Senior Policy Analyst for Transform Drug Policy Foundation www.transformdrugs.org mostly tweeting on drug policy/law reform. Own views etc. Also/formerly @stevetransform on *the other place*https://bsky.app/profile/steverolles.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/steverolles.bsky.social/post/3lt2lk37n3c2nSome UK Police & Crime commissioners have called for cannabis to be made a Class A drug In this interview I shoot down this ridiculous idea, and try to map out a better way forward t.co/VXiARjVEaG https://t.co/VXiARjVEaG03 Jul 2025 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:2odbb3qprkcv5ppkrgzhfxib/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2lk37n3c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/steverolles.bsky.social/post/3lsm2q33fvc2w*Does drug criminalisation increase harmful drug use? A scoping review* 'these findings allow for the preliminary conclusion that drug criminalization may increase use among some population segments' New paper in the 'Drug Science Policy & Law' journal https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2050324525134826027 Jun 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:2odbb3qprkcv5ppkrgzhfxib/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsm2q33fvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/steverolles.bsky.social/post/3ls2asgp3bc2q'Making a drug class A will deter use & help keep communities safe' A familiar Government narrative - but true or false? Cocaine has been class A for 60 years - hows that worked out? Here's a graph showing the 100x increase in cocaine-related deaths over the last 30 years 1/20 Jun 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:2odbb3qprkcv5ppkrgzhfxib/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls2asgp3bc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/steverolles.bsky.social/post/3lrbvtsruoc24Fascinating session at @CannRegulators assoc conference on novel & new cannabinoids - including an 'alphabet soup' of new semi-synthetic cannabinoids such as Delta8 & HHC nominally legalised in the US by the 2019 Farm bill & widely sold, largely unregulated, across the US 1/🧵10 Jun 2025 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:2odbb3qprkcv5ppkrgzhfxib/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbvtsruoc24https://bsky.app/profile/steverolles.bsky.social/post/3lrbvcjn3uk24I'm in Denver, Colorado this week for a triple whammy of cannabis policy events.... Quick thread (discussion on policy to follow as they come up....) 1/🧵10 Jun 2025 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:2odbb3qprkcv5ppkrgzhfxib/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbvcjn3uk24https://bsky.app/profile/steverolles.bsky.social/post/3lr3neunwt22d08 Jun 2025 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:2odbb3qprkcv5ppkrgzhfxib/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr3neunwt22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/steverolles.bsky.social/post/3lqx6mat3r22cLooking forward to reading 'Psychedelic Capitalism' by Jamie Brownlee & Kevin Walby, which just arrived on my doormat It explores the renaissance 'in the context of corporate capture, medicalization, and the war on drugs' See this Talkingdrugs blog for an overview👇 t.co/XxwX2P6xWq06 Jun 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:2odbb3qprkcv5ppkrgzhfxib/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqx6mat3r22chttps://bsky.app/profile/steverolles.bsky.social/post/3lqft3q7xvc2yThe Czech house of deputies today approved a penal reform Bill that; 🟢 Decriminalises possession of up to 100g of cannabis in the home 🟢Allows for home cultivation of cannabis (3 plants) for personal use 🟢 Permits medical/therapeutic use of psylocibin 1/🧵30 May 2025 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:2odbb3qprkcv5ppkrgzhfxib/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqft3q7xvc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/steverolles.bsky.social/post/3lqfm4bio6s2q"All crypto is bullshit, but memecoins are consciously bullshit" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/30/is-memecoin-scam-crypto-trump?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other30 May 2025 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:2odbb3qprkcv5ppkrgzhfxib/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqfm4bio6s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/steverolles.bsky.social/post/3lqf7idrpmk2zThe Exec Director of UN Office on Drugs & Crime, Ghada Fathi Waly, has apparently resigned. Awaiting more info - & can only speculate as to the reasons, but seems likely related to massive funding cuts and broader institutional crisis at the failing agency. 1/30 May 2025 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:2odbb3qprkcv5ppkrgzhfxib/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqf7idrpmk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/steverolles.bsky.social/post/3lqey7ss7b22tI talked to the @theLDNstandard podcast yesterday about the good and bad of the London Mayor's cannabis commission report - & the future of cannabis reforms in the UK (first 10 mins) 👇 Also available on apple podcasts, spotify etc. https://podfollow.com/the-standard/episode/acffb39b440c0853e685d062234468f7e3b51957/view30 May 2025 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:2odbb3qprkcv5ppkrgzhfxib/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqey7ss7b22thttps://bsky.app/profile/steverolles.bsky.social/post/3lqdd76gles23Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/29/trump-american-science?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other29 May 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:2odbb3qprkcv5ppkrgzhfxib/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdd76gles23https://bsky.app/profile/steverolles.bsky.social/post/3lpoqxzf2nc2uAbsolutely devastating news Naomi was a remarkable human - a brilliant mind, a visionary leader and a dear friend. She will be terribly missed RIP 💔 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:2odbb3qprkcv5ppkrgzhfxib/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpoqxzf2nc2u