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CHANGING THE NARRATIVE ABOUT DRUGS To end prohibition; honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi; restore human rights; promote harm reduction & develop evidence based drug policies. We need your support. Join us: https://hrca.nz/join

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β€œIf you want to save the kids, save them from prohibition”.

18.02.2026 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Repealing this draconian law is long overdue!

Please sign and share our parliamentary petition:
petitions.parliament.nz/0ab5ed2a-54c...

Let's get the job done!

THX!!

17.02.2026 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Repealing this bad law is long overdue!

Please sign and share our Parliamentary petition to get the job done!
petitions.parliament.nz/0ab5ed2a-54c...

Many thanks πŸ‘

16.02.2026 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Repealing this bad law is long overdue!

Please sign and share our Parliamentary petition to get the job done!
petitions.parliament.nz/0ab5ed2a-54c...

Many thanks πŸ‘

16.02.2026 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Laws need to be based on science, evidence and experience - please sign our petition for reform and recirculate!

Thank you so much!πŸ‘

10.02.2026 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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It doesn't matter where you live - please help us out by signing the Parliamentary petition to reform our drug laws.
THANK YOU! πŸ‘
petitions.parliament.nz/0ab5ed2a-54c...

11.02.2026 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It doesn't matter where you live - please help us out by signing the Parliamentary petition to reform our drug laws.
THANK YOU! πŸ‘
petitions.parliament.nz/0ab5ed2a-54c...

11.02.2026 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone can sign - so please do and encourage others too as well - petitions.parliament.nz/0ab5ed2a-54c...
Many Thanks!!

10.02.2026 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Laws need to be based on science, evidence and experience - please sign our petition for reform and recirculate!

Thank you so much!πŸ‘

10.02.2026 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Warning after multiple people hospitalised after using synthetic cannabis High Alert is warning people to use "extreme caution" if using synthetic drugs.

Roadside drug testing will lead to more switching to drugs that don't stay in your system for as long as cannabis does (weeks even months).

Unknown drugs that may carry far more risk.

New synthetic drugs are a by-product of prohibition enforcement.

#EndProhibition

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

24.12.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Can you help us?
We need your signature on this Parliamentary Petition to end the Drug War and replace it it with evidence based drug policies.
Anyone from any country can sign
Please signπŸ™

23.12.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Drug laws: A new Paradigm is needed! - Dr Julian, HRCA

18.11.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Truth!

22.12.2025 07:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All the speakers on video here:
youtu.be/NrCZ46qQQTI?...

18.11.2025 06:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
HRCA Symposium 2025 Julian Buchanan 'A new paradigm is needed'
YouTube video by Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa HRCA Symposium 2025 Julian Buchanan 'A new paradigm is needed'

HRCA Symposium 2025, Dr Julian Buchanan 'Drug Laws: A new paradigm is needed' youtu.be/lKG4qtoEmZs?... via
@YouTube

18.11.2025 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Videos of all five speakers at the Symposium on Drug Law Harms and Alternatives

Prof Warren Young
Assoc Prof Fiona Hutton
Adam Dorsett (PhD in Lived Experience!!!)
Dr Kirsten Gibson
Dr Julian Buchanan

are here:
youtu.be/NrCZ46qQQTI?...

13.11.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Harm Reduction Coalition calls for radical drug law reform, government says it's not on the cards Researchers, advocates and those who've struggled with addiction are renewing appeals for a complete overhaul of the 50-year-old Misuse of Drugs Act.

Great to see our call to end prohibition get national coverage on RNZ. The harms from prohibition are vast - and avoidable if we legalise and regulate all drugs.

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

13.11.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Virtually everyone uses drugs. The so-called 'war on drugs', has conned us all, it's causing so much harm to us all. We need a new drug law that legally regulates ALL drugs - including those drugs being used in the cartoon. We can do better than continue the faΓ§ade, a phoney rejection of 'drugs'.

24.10.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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There is only one sensible option:

02.11.2025 06:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Adam Dorsett - pathways into prison with no exits
YouTube video by Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa Adam Dorsett - pathways into prison with no exits

Illicit heroin as much needed self-medication for childhood trauma and pain, - only to end up in prison for the trauma, violence, abuse and pain to be further exacerbated!

youtu.be/y_0cDh8XvKs

07.11.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Adam Dorsett - pathways into prison with no exits
YouTube video by Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa Adam Dorsett - pathways into prison with no exits

Illicit heroin as much needed self-medication for childhood trauma and pain, - only to end up in prison for the trauma, violence, abuse and pain to be further exacerbated!

youtu.be/y_0cDh8XvKs

07.11.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
All Speakers at HRCA Symposium 2025, Prohibition What impact, what next?
YouTube video by Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa All Speakers at HRCA Symposium 2025, Prohibition What impact, what next?

The five speakers from different angles: lived experience, working in the field, qualitative research and reviewing the law explore the impact of prohibition and consider what should replace it.

youtu.be/3RWfJDYghg0?...

07.11.2025 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
All Speakers at HRCA Symposium 2025, Prohibition What impact, what next?
YouTube video by Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa All Speakers at HRCA Symposium 2025, Prohibition What impact, what next?

f you missed the 2025 HRCA Symposium 50yrs Prohibition: What Impact? What Next? Here's a YouTube capturing all the speakers:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RWf...

06.11.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There is only one sensible option:

02.11.2025 06:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The drug war = violence, guns, gangs, money laundering, overdose, addiction, mass incarceration, human rights abuse, serious diseases, stigma, denied medical treatment, consumed vast public money, ruined life opportunities of our young people and put vulnerable communities at risk.

28.10.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DON'T MISS - Wed. 5th Nov 2025

28.10.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The drug war = violence, guns, gangs, money laundering, overdose, addiction, mass incarceration, human rights abuse, serious diseases, stigma, denied medical treatment, consumed vast public money, ruined life opportunities of our young people and put vulnerable communities at risk.

28.10.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We totally agree

25.10.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Weaponising the drug war: Police raid opposition candidate in Budapest A recent search of the home of Hungarian political candidate Alexander HorvΓ‘th highlights how drug-related accusations can be used as a tool for political intimidation.

πŸ“°Β @drugreporter.bsky.socialΒ reports:

The recent home search of Hungarian political candidate Alexander HorvΓ‘th shows how drug-related accusations are used for political intimidation.

Read more:

24.10.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Virtually everyone uses drugs. The so-called 'war on drugs', has conned us all, it's causing so much harm to us all. We need a new drug law that legally regulates ALL drugs - including those drugs being used in the cartoon. We can do better than continue the faΓ§ade, a phoney rejection of 'drugs'.

24.10.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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