Zoë with Ann-Marie, Jane and Vicky outside Union Street

Today, Ann-Marie, Vicky and Jane from @anyoneschild.bsky.social finally met with the Deputy Mayor of Police & Crime and people from the Mayor’s public health team. To share their stories & why they campaign for drugs to be legal & regulated.

@transformdrugs.bsky.social

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How the left can support drug law reform - Red Pepper It’s high time for the UK left to support comprehensive drug policy reform, driven by anti-racism and class consciousness, argues Carrie Lou Hamilton

My latest publication in @redpeppermag.bsky.social on why it’s high time for the UK left -all of it!!! - to get behind the full legal regulation of all drugs. Think racist policing, class prejudice, state violence… #harmreduction @greendrugpolicy.bsky.social
www.redpepper.org.uk/society/heal...

BBC news Tributes after sudden death of drugs campaigner Peter Krykant A man wearing a yellow cap and a grey t-shirt sitting in the back of a van. Image caption, Peter Krykant, a former heroin addict, set up a safe consumption bus Published 11 June 2025 Tributes have been paid following the sudden death of Peter Krykant, who led a campaign for safe drug consumption facilities to be established.

This news is utterly heartbreaking. I met Peter a few times and, like many others, I've been inspired by his direct action to address drug harms.

My thoughts are with his friends, family & all those feelings this loss.

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#harmreduction #harmreductionsaveslives

Drugs campaigner Peter Krykant dies, aged 48 Peter Krykant, a former addict, set up a supervised facility from a van which he took around Glasgow.

Terribly sad news about Peter Krykant. He was a kind, thoughtful and intelligent man who lived for righting wrongs in society. Many people owe him a debt of gratitude and doubtless many more lives will be saved in the future thanks to his work. Rest in peace 😢 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Labour refuses to back controlled drug use rooms despite ongoing pilot Ministers were accused of ‘condemning thousands of people to death’ over their stance

Playing politics with people's lives & denying them the chance to live is cruel.

Drug consumption rooms save lives. They were recommended by a cross-party Home Affairs Select Committee in 2023....now not supported by Government.

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A letter from Carla Denyer MP to Yvette Cooper MP and Diana Johnson MP. A link to the full text can be found in the reply to this post.

I’ve written to the Home Secretary and Policing Minister to ask for their support in establishing an Overdose Prevention Centre in Bristol.

It has the support of @BristolCouncil, local police and drug safety campaigners - all it needs now is for govt to get out of the way!

I'm often a lone critical voice on London's Police & Crime Committee.

Today we are scrutinising the Met's Territorial Support Group (TSG).

Most Assembly Members are asking for more money & more TSG.

You can’t fix a toxic, bullying culture with more money. Let's look at alternatives.

Preview image of the Slice - with Zoë in Green jacket with Pink hair with The mayor of London, City Hall and Hackney Town Hall in the background

"The Slice has been investigating the arrival of dangerous synthetic opioids...interviewed dozens of local experts, charities, grassroots groups...national specialists about the science, psychology, and legal framework of drugs.

There’s one name that keeps coming up: Zoë Garbett."

Petition: Introduce 'Grow Your Own' Laws for Legal Medical Cannabis Patients (CBPM) We think patients prescribed 'CBPM' by a medical specialist should be allowed to maintain 3-6 flowering plants (with extra considerations for starting new seedlings).

2/2 Essentially this is government supporting continued corporate control over the relationship people have with the plant. Absolutely nothing to do with 'keeping people safe'.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Petition: Introduce 'Grow Your Own' Laws for Legal Medical Cannabis Patients (CBPM) We think patients prescribed 'CBPM' by a medical specialist should be allowed to maintain 3-6 flowering plants (with extra considerations for starting new seedlings).

1/2 It is a political decision and not based on any empirical evidence to not even consider homegrown cannabis. There is more than enough information available for medical cannabis patients to choose which strain suits their condition best.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Join us on Tuesday June 3rd for our AGM!
7-8 pm: Presentations from DPWG members (open to all)
8-9 pm: Business meeting (members of @greenparty.org.uk only) - election of key roles #greenfuture #greendrugpolicy

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This is Michael Platt, the richest man in the UK.

Wouldn't it be good free up that cash to do something useful?

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California university to expand student minds with new psychedelic studies course California Institute of Integral Studies, located in San Francisco, will welcome its first undergrad class this August

Some of those course titles include “Global and Indigenous Knowledges and Ecopsychedelics” and “Psychedelic Advocacy, Equity, Research, and Connection”.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

CND68 and drug policy reform: Unpacking key implications Join us for a debrief session on the 68th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) to discuss progress, gridlocks and potential ways forward for the UN drug control regime.

idpc.net/events/2025/... @idpc.bsky.social

Truth.

3 short lessons on language and drugs from @carrielouhamilton.bsky.social

Laura Edie is standing in Dartford for the County Council elections. Can you help her take on Reform?

🗓️ Sat 12th April
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🚍 FREE travel provided (& lunch!)

Secure your spot here - greensorganise.uk/kent-action-...

@zoegarbett.bsky.social, GO activist and London Assembly member, chats to Curtis at @turnleftmedia.co.uk about drug policy.

#greenparty #leftist #politics #drugreform

YouTube video by Turn Left "Legalise ALL Drugs" Curtis Talks To Zoë Garbett

“Our policy balances choice with keeping people safe”, Zoe Garbett @zoegarbett.bsky.social talks failed drug policy reform and harm reduction to Curtis @turnleftmedia.co.uk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfZh... #greenfuture
#greendrugpolicy

Indigenous Nations Issue Urgent Call to Protect Ayahuasca The psychedelic renaissance has a dark side — one that Indigenous nations are no longer willing to accept.

“Many who come to the Amazon extract and appropriate from these cultures, trying to make a profit without any commitment to Indigenous rights,” ... 21st century colonial capitalism.
doubleblindmag.com/indigenous-n...

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David Lammy said he "could have been clearer" about whether Israel broke international law.

Let's help him. They did. It's a genocide.

Why can't Labour say this?

My latest. Thanks to @garthmullins.bsky.social Mullins for a great interview about his new memoir “Crackdown”.

Drug policy is a feminist issue. No. 47 incoming from our own
@carrielouhamilton.bsky.social

Same shit different day.

Up to 33 people impacted by synthetic opioid in heroin in Camden this week. No deaths reported so far.

Glad naloxone is being distributed - the Met must recognise they need to carry naloxone.

More detail in BBC piece
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fiona Bruce jokes when Richard Tice keeps interrupting that she might have to put a gag on him.

How about we stop having Reform on every single TV and radio show possible and constantly giving them a platform?

It's so obviously disproportionate. And it's constant.

#BBCQT