.co/6EXGzFj2NA

[Tom Angell 🌳📰ⓥ @tomangell]

The #SAFEBanking Act now has 38 cosponsors in the Senate, with Sen. Chris Coons—described by NYT this week as one of President Biden’s "closest confidants” in Congress—signing on to the marijuana banking bill.

https://t.co/RC4GBJd1EK

[Nikos Leverenz 🇺🇲 @nikosleverenz]

#PBSInsights The Legislature just declared racism a public health crisis. What measures will the Legislature forward next year to reduce the toll that criminalizing substance use & mental health problems has on Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, & Filipinx residents? @pbshawaii

[Drug Policy Forum of Hawai`i @DPFHawaii]

#PBSInsights @pbshawaii 80% of Hawaii's Senate voted to legalize adult-use cannabis this year. Why didn't it receive a hearing in the House Health or Judiciary committees? Why allow committee chairs the broad discretion to exercise a pocket veto? #Hawaii