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🍄 Usage of psychedelic psilocybin rises after state decriminalization, new study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-usage-psychedelic-psilocybin-state-decriminalization.html
#drugs #psychedelic #psilocybin #mushrooms #law #decriminalization #resource #entheogen
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🍄 Usage of psychedelic psilocybin rises after state decriminalization, new study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-usage-psychedelic-psilocybin-state-decriminalization.html
#drugs #psychedelic #psilocybin #mushrooms #law #decriminalization #resource #entheogen
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«Decriminalise Our Lives!»
International Women's Day: Shared Vision for Feminism.
Statement by ESWA, EuroNPUD, S.A.F.E. and Equinox Initiative.
[I cannot agree more with it. ❤️🔥😍 💯]
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‣ Criminalisation should NEVER be the first response to social and healthcare issues!
3 years ago, the 8 March Principles were launched - to provide a new model on how we see justice.
This International Women's Day, we're calling for care over carceralism, on issues including sex work, abortion, harm reduction, racial justice and poverty.
We advocate for a feminism that is rights-based, not punitive.
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‣ Rights not rescue: sex work is work!
Criminalisation, including the criminalisation of clients, is a massive driver of violence against sex workers.
It drives sex work underground, into more danger and stigma, creates barriers to healthcare, housing, and justice.
The 8 March Principles emphasise that consensual sexual activity between adults should never be a matter for the criminal legal system.
Decriminalisation of sex work prioritises the safety, human and labour rights of sex workers.
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‣ Criminalisation has never stopped abortions from happening. It only makes them less safe.
Under the 8 March Principles, reproductive and bodily autonomy are recognised as fundamental human rights.
We demand the removal of all punitive barriers to healthcare. When we treat abortion as a crime, we violate the right to health, privacy, and bodily autonomy. It is time for a legal system that trusts individuals to make decisions about their own bodies without the threat of a prison cell.
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‣ Support, don't punish! Harm reduction saves lives. Criminalisation destroys them.
The “War on Drugs” is a war on all humans. In practice, it disproportionately impacts women, caregivers and communities already marginalised.
The 8 March Principles advocate for a shift from criminalisation to harm reduction. Drug use is a public health issue, not a criminal one. By redirecting resources from policing to community-supported healthcare and safe consumption services, we can transform our societies for the better.
Lived experience is knowledge.
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‣ Carceralism vs. Racial Justice.
The legal system isn't “neutral”.
It disproportionately targets and penalises Black, Brown and racialised communities.The 8 March Principles remind us that justice cannot be achieved through a system built on systemic bias. We must dismantle the structures of over-policing and invest in safety measures that are led by and for the communities most affected by state violence.
Anti-carceral feminism is essential to realising racial justice.
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‣ The Shared Vision - Our Demands:
• Decriminalise abortion, sex work, drug use, and activities associated with poverty.
• Redirect resources from the carceral state to community-led safety, health, and housing.
• Adopt the 8 March Principles globally to ensure that human rights, not moral policing, guide our legal systems.
• Center lived experience as expertise: policies are stronger when shaped by the people most affected. Amplify community voices, recognise peer support, and treat people with dignity and autonomy.
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‣ Poverty is not a crime!
In many places, being poor or homeless is effectively treated as a criminal offense.
Laws targeting activities like loitering or sleeping in public punish people for simply existing.The 8 March Principles state that the criminal law should never be used to address social and economic exclusion.
We cannot jail our way out of poverty, and should never criminalise the means by which the poorest survive.Resources belong in housing and healthcare, not policing and prisons.
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‣ Further reading:
🌐 S.A.F.E. https://supportingabortions.eu
🌐 EuroNPUD: https://euronpud.net
➕ SisterWUD: https://euronpud.net/project/mobilising-women-who-use-drugs-and-combating-gender-based-violence-gbv/🌐 European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance: https://www.eswalliance.org
🌐 Equinox Initiative for Racial Justice: https://equinox-eu.com
🗄📄 8 March Principles: https://web.archive.org/web/20230311063011/https://icj2.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/8-MARCH-Principles-FINAL-printer-version-1-MARCH-2023.pdf
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A safer world is possible when we stop using the law to punish and start using it to protect.
When we remove the threat of criminalisation, we create space for autonomy, safety, and dignity for all.
It also makes space for well-being and pleasure: safer choices, informed decisions, and self-determination.‣ LET'S BUILD A FEMINISM THAT LIBERATES EVERYONE, SPECIALLY THE MOST MARGINALISED.
#8M #M8 #IWD #InternationalWomensDay #Europe #ESWA #SAFE #EuroNPUD #EquinoxInitiative #SexWork #HarmReduction #SRHR #Abortion #DrugUse #Decrim #DecrimNow #Decriminalization #Feminisms
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«Decriminalise Our Lives!»
International Women's Day: Shared Vision for Feminism.
Statement by ESWA, EuroNPUD, S.A.F.E. and Equinox Initiative.
[I cannot agree more with it. ❤️🔥😍 💯]
-
‣ Criminalisation should NEVER be the first response to social and healthcare issues!
3 years ago, the 8 March Principles were launched - to provide a new model on how we see justice.
This International Women's Day, we're calling for care over carceralism, on issues including sex work, abortion, harm reduction, racial justice and poverty.
We advocate for a feminism that is rights-based, not punitive.
-
‣ Rights not rescue: sex work is work!
Criminalisation, including the criminalisation of clients, is a massive driver of violence against sex workers.
It drives sex work underground, into more danger and stigma, creates barriers to healthcare, housing, and justice.
The 8 March Principles emphasise that consensual sexual activity between adults should never be a matter for the criminal legal system.
Decriminalisation of sex work prioritises the safety, human and labour rights of sex workers.
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‣ Criminalisation has never stopped abortions from happening. It only makes them less safe.
Under the 8 March Principles, reproductive and bodily autonomy are recognised as fundamental human rights.
We demand the removal of all punitive barriers to healthcare. When we treat abortion as a crime, we violate the right to health, privacy, and bodily autonomy. It is time for a legal system that trusts individuals to make decisions about their own bodies without the threat of a prison cell.
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‣ Support, don't punish! Harm reduction saves lives. Criminalisation destroys them.
The “War on Drugs” is a war on all humans. In practice, it disproportionately impacts women, caregivers and communities already marginalised.
The 8 March Principles advocate for a shift from criminalisation to harm reduction. Drug use is a public health issue, not a criminal one. By redirecting resources from policing to community-supported healthcare and safe consumption services, we can transform our societies for the better.
Lived experience is knowledge.
-
‣ Carceralism vs. Racial Justice.
The legal system isn't “neutral”.
It disproportionately targets and penalises Black, Brown and racialised communities.The 8 March Principles remind us that justice cannot be achieved through a system built on systemic bias. We must dismantle the structures of over-policing and invest in safety measures that are led by and for the communities most affected by state violence.
Anti-carceral feminism is essential to realising racial justice.
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‣ The Shared Vision - Our Demands:
• Decriminalise abortion, sex work, drug use, and activities associated with poverty.
• Redirect resources from the carceral state to community-led safety, health, and housing.
• Adopt the 8 March Principles globally to ensure that human rights, not moral policing, guide our legal systems.
• Center lived experience as expertise: policies are stronger when shaped by the people most affected. Amplify community voices, recognise peer support, and treat people with dignity and autonomy.
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‣ Poverty is not a crime!
In many places, being poor or homeless is effectively treated as a criminal offense.
Laws targeting activities like loitering or sleeping in public punish people for simply existing.The 8 March Principles state that the criminal law should never be used to address social and economic exclusion.
We cannot jail our way out of poverty, and should never criminalise the means by which the poorest survive.Resources belong in housing and healthcare, not policing and prisons.
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‣ Further reading:
🌐 S.A.F.E. https://supportingabortions.eu
🌐 EuroNPUD: https://euronpud.net
➕ SisterWUD: https://euronpud.net/project/mobilising-women-who-use-drugs-and-combating-gender-based-violence-gbv/🌐 European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance: https://www.eswalliance.org
🌐 Equinox Initiative for Racial Justice: https://equinox-eu.com
🗄📄 8 March Principles: https://web.archive.org/web/20230311063011/https://icj2.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/8-MARCH-Principles-FINAL-printer-version-1-MARCH-2023.pdf
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A safer world is possible when we stop using the law to punish and start using it to protect.
When we remove the threat of criminalisation, we create space for autonomy, safety, and dignity for all.
It also makes space for well-being and pleasure: safer choices, informed decisions, and self-determination.‣ LET'S BUILD A FEMINISM THAT LIBERATES EVERYONE, SPECIALLY THE MOST MARGINALISED.
#8M #M8 #IWD #InternationalWomensDay #Europe #ESWA #SAFE #EuroNPUD #EquinoxInitiative #SexWork #HarmReduction #SRHR #Abortion #DrugUse #Decrim #DecrimNow #Decriminalization #Feminisms
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'It wasn't working': #Canada province ends #drug #decriminalization
"BC's experience mirrors tt in US state of #Oregon which #rolledback its drug decriminalizatn prog in 2024 aft a 4-year trial.. A flashpoint moment in BC was a 2024 incident where a person was filmed smoking a narcotic inside Tim Hortons, popular coffee chain frequented by families.. Local politicians attributed te incident to a #permissiveness abt #drugs ushered in by decriminalization"
Don't try drugs✋️
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/3187903/it-wasnt-working-canada-province-ends-drug-decriminalization -
'It wasn't working': #Canada province ends #drug #decriminalization
"BC's experience mirrors tt in US state of #Oregon which #rolledback its drug decriminalizatn prog in 2024 aft a 4-year trial.. A flashpoint moment in BC was a 2024 incident where a person was filmed smoking a narcotic inside Tim Hortons, popular coffee chain frequented by families.. Local politicians attributed te incident to a #permissiveness abt #drugs ushered in by decriminalization"
Don't try drugs✋️
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/3187903/it-wasnt-working-canada-province-ends-drug-decriminalization -
The Union of BC Indian Chiefs speaks out on the decision not to ask for an extension of the exemption from criminal prosecution for possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. The UBCIC says it is "deeply disappointed with B.C.’s decision to end decriminalization pilot and calls for return to a public health approach."
#decriminalization #addiction #mentalhealth #bcpoli
https://www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply_disappointed_with_bc_decision_to_end_decriminalization_pilot
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The Union of BC Indian Chiefs speaks out on the decision not to ask for an extension of the exemption from criminal prosecution for possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. The UBCIC says it is "deeply disappointed with B.C.’s decision to end decriminalization pilot and calls for return to a public health approach."
#decriminalization #addiction #mentalhealth #bcpoli
https://www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply_disappointed_with_bc_decision_to_end_decriminalization_pilot
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#BCNDP has pulled the plug on #drugs #decriminalization. People suffering from drug addiction are going to be criminalized again. This won't help any community. It doesn't reduce addiction issues. #Neoliberalism policies harm people who need medical help.
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#BCNDP has pulled the plug on #drugs #decriminalization. People suffering from drug addiction are going to be criminalized again. This won't help any community. It doesn't reduce addiction issues. #Neoliberalism policies harm people who need medical help.
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The updated "What is Driving Criminalization of Women and LGBTQ People?" publication from Interrupting Criminalization has been published!
I contributed data collection and analysis work, with much guidance and patience from Andrea and Rachael. Data from multiple sources along different points in the incarceration pipeline, make very clear the intense level of racial bias. Seeing this, along with the recent trend in increased incarceration and criminalization was sobering.
When you hear about the administration forbidding certain words and classifications in data sets and reports, know that it is an attempt to hide this.
The data analysis work was done with #emacs #gnuplot #clojure #duckdb and #orgmode in support of #prisonabolition #decriminalization and #socialjustice
https://www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-all/whats-driving-2025-update
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The updated "What is Driving Criminalization of Women and LGBTQ People?" publication from Interrupting Criminalization has been published!
I contributed data collection and analysis work, with much guidance and patience from Andrea and Rachael. Data from multiple sources along different points in the incarceration pipeline, make very clear the intense level of racial bias. Seeing this, along with the recent trend in increased incarceration and criminalization was sobering.
When you hear about the administration forbidding certain words and classifications in data sets and reports, know that it is an attempt to hide this.
The data analysis work was done with #emacs #gnuplot #clojure #duckdb and #orgmode in support of #prisonabolition #decriminalization and #socialjustice
https://www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-all/whats-driving-2025-update
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Attempted suicide has finally been decriminalized in Kenya - another remnant of the British colonizer comes crashing down.
Also - Fuck the British colonizer!
#Suicide #Decriminalization #Colonization #Colonizer #Britain #Colonial #Law #HumanRights #SocialJustice #RutoMustGo #Kenya
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On a question asking if #Harris supported the #decriminalization at the federal level of drug possession for personal use, Harris checked “yes.” She wrote it was “long past time that we changed our outdated & discriminatory criminalization of #marijuana” & said that she favored treating drug #addiction as a #PublicHealth issue, focusing on #rehabilitation instead of #incarceration.
Neither Harris nor the questionnaire said anything about #fentanyl.
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On a question asking if #Harris supported the #decriminalization at the federal level of drug possession for personal use, Harris checked “yes.” She wrote it was “long past time that we changed our outdated & discriminatory criminalization of #marijuana” & said that she favored treating drug #addiction as a #PublicHealth issue, focusing on #rehabilitation instead of #incarceration.
Neither Harris nor the questionnaire said anything about #fentanyl.
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#Section377 defanged, many #homosexuals #trapped in #hetero #marriages take #divorce route out.
Because no #matrimonial #law mentions #sexualpreference as #grounds for #divorce, forcing #lawyers to #creatively describe the #reasons for the #annulment.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #India #Politics #Family #Relationships #Marriage #Divorce #Law #Decriminalization
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#Section377 defanged, many #homosexuals #trapped in #hetero #marriages take #divorce route out.
Because no #matrimonial #law mentions #sexualpreference as #grounds for #divorce, forcing #lawyers to #creatively describe the #reasons for the #annulment.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #India #Politics #Family #Relationships #Marriage #Divorce #Law #Decriminalization
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Preserving the #Sacred #Medicine: Why #Peyote Should Be Excluded from #Entheogenic #Plant #Decriminalization Efforts
@ohiostate Legal Studies Research Paper No. 862
14 Pages Posted: 1 Jul 2024
Sophia Palumbo
@ohiostatepress ( #OSU ), Michael E. Moritz College of #Law, Students -
Preserving the #Sacred #Medicine: Why #Peyote Should Be Excluded from #Entheogenic #Plant #Decriminalization Efforts
@ohiostate Legal Studies Research Paper No. 862
14 Pages Posted: 1 Jul 2024
Sophia Palumbo
@ohiostatepress ( #OSU ), Michael E. Moritz College of #Law, Students -
#Peru: #Trans #people officially #categorized as ‘#mentallyill’
On May 10, 2024, one hundred years on from the #decriminalization of #homosexuality in #Peru, the #government officially categorized #trans, #intersex, and #nonbinary #people as “#mentallyill” by #presidentialdecree.
#Doctors and #activists call this a return to #prehistoric #times
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SouthAmerica #Peru #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia
https://globalvoices.org/2024/06/03/peru-trans-people-officially-categorized-as-mentally-ill/
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#Peru: #Trans #people officially #categorized as ‘#mentallyill’
On May 10, 2024, one hundred years on from the #decriminalization of #homosexuality in #Peru, the #government officially categorized #trans, #intersex, and #nonbinary #people as “#mentallyill” by #presidentialdecree.
#Doctors and #activists call this a return to #prehistoric #times
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SouthAmerica #Peru #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia
https://globalvoices.org/2024/06/03/peru-trans-people-officially-categorized-as-mentally-ill/
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The Conversation
Decriminalization failures show half measures are not enough to address drug use problems and the opioid crisis
Andrew Hathaway -
Decrim was meant to keep the police out of the business of drug users who are just trying to stay alive. That's it.
The right-wing moral panic, the financially-invested police forces, and the squishy centre are setting a path of even more death and suffering for the most vulnerable.
It was working. But I guess that's why the Tories were so desperate to end it.
As usual, Crackdown tells the truth:
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Apparently the Biden administration are in the process of effectively decriminalising cannabis at the US federal level. I wonder if the next Presidency will reverse that, do nothing, or extend it to a regulated commercial supply?
https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/22115/16671345/marijuana-media-thanks-to-the-hempstore-may-2-2024
#podcasts #95bFM #bFM #MarijuanaMedia #cannabis #DrugLawReform #decriminalization #US
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New #OpenAccess Study:
Male Sex Workers as Situational Entrepreneurs: Exploring the Demographics, Motivations, and Practices of Male Sex Workers in the Tourism Industry in Botswana
#Sexwork #Botswana #SexTourism #decriminalizationhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13607804241235806
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MPs propose decriminalising abortion up to 24 weeks | Abortion | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/08/mps-propose-decriminalising-abortion-up-to-24-weeks-england-wales-stella-creasy -
Stiff challenges hinder attempts to decriminalize homosexuality in Africa (Analysis)
#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Africa #decriminalization
