This Week In Drugs

TWiD Media publishes a podcast & newsletter on all things drugs: policy, science, news, & more. Team: @SamTracy, @sarahcmerrigan, @audiblealbert, @veeyeung

[This Week In Drugs @ThisWeekInDrugs]

Hey TWiD fans! We’ve stopped producing new episodes. We are so grateful for your support over the years. THANK YOU.

We’ll keep our Patreon active, and all proceeds will support our archive so other people can learn about drug policy.

Again, THANK YOU!

Sincerely,
The TWiD Team

[Tom Angell 🌳📰ⓥ @tomangell]

Massachusetts cannabis commissioner @shaleentitle makes the case for legalizing all drugs.

We didn’t legalize marijuana because it is safe. We did it because prohibition is dangerous.

That’s even more true for more dangerous drugs.

https://t.co/skHk9fDf08

[Steve Rolles @SteveTransform]

Another huge drug law reform event in Mexico city today as a brilliant new report on drug regulation and security in Mexico is launched by authors; former Mex President Zedillo, @BuenMadrazo & @cataperezcorrea
https://t.co/gkodj1vkqY

[@DrugPolicyFacts.bsky.social @DrugPolicyFacts]

Commission on Narcotic Drugs Intersessional Meeting Sept. 25-28 in Vienna. Portions should be webcast, info at https://t.co/WA0KfOsSTC https://t.co/WA0KfOsSTC

[IDPC @IDPCnet]

Why some U.S. allies didn’t sign up for Trump’s pledge to fight drugs

https://t.co/BFp29kTQ0U

[National Harm Reduction Coalition @HarmReduction]

"Our work is more important now than it ever has been, and together we *can* be the change we want to see in the world" - @msmonique_tula reflecting on the highlights of 2017 in @Harmreduction's annual report: https://t.co/M1RLqFhFuh

[The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) @globalcdp]

Global Commissioner offer reality-based alternative for effective drug control to failed and tragically costly #warondrugs https://t.co/ZJrxN2hLq6 #regulatedrugs #drugpolicyreform @HelenClarkNZ

[Coletta Youngers @ColettaYoungers]

Coca farmers can be relieved that Pres Trump called for the eradication of "coco" in his speech before the UN. But the "Call to Action on the World Drug Problem" ignores advances in the debate. Read our analysis here: https://t.co/X8QBeVEjkK @WOLA_org

[This Week In Drugs @ThisWeekInDrugs]

After an outcry from Georgia's Orthodox Church, the country has reversed it's decision on medical marijuana https://t.co/zjIrdTKvPk

[This Week In Drugs @ThisWeekInDrugs]

prohibition kills https://t.co/orgVkGSJoN

[This Week In Drugs @ThisWeekInDrugs]

Ottawa's medical officer of health, @VeraEtches, says supervised consumption site are working https://t.co/ohvXxtWXlR

[This Week In Drugs @ThisWeekInDrugs]

Exciting news from South Africa https://t.co/SHqMM23JQo

[This Week In Drugs @ThisWeekInDrugs]

Interesting dilemma for Canada, Mexico, and Jamaica https://t.co/NFbJsugzC0

[This Week In Drugs @ThisWeekInDrugs]

New report on youth substance use released earlier this week:

[U.S. GAO @USGAO]

Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Use: Federal Grants for Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services and for Research https://t.co/PKd0vQXyg8

[Bloomberg Law @BLaw]

Nothing in the federal Drug Free Workplace Act bars federal contractors from employing someone who uses illegal—let alone lawful—drugs outside of the workplace. https://t.co/nUdVQLcXuq

[Volteface @VoltefaceHub]

Limited tickets available to the public for our report launch next week. Great panel and taking place inside Parliament. Get your ticket here - https://t.co/FNGvGBOyHF

[Beau Kilmer @BeauKilmer]

Hot off the press! Issue 11 of the @RANDCorporation Drug Policy Research Center Quarterly is out. Highlights research on:

#fentanyl
#cannabis & advertising
#treatment for OUD in primary care settings
#vaping

https://t.co/Bhvau5V3et

Missed Issues 1-10? https://t.co/GAJIotrvpW

[OnPoint NYC @_OnPointNYC]

We first opened our doors in the 80s as a grassroots, underground exchange run by #ACTUP &other activists in response to #AIDS crisis.#NeverForget their bold act that led to the Needle 8 trial &ultimately legalized #NewYork needle exchange #tbt
Full story: https://t.co/dmmXWYtmz7

[Sanho Tree @SanhoTree]

Watch live now: Tackling Fentanyl: The China Connection. (House Foreign Affairs Committee: Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee) https://t.co/jKcIGw8gLQ

[NIDAnews @NIDAnews]

FREE WEBINAR - 9/13 at 2pm ET:

NIDA’s Brian Marquis and @ASHAnews will discuss how to bring Nat’l Drugs and Alcohol Facts Week® to your school and #ShatterTheMyths about drugs and alcohol use.

Register here: https://t.co/OL2NKRWtdl #NDAFW