Maybe - but she's a bereaved mum doing a live media interview. This isn't a Lancet paper.

She is taking about the potential for falling purity and increased chances of adulteration/cutting agents

Vicky's daughter Louise died after using ketamine

But unlike the PCC & UK Home Office calls for more punishment, Vicky's tragedy galvanised her resolve to campaign for pragmatic health-led policies & regulation with Transform & @anyoneschild.bsky.social

see anyoneschild.org for more info
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This guest blog by @mikejay.bsky.social Mike Jay was originally published in the New Statesman, reproduced with permission

Mike Jay is a cultural historian, author, & former Transform Trustee

mikejay.net

His books include the recent: 'Psychonauts: drugs & the making of the modern mind'
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Speakers include:
🔵Saket Priyadarshi, Clinical Lead at The Thistle OPC, Glasgow
🔵Meg Jones, Cranstoun, national harm reduction and support service provider
🔵Adam Holland, Clinical Academic at Bristol University

More speakers to be announced.....
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This is a unique opportunity to learn, collaborate, & contribute to building a healthier, more compassionate city.

As drug deaths continue to rise (especially involving synthetic opioids) this event brings together local stakeholders to explore practical solutions emerging challenges
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Listen to @SteveTransform discussing the Mayor's Cannabis Commission report on the @theLDNstandard podcast here:

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Read our book: 'How to Regulate Cannabis: A Practical Guide' transformdrugs.org/publications...

New report: 'High returns: the economic benefits of Cannabis regulation in the UK'
transformdrugs.org/publications...

Support our #LegaliseUKcannabis campaign
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We are long overdue a change to this hopelessly failed policy - and this new report only proposes half the job (decrim), whilst arguably undermining the equally necessary other half (regulation).

So......good but no (legal & regulated) cigar.
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We hope that the Govt will finally show leadership on this important debate, raised by a high profile Labour Mayor. Cannabis reforms command widespread public support, save police resources and taxpayers money, as well as reducing social & health harms of criminalisation.
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As such the Commission goes little further than the Police Foundation report (the Runciman report) from 25 years ago (and various Select Committee reports down the years) - which we also criticised at the time for needless timidity.
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