Peter Reynolds

Government-Backed Study From Japan Finds No Evidence That Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug’ A new study looking into patterns of drug use in Japan casts further doubt on the notion that marijuana is a gateway drug, concluding that cannabis use in the country usually comes after people first ...

STUDY. In one of the most severe #prohibition jurisdictions evidence shows that #cannabis use usually comes after first use of alcohol and tobacco and rarely results in the use of other substances. Another rejection of the 'Gateway Theory'. #drugspolicy www.marijuanamoment.net/government-b...

Updated to 21st July 2025, based on a statistical model published in the Lancet, Israel has killed roughly 434,800 people in Gaza since 8th October 2023. That’s 20.7% of Gaza’s pre-conflict population dead. Over half are women and children. stevendonziger.substack.com/p/shock-isra...

Effects of legal access versus illegal market cannabis on use and mental health: A randomized controlled trial Aims We measured the effects of public health-oriented cannabis access compared with the illegal market on cannabis use and related mental health outcomes in adult cannabis users. Design This was .....

STUDY. Randomised controlled trial of legal access to adult-use #cannabis in Switzerland shows reduction in cannabis use disorder and no increase in depression, anxiety or psychotic symptoms. #drugspolicy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Keir Starmer: UK ready to recognise Palestinian state within weeks Sir Keir Starmer has been under pressure from his cabinet and backbenchers to follow the French lead and recognise Palestine

Well done Starmer, you've grown a pair! Exactly the right thing to do. The Palestinian people's inalienable right to self-determination which for 77 years the Zionist war criminals have been trying to stamp out. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Behind the blue line: Educating police on prescription #cannabis rights in the UK. Six years since legalisation, confusion still reigns. #drugspolicy releaf.co.uk/blog/educati...

IMPACT SURVEY: Assessment of the Novel Foods CBD Process

Very important to contribute to this survey if you have been affected by the FSA's incompetent and probably corrupt handling of the imposition of Novel Foods in the #CBD industry. It has destroyed hundreds of businesses and thousands of jobs. #drugspolicy www.cannabistrades.org/articles/imp...

High Stakes: Is the Dutch Cannabis Experiment Really a Game Changer? A new chapter in Dutch soft-drug policy began with the kick-off of the long-awaited cannabis experiment in early April. But depending on the outcome policymakers wish to achieve, the solution may lie ...

#Cannabis has been 'tolerated' in the Netherlands since the 1970s, but is now moving to a regulated approach. 10 legal growers have been licensed to produce hash and weed legally for participating coffee shops. #drugspolicy www.rand.org/pubs/comment...

In the previous government, I could not have been more opposed to Kit Malthouse, his authoritarian and #prohibition line on #drugspolicy. But his speech on 21st July 2025 on Israel's genocide was magnificent. I pay him maximum respect for his words and his intent.

Funded Fear: The System That Keeps Cannabis Scary A wave of anti-cannabis research is flooding headlines, but it is not science, it is strategy. Backed by NIDA, Big Pharma, and prohibition-era agendas, these fear-driven studies distort data to sta…

There is a study every week. #Cannabis causes heart attacks, schizophrenia, makes you lazy, anxious, infertile, unemployable. It turns your brain to sludge. The headlines change. The goal does not. Confuse the evidence. Keep the fear alive. #drugspolicy potculturemagazine.com/2025/07/02/f...

After London’s Drugs Commission, What Is Labour Waiting For? - TalkingDrugs After 4 years of work, the London Drugs Commission called for cannabis' decriminalisation and better policing. Its recommendations were almost instantly rejected.

Starmer treated the London Drugs Commission report exactly as Callaghan treated the Wooton report in 1969. He threw it in the bin unread. Since the Indian Hemp Commission of 1898 politicians refuse to act on expert evidence about #cannabis. #drugspolicy www.talkingdrugs.org/after-london...

Let's stop judging and start listening How can it be possible that 7 years have passed

Because there will always be a demand for drugs and they are illegal, criminals have a monopoly, no regulations or concern for customers. In fact, the more people who become addicted, the better their profits. Legal regulation is the answer. #drugspolicy anyoneschild.org/2025/07/how-...

Available, affordable, potent: Ireland is being hit by 'a perfect storm' of cocaine A new HRB study links the availability, affordability, and purity of cocaine being trafficked into Ireland with a massive surge in cocaine-related admissions to hospitals

IRELAND. Despite the rampant success of organised crime in distributing #cocaine even to the most remote communities, the Irish govt remains transfixed on #drugspolicy, incapable of acting despite millions spent on repeated inquiries and expert reports. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

THC Isn't the Whole Story. These Compounds Are What Make Cannabis, Well, Cannabis As recreational adult-use cannabis becomes state-legal across the U.S., terpenes are quickly emerging as the key to unlocking customized effects, flavors and benefits.

STUDY. THC potency did not track with intoxication levels. The real factor in sensory-driven #cannabis experiences boils down to terpenes, not THC. #drugspolicy www.rollingstone.com/culture-coun...

The Legal Regulation of Drugs: The Potential to Deliver Global Justice | Health Poverty Action We are currently witnessing the beginning of the end of drug prohibition, with alternatives such as harm reduction, decriminalization, and legal regulation of cannabis, cocaine, psychedelics, ketamine...

We are currently witnessing the beginning of the end of drug #prohibition. Harm reduction, decriminalisation, legal regulation of #cannabis, #cocaine, #psychedelics, #ketamine, and #MDMA on the agenda of governments across the world. #drugspolicy www.healthpovertyaction.org/the-legal-re...

Sign the Petition Urgent Government Reimbursement Scheme for Children accessing Medicinal Cannabis

PETITION. We call on the government to establish an urgent reimbursement scheme that provides free access to medicinal #cannabis for children and young adults who require it to treat life-threatening seizures. #drugspolicy www.change.org/p/urgent-gov...

Cannabis use linked to significant reductions in anxiety and depression - leafie New research suggests THC-dominant medicinal cannabis provides sustained relief for patients with clinically significant mental health symptoms.

STUDY. THC-dominant medicinal #cannabis provides sustained relief for patients with clinically significant reductions in anxiety and depression #drugspolicy www.leafie.co.uk/news/cannabi...

PODCAST. Law and Disorder. Why is #cannabis illegal in the UK? Britain's top lawyers: Sir Nicholas Mostyn, Baroness Helena Kennedy, Lord Charlie Falconer in discussion with Mike Barnes and Peter Reynolds. #drugspolicy open.spotify.com/show/2x9gFvm...

The Benefits of Daily Cannabis for the Middle-Aged Brain Even daily use of low-level cannabis does not have a negative impact on cognition in older adults, recent research finds.

Numerous recent studies have shown the beneficial effects of long-term, low-level daily #cannabis use in mature humans. Results show that cannabis enhanced working memory with no effects on episodic or spatial memory. #drugspolicy www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your...

Palestine Action isn’t a danger to British democracy – but Yvette Cooper is | George Monbiot The home secretary is apparently an admirer of the suffragettes. I have no doubt that if they were active today she would proscribe them, too, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Palestine Action isn’t a danger to British democracy – but Yvette Cooper is. The home secretary is apparently an admirer of the suffragettes. If they were active today she would proscribe them too. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Tyranny Now Rules in UK, Not Just of Government but of Most of Our Corrupt Israel-Sponsored Parliament Damage to property caused by the Suffragettes In my 68 years, I have never been so ashamed of my country. The decision to proscribe a group supporting the Palestinian cause and to deem it as a terr…

Tyranny Now Rules in UK, Not Just of Government but of Most of Our Corrupt Israel-Sponsored Parliament. I have never been so ashamed of my country. To deem direct action in support of the Palestinian cause as terrorism is beyond absurd. peter-reynolds.co.uk/2025/07/04/t...

The Platform That Could Rewrite the Future of Cannabis Drug Discovery - Business of Cannabis At its core, Standard Seed AI's technology has the power to scientifically validate the entourage effect, streamline drug discovery, and drastically reduce the time and cost of bringing cannabis-based...

The ability to map the entourage effect adds scientific credibility to products, supporting claims for regulation compliance, emotional effects and the ability to deliver consistent, repeatable experiences. #cannabis #drugspolicy businessofcannabis.com/the-platform...

Decriminalise cocaine after cannabis in London, says mayor’s report expert Dr Geoff Gallop claims people are dying because UK is behind rest of the world when it comes to drug policy

Dr Geoff Gallop, who contributed to the London Drugs Commission report and is behind Sir Sadiq Khan’s call to decriminalise #cannabis possession, believes #cocaine should be next. #drugspolicy www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

AUDIO. 6th July 2025 Clare Foges of LBC interviews Peter Reynolds about #drugspolicy after reports that only a quarter of people found with #cannabis are prosecuted. spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/g1Fi2Ig2MUb

Formal complaint made about Police Chief who said the smell of cannabis “is a sign of crime” - leafie The support group PatientsCann UK has filed a formal complaint against senior police leaders over comments linking the smell of cannabis with criminality and public fear, stating the comments could pu...

The support group PatientsCann UK has filed a formal complaint against senior police leaders over comments linking the smell of #cannabis with criminality and public fear, stating the comments could put patients at risk. #drugspolicy www.leafie.co.uk/news/formal-...

AUDIO. 6th July 2025 Clare Foges of LBC interviews Peter Reynolds about #drugspolicy after reports that only a quarter of people found with #cannabis are prosecuted. spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/g1Fi2Ig2MUb

Decriminalise cocaine after cannabis in London, says mayor’s report expert Dr Geoff Gallop claims people are dying because UK is behind rest of the world when it comes to drug policy

Dr Geoff Gallop, who contributed to the London Drugs Commission report and is behind Sir Sadiq Khan’s call to decriminalise #cannabis possession, believes #cocaine should be next. #drugspolicy www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

The Platform That Could Rewrite the Future of Cannabis Drug Discovery - Business of Cannabis At its core, Standard Seed AI's technology has the power to scientifically validate the entourage effect, streamline drug discovery, and drastically reduce the time and cost of bringing cannabis-based...

The ability to map the entourage effect adds scientific credibility to products, supporting claims for regulation compliance, emotional effects and the ability to deliver consistent, repeatable experiences. #cannabis #drugspolicy businessofcannabis.com/the-platform...

Tyranny Now Rules in UK, Not Just of Government but of Most of Our Corrupt Israel-Sponsored Parliament Damage to property caused by the Suffragettes In my 68 years, I have never been so ashamed of my country. The decision to proscribe a group supporting the Palestinian cause and to deem it as a terr…

Tyranny Now Rules in UK, Not Just of Government but of Most of Our Corrupt Israel-Sponsored Parliament. I have never been so ashamed of my country. To deem direct action in support of the Palestinian cause as terrorism is beyond absurd. peter-reynolds.co.uk/2025/07/04/t...

Palestine Action isn’t a danger to British democracy – but Yvette Cooper is | George Monbiot The home secretary is apparently an admirer of the suffragettes. I have no doubt that if they were active today she would proscribe them, too, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Palestine Action isn’t a danger to British democracy – but Yvette Cooper is. The home secretary is apparently an admirer of the suffragettes. If they were active today she would proscribe them too. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Benefits of Daily Cannabis for the Middle-Aged Brain Even daily use of low-level cannabis does not have a negative impact on cognition in older adults, recent research finds.

Numerous recent studies have shown the beneficial effects of long-term, low-level daily #cannabis use in mature humans. Results show that cannabis enhanced working memory with no effects on episodic or spatial memory. #drugspolicy www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your...