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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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07.10.2025 07:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We need our own language, one that enlightens and reveals more accurately the truth about so called 'drugs', 'addiction', risks, prevention and treatment - our current discourse is riddled with Drug War propaganda that colludes & perpetuates the misinformation.

09.10.2025 05:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Drug War:
Peddling & promoting commercially produced drugs, (as if they aren't drugs at all), then prohibiting & punishing the use of all other drugs, (as if they're all inherently more risky)!

The Misuse of Drugs Act has no credibility whatsoever.

The hypocrisy & misinformation
Let's sort it.

08.10.2025 03:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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07.10.2025 07:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#EndProhibition
#MinimiseHarm
#nzpol

02.10.2025 23:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Green leader Zack Polanski backs legalisation of all drugs Zack Polanski speaks to BBC South East on the party's new approach ahead of the party's conference.

Prohibition has been a devastating experiment with dire consequences. bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's ideology is driven for political gain and vested interest.

HRCA wants to legalise all drugs and ensure future policies are based on science, evidence, experience and human rights.Join us.

03.10.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is hard to think of anything positive achieved by the MoDA1975

03.10.2025 08:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NZ has a history for world leading law reform: Womanโ€™s Right to Vote; Decriminalisation of Sex Work; National Needle Exchange, Same Sex Marriage and most recently Drug Checking.

This Symposium will explore why major drug law reform is needed and what it should look like.

02.10.2025 07:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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NZ has a history for world leading law reform: Womanโ€™s Right to Vote; Decriminalisation of Sex Work; National Needle Exchange, Same Sex Marriage and most recently Drug Checking.

This Symposium will explore why major drug law reform is needed and what it should look like.

02.10.2025 07:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Our understanding of drugs are too often unevolved, prejudicial and misinformed.

We struggle to see alcohol, nicotine, sugar and caffeine as drugs while misleadingly regarding all prohibited substances as dangerous. Then we conflate any use of prohibited substance with addiction or problematic use.

01.10.2025 09:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our understanding of drugs are too often unevolved, prejudicial and misinformed.

We struggle to see alcohol, nicotine, sugar and caffeine as drugs while misleadingly regarding all prohibited substances as dangerous. Then we conflate any use of prohibited substance with addiction or problematic use.

01.10.2025 09:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Man lured to reserve, shot out of a tree and beaten to death, Crown alleges A South Canterbury man was lured to a reserve and shot out of a tree before being hit with a blunt object, a murder trial has heard.

"The attack thought to be retribution for stealing a large quantity of methamphetamine plus $60,000 cash"

Another example of prohibition failure - it fuels crime and violence.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

30.09.2025 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WHO-Commissioned Review: Coca Not Harmful, But Prohibition Is A copy of the report viewed by Filter indicates that keeping coca leaves in Schedule I is unjustified. Could global policy change follow?

WHO says daily consumption of raw coca leaves by millions in the Andes carries no significant risks - BUT coca control strategies are associated with โ€œsubstantial public health harmsโ€.

Prohibition is causing far more harm than the drugs they purport to protect us from.
filtermag.org/who-review-c...

24.09.2025 07:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Drug Seizures:

26.09.2025 09:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Thread by @julianbuchanan on Thread Reader App @julianbuchanan: There is no 'world drug problem' Don't collude with this nonsense We have a world drug policy problem that has been caused by ideologically driven 'drug' prohibition that has peddled ...

There's no world drug problem
Don't collude with it

We have a world drug policy problem:
Ideologically driven 'drug' prohibition problem, sustained by propaganda, misinformation, lies & vested interests

Expose & challenge it
#WeAreAllDrugUsers

Full thread here: threadreaderapp.com/thread/96841...

11.12.2024 07:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Police celebrate โ€˜winโ€™ on cannabis, but Kiwis arenโ€™t all on board The Drug Foundation says police are playing โ€œwhack-a-moleโ€ and โ€œdevoting enormous amounts of resourcesโ€ to finding weed growers.

NZ Police celebrating a 'Whack-a-Mole' drug seizure, then proclaim it's a 'multimillion-dollar trade for organised criminal enterprisesโ€ with no sense of irony policing & prohibition has turned it into 'a multimillion-dollar trade for organised criminal enterprises'!

www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

26.09.2025 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Truth...

24.09.2025 08:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WHO-Commissioned Review: Coca Not Harmful, But Prohibition Is A copy of the report viewed by Filter indicates that keeping coca leaves in Schedule I is unjustified. Could global policy change follow?

WHO says daily consumption of raw coca leaves by millions in the Andes carries no significant risks - BUT coca control strategies are associated with โ€œsubstantial public health harmsโ€.

Prohibition is causing far more harm than the drugs they purport to protect us from.
filtermag.org/who-review-c...

24.09.2025 07:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are receiving important reminders about paracetamol that association is not causation. Could someone also tell the NZ Transport Agency that association is not causation. Drugs like cannabis can be detected days, weeks even months after consumption. Drug presence is not the same as drug impairment

23.09.2025 11:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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We are receiving important reminders about paracetamol that association is not causation. Could someone also tell the NZ Transport Agency that association is not causation. Drugs like cannabis can be detected days, weeks even months after consumption. Drug presence is not the same as drug impairment

23.09.2025 11:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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TalkingDrugs - Global Reform News & Analysis on Instagram: "Sky-high overdose rates across the world are a policy failure. Prohibition has brought about policies that: - Defund harm reduction and t... 17 likes, 2 comments - talking.drugs on September 19, 2025: "Sky-high overdose rates across the world are a policy failure. Prohibition has brought about policies that: - Defund harm reduction and ...

Our recent article exploring the drivers of the overdose crisis and what we should do about it.

Nicely featured in a carousel on Instagram by TALKINGDRUGS:

www.instagram.com/talking.drug...

19.09.2025 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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TalkingDrugs - Global Reform News & Analysis on Instagram: "Sky-high overdose rates across the world are a policy failure. Prohibition has brought about policies that: - Defund harm reduction and t... 17 likes, 2 comments - talking.drugs on September 19, 2025: "Sky-high overdose rates across the world are a policy failure. Prohibition has brought about policies that: - Defund harm reduction and ...

Our recent article exploring the drivers of the overdose crisis and what we should do about it.

Nicely featured in a carousel on Instagram by TALKINGDRUGS:

www.instagram.com/talking.drug...

19.09.2025 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kahurangi Carter MP did great work submitting a Good Samaritan Bill for the NZ Parliament 'Biscuit Tin' pot luck

We are delighted that it's been chosen for debate by Parliament!!

We've waited far too long for a Good Samaritan Law in Aotearoa - this is a great opportunity!

11.09.2025 12:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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