BMJ just posted this systematic evidence review of 63 studies. It found "a lack of evidence supporting any association of e-cigarette use with cardiovascular disease." That cuts out 36% of all smoking-related deaths. Seems like something people who smoke would want to know.

If you build a legal #cannabis market that works, people will use it. Five years after legalisation, the average Canadian cannabis consumer is now walking into a licensed shop. They are paying taxes. They are choosing a menu instead of a mystery bag. potculturemagazine.com/2025/08/19/can…

Imagine buying a can of beer, & having absolutely no idea how strong it was, if it even was beer, or if it had been adulterated with other unknown, potentially deadly drugs? *ALL DRUGS* need to be responsibly regulated to minimise risks and enable informed decision making 1/

Will there be cake when the number hits #250? 🎂

Victoria’s first fixed pill testing site has opened in Fitzroy, offering free, confidential advice from health professionals. Backed by global evidence, the trial will guide the best long-term model for Victoria. Read more on the announcement: premier.vic.gov.au/victorias-firs…

"A Logan tobacconist has been targeted for the third time this year." 🥴

"Norway created a sovereign wealth fund to ensure that money made from the country’s non-renewable resources would benefit citizens. The fund is worth $US1.9 trillion." "Last year, the Aus govt collected more from HECS repayments than from the PRRT." 🔗 theaus.in/HECSvPRRT

Have you used > 2 illegal drugs in your lifetime? We're developing a scale that measures the good aspects of a drug's effects (and the less good effects). And we need your help! Link to survey: tinyurl.com/bettermeasure Please RT 🙏 #psychology #psychedelic #mdma #drug #nps

"Two people in an adjoining property escaped to a rear balcony and were treated for smoke inhalation by Ambulance Victoria." wyndhamtv.com.au/tobacco-shop-f…

Interview... My critique of the self-serving tobacco control establishment: protecting its own interests while casually harming millions of others. Not everyone, of course, but far too many.

#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-prohi…

83 public health experts express significant concerns about the European Commission's plans to tax non-combustible tobacco harm reduction products... eureporter.co/health/tobacco…

The #WarOnDrugs has failed. To defeat the cartels, governments should decriminalise personal use and create legal drug markets, says Richard Branson. #drugspolicy theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

This is a very interesting graph of the relative risk of nicotine products according to their delivery system. it is clear to everyone that smoking tobacco yields the greatest risk but for some reason the very low risk of harm of safer nicotine products, such as pouches, snus and

What do our tobacco war gangsters spend their extraordinary profits on? Not just luxury cars and houses. Assault rifles, shotguns, semi-automatic handguns and a quantity of explosives with the "potential to completely demolish a building". police.vic.gov.au/firearms-and-e…

In a letter published today in the BMJ, we call for urgent action to correct misperceptions of vaping. As long as public perceptions of vaping are misaligned with evidence, the opportunity for vaping to further reduce smoking is being missed. bmj.com/content/391/bm…

A person has died in Queensland, after taking a teddybear-shaped pill, that looked like well known MDMA/ecstasy , but contained the deadly synthetic opioid protonitazene This was an entirely avoidable tragedy born of prohibition & political hostility to drug checking 🧵1/

Another plug for this great book written by Mark Tyndall M.D. If anyone wants to learn about the benefits of safer nicotine products and their role in helping smokers quit, this book has it all. Dr Tyndall has a stellar career in harm reduction research and treatment over many

The closure of Cohealth's medical services is a disaster for 12500 of the most vulnerable Victorians (homeless, mentally ill, violence victims). They need complex community care, & will now fall through the cracks. Shame. abc.net.au/news/2025-10-1…

Coles results today touch on the failing battle on tobacco: "New tobacco legislation and growth in the illicit market led to a 57% decline in tobacco sales compared to the prior corresponding period with tobacco sales this quarter now less than 2% of total sales."