Peter Reynolds
@peter-reynolds.bsky.social
Peter Reynolds is a writer and proud Welshman. Liberal, almost libertarian. President, CLEAR Cannabis Law Reform, Director, Growth Industries. Expert in cannabis and drugs policy.
London, UK and Kerry, Ireland
https://peter-reynolds.co.uk/
London, UK and Kerry, Ireland
https://peter-reynolds.co.uk/
With increasing numbers of countries embracing #cannabis, the European Union is launching a toolkit to help national policymakers frame adult-use legislation. #drugspolicy businessofcannabis.com/european-uni...
European Union To Establish Adult-Use Cannabis Pathways For Member States - Business of Cannabis
The EU Drugs Agency launches Cannapol, an evidence-based toolkit to guide member states on adult-use cannabis regulation and harm-reduction policies.
businessofcannabis.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
With increasing numbers of countries embracing #cannabis, the European Union is launching a toolkit to help national policymakers frame adult-use legislation. #drugspolicy businessofcannabis.com/european-uni...
More than 13,000 heroin and opioid deaths have been missed off official statistics in England and Wales, raising concerns about the impact on the government's approach to tackling addiction. #drugspolicy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thousands of opioid deaths missed off official figures
The error - affecting England and Wales - raises concerns about the impact on the government's approach to drug deaths.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
More than 13,000 heroin and opioid deaths have been missed off official statistics in England and Wales, raising concerns about the impact on the government's approach to tackling addiction. #drugspolicy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Cannabis can be fun as well as medicine. It's why the narrative is powerful. But it's a problem when it starts creeping into the territory of kid-friendly. That is the line the industry needs to pay attention to, now more than ever. #drugspolicy hightimes.com/business/whe...
When Cannabis Brands Blur Into Youth Culture, Regulators Notice: Lessons From Tobacco’s Past | High Times
Cannabis is meant to be enjoyable for adults. But when products start looking like candy or cartoons, the line gets blurry. Tobacco’s history shows that even the appearance of marketing to kids can tr...
hightimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#Cannabis can be fun as well as medicine. It's why the narrative is powerful. But it's a problem when it starts creeping into the territory of kid-friendly. That is the line the industry needs to pay attention to, now more than ever. #drugspolicy hightimes.com/business/whe...
The #WarOnDrugs has failed. To defeat the cartels, governments should decriminalise personal use and create legal drug markets, says Richard Branson. #drugspolicy www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The ‘war on drugs’ has failed. There’s another way to solve the US fentanyl crisis | Letter
Letters: To defeat the cartels, governments should decriminalise personal use and create legal drug markets, says Richard Branson. And Richard Kilroy decries US military action against suspected drug-...
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The #WarOnDrugs has failed. To defeat the cartels, governments should decriminalise personal use and create legal drug markets, says Richard Branson. #drugspolicy www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Peter Reynolds, President of CLEAR, said the FSA’s handling of #CBD has already devastated the UK market with the loss of hundreds of businesses, thousands of jobs and leaving mainly “ineffective” CBD isolate oils on the market. #cannabis #drugspolicy hemptoday.net/uk-stakehold...
UK stakeholders push food safety authority to separate CBD isolates from hemp oils
Under UK and European food law, companies can ask regulators to decide whether a product should be treated as a “novel food” through an Article 4 filing.
hemptoday.net
September 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Peter Reynolds, President of CLEAR, said the FSA’s handling of #CBD has already devastated the UK market with the loss of hundreds of businesses, thousands of jobs and leaving mainly “ineffective” CBD isolate oils on the market. #cannabis #drugspolicy hemptoday.net/uk-stakehold...
Wendy Teasdill says that had the drug checking services of The Loop been available at Boomtown in 2013, as they were in 2017 and 2018, her daughter would still be alive today. #drugspolicy www.drugscience.org.uk/boomtown-dru...
What can Boomtown 2025 teach us about responding to drug use?
In 2013 Wendy Teasdill’s daughter, Ellie Rowe, died at Boomtown festival as a result of taking a combination of ketamine and alcohol. Neither were taken in excess but the combination was fatal. She di...
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September 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Wendy Teasdill says that had the drug checking services of The Loop been available at Boomtown in 2013, as they were in 2017 and 2018, her daughter would still be alive today. #drugspolicy www.drugscience.org.uk/boomtown-dru...
Contempt for this government will deepen. There is no doubt that Israel is engaged in genocide. The only possible explanation for this travesty is the corrupt ‘sponsorship’ which more than half the cabinet and many MPs accept from Israeli sources. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, government concludes
A letter from David Lammy, sent when he was foreign secretary, says the war does not meet the criteria, though he calls Israeli bombing ‘utterly appalling’
www.thetimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Contempt for this government will deepen. There is no doubt that Israel is engaged in genocide. The only possible explanation for this travesty is the corrupt ‘sponsorship’ which more than half the cabinet and many MPs accept from Israeli sources. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
As expanded access leads to increased pot use, health experts say it’s more important than ever to understand the effects of the drug on mental health. Click the highlighted sections to learn how #cannabis affects the brain. theonion.com/how-marijuan...
How Marijuana Affects The Brain
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September 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
As expanded access leads to increased pot use, health experts say it’s more important than ever to understand the effects of the drug on mental health. Click the highlighted sections to learn how #cannabis affects the brain. theonion.com/how-marijuan...
"Almost half of UK population believes Israel treats Palestinians like Nazis treated Jews." They are absolutely correct. This is NOT #antisemitism. #StopIsrael #FreePalestine www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
September 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
"Almost half of UK population believes Israel treats Palestinians like Nazis treated Jews." They are absolutely correct. This is NOT #antisemitism. #StopIsrael #FreePalestine www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
More than five decades ago, Richard Nixon launched the #WarOnDrugs. The drugs won. Now Trump is ramping up the violence using unlawful military action against suspected traffickers without any due process. #drugspolicy www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the ‘war on drugs’: Donald Trump is turning a failed metaphor into a more dangerous reality | Editorial
Editorial: The strike on a speedboat allegedly containing Venezuelan drug traffickers may be performative, but sets a frightening precedent
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
More than five decades ago, Richard Nixon launched the #WarOnDrugs. The drugs won. Now Trump is ramping up the violence using unlawful military action against suspected traffickers without any due process. #drugspolicy www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
After harvesting #cannabis, inside each flower a transformation is underway that defines the quality of the medicine it becomes. Handled well, this stage brings out the plant’s full character, turning raw flowers into rich, aromatic medicine. #drugspolicy dalgetyuk.co.uk/life-after-d...
September 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
After harvesting #cannabis, inside each flower a transformation is underway that defines the quality of the medicine it becomes. Handled well, this stage brings out the plant’s full character, turning raw flowers into rich, aromatic medicine. #drugspolicy dalgetyuk.co.uk/life-after-d...
Gemma Weeks, 28, used £500 of ketamine a week for 10 years. Coroner at her inquest suggests upgrading it to Class A. With all sympathy to Gemma's family, this was serious abuse and in any case, evidence shows that classification make no difference to use. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dorset coroner urges ketamine review after woman's death
Ketamine is increasingly abused by young people who do not understand the risks, a coroner says.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Gemma Weeks, 28, used £500 of ketamine a week for 10 years. Coroner at her inquest suggests upgrading it to Class A. With all sympathy to Gemma's family, this was serious abuse and in any case, evidence shows that classification make no difference to use. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
SWITZERLAND. The new bill spans everything from how #cannabis should be packed, to what time of day it can be sold, and how it will be taxed with a focus on non-profit principles, prioritising harm reduction over commercial opportunity. #drugspolicy businessofcannabis.com/inside-switz...
What is Switzerland's Cannabis Legalisation Plans | Business of Cannabis
Switzerland is advancing plans to legalise cannabis through tightly regulated pilot projects, shaping the country’s future market and influencing Europe’s wider cannabis reform debate.
businessofcannabis.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
SWITZERLAND. The new bill spans everything from how #cannabis should be packed, to what time of day it can be sold, and how it will be taxed with a focus on non-profit principles, prioritising harm reduction over commercial opportunity. #drugspolicy businessofcannabis.com/inside-switz...
CANADA. New analysis shows #cannabis as a national growth engine, adding $16 billion to GDP in 2024 and aligning with Prime Minister Carney’s One Canadian Economy vision. #drugspolicy www.organigram.ca/eir
Economic Impact Report | Organigram Global
Economic Impact Report
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September 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
CANADA. New analysis shows #cannabis as a national growth engine, adding $16 billion to GDP in 2024 and aligning with Prime Minister Carney’s One Canadian Economy vision. #drugspolicy www.organigram.ca/eir
SCOTLAND remains the drugs death capital of Europe for the seventh year in a row. As usual there is zero discussion by either UK government or media on how #drugspolicy could be adjusted. On any other issue, a policy review would be demanded and debated. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scottish drug deaths fall but remain worst in Europe
The number of drug deaths is expected to have dropped slightly, but experts warn that any fall will most likely be a blip.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
SCOTLAND remains the drugs death capital of Europe for the seventh year in a row. As usual there is zero discussion by either UK government or media on how #drugspolicy could be adjusted. On any other issue, a policy review would be demanded and debated. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
THAILAND. Chaos on #cannabis policy continues. If Anutin Charnvirakul becomes PM we can expect a return to full support for legalisation and #regulation. #drugspolicy www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Thailand tycoon who championed cannabis laws takes lead in race for PM
Anutin Charnvirakul gets main opposition party’s conditional backing to form interim government
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
THAILAND. Chaos on #cannabis policy continues. If Anutin Charnvirakul becomes PM we can expect a return to full support for legalisation and #regulation. #drugspolicy www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
IRELAND's notorious #cannabis hysteric, Dr Ray Walley, describes the smell of cannabis as "toxic", a "gateway into cocaine" and suggests second hand smoke causes "metabolic and heart problems". Fake claims from a discredited, dishonest doctor. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Why the smell of canabis concerns one Dublin doctor
At the US tennis open at Flushing Meadows, chaos is part of the charm,screeching New York subways, raucous crowds, celebrity sightings. But now, a different distraction is wafting in - the unmistakabl...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
IRELAND's notorious #cannabis hysteric, Dr Ray Walley, describes the smell of cannabis as "toxic", a "gateway into cocaine" and suggests second hand smoke causes "metabolic and heart problems". Fake claims from a discredited, dishonest doctor. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Daily #cannabis use produces cognitive improvement and reduced brain inflammation in middle aged humans leading to improved learning and memory. #drugspolicy www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/your...
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.
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September 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Daily #cannabis use produces cognitive improvement and reduced brain inflammation in middle aged humans leading to improved learning and memory. #drugspolicy www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/your...
AUSTRALIA. All over the world politicians persist in the delusion that #prohibition reduces harm. If you tax tobacco so heavily it doesn't deter use, it just boosts the illicit market, more harmful products and more crime. #drugspolicy www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Cigarette prices to jump by almost 7% amid growing concern about Australia’s booming black market
Rise in tobacco excise kicks in Monday as experts warn ‘prohibition style’ approach is doomed to fail
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
AUSTRALIA. All over the world politicians persist in the delusion that #prohibition reduces harm. If you tax tobacco so heavily it doesn't deter use, it just boosts the illicit market, more harmful products and more crime. #drugspolicy www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
SWITZERLAND. Adults are to have legal access to #cannabis in future. The National Council committee has submitted the draft for a Cannabis Products Act for consultation by December 1. #drugspolicy www.bluewin.ch/en/news/swit...
Commission opens consultation on cannabis legalization
Adults are to have legal access to cannabis in Switzerland in future. The responsible National Council committee has submitted the draft for a future Cannabis Products Act for consultation by December...
www.bluewin.ch
September 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
SWITZERLAND. Adults are to have legal access to #cannabis in future. The National Council committee has submitted the draft for a Cannabis Products Act for consultation by December 1. #drugspolicy www.bluewin.ch/en/news/swit...
#Prohibition doesn’t eliminate the drug market, it forces consumers to buy from criminal networks. Purity, strength and content are guesswork. No quality control, no list of ingredients. No dosage guidelines. No consumer rights. #drugspolicy filtermag.org/overdose-pro...
Overdoses Should Be Termed “Prohibition-Related Deaths”
Major drivers of overdose fatalities have little to do with drugs and everything to do with our drug laws.
filtermag.org
September 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
#Prohibition doesn’t eliminate the drug market, it forces consumers to buy from criminal networks. Purity, strength and content are guesswork. No quality control, no list of ingredients. No dosage guidelines. No consumer rights. #drugspolicy filtermag.org/overdose-pro...
STUDY. A new family of molecules has been discovered in #cannabis leaves, the part of the plant that is usually discarded. These phenolic compounds but may prove to be as significant as cannabinoids. #drugspolicy hightimes.com/health/scien...
Weed’s Next Big Secret: Scientists Just Discovered a New Family of Molecules Hiding in Cannabis Leaves | High Times
You know the buzz: THC, CBD, terpenes. But what if I told you that a whole new class of compounds, so rare that even scientists barely recognize them, was
hightimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
STUDY. A new family of molecules has been discovered in #cannabis leaves, the part of the plant that is usually discarded. These phenolic compounds but may prove to be as significant as cannabinoids. #drugspolicy hightimes.com/health/scien...
The Public Consultation on regulation of #CBD products is critical. Very important to contribute if you have been affected by the FSA's incompetent, probably corrupt imposition of Novel Foods regulations. #drugspolicy www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/...
Consultation on applications for authorisation of 3 Cannabidiol (CBD) food products as novel foods August 2025
This consultation seeks stakeholders’ views, comments and feedback in relation to the regulated product applications considered in this document, which have been submitted for authorisation. These app...
www.food.gov.uk
August 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Public Consultation on regulation of #CBD products is critical. Very important to contribute if you have been affected by the FSA's incompetent, probably corrupt imposition of Novel Foods regulations. #drugspolicy www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/...
The Cannabis Health Symposium, at Conway Hall, London on Tuesday 25 Nov, 2025, is designed to provide UK healthcare professionals with expert-led, clinically grounded education on #cannabis-based medicinal products. #drugspolicy cannabishealthnews.co.uk/2025/08/28/c...
Cannabis Health Launches ‘Landmark’ Symposium for UK Healthcare Professionals
Cannabis Health will host its first expert-led educational event for healthcare professionals later this year.
cannabishealthnews.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The Cannabis Health Symposium, at Conway Hall, London on Tuesday 25 Nov, 2025, is designed to provide UK healthcare professionals with expert-led, clinically grounded education on #cannabis-based medicinal products. #drugspolicy cannabishealthnews.co.uk/2025/08/28/c...
The UK now has approximately 60,000 prescribed #cannabis patients but there is a shortage of trained specialist doctors, pharmacists and other professionals to meet growing demand. #drugspolicy cannabishealthnews.co.uk/2025/08/28/t...
The Talent Crunch: Where Will the Next 500 Medical Cannabis Professionals Come From?
Dr Sue Clenton, Medical Director at Releaf explores the role that clinics can play in recruiting and training the next generation of medical cannabis professionals.
cannabishealthnews.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The UK now has approximately 60,000 prescribed #cannabis patients but there is a shortage of trained specialist doctors, pharmacists and other professionals to meet growing demand. #drugspolicy cannabishealthnews.co.uk/2025/08/28/t...