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ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · 2d

Sad days in #Malta!

Instead of preventing harm, our law courts continue to adopt draconian interpretation of the law and consider 12 grams of cannabis a serious crime..

Cannabis decriminalisation or just a masquerade?

#reefermadness
#oppression
#persecution

Man in possession of 12.5g of cannabis is charged with aggravated possession

Man who was found with cannabis exceeding limit by 5.5g of cannabis is charged with aggravated possession

www.maltatoday.com.mt

ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · 4d

Dear experts, doctors, and others..

Correlation is NOT causation

Blood detection and levels do not equate to impairment

Stop using us as a scapegoat, the real problems are:

💨Overspeeding
Alcohol binging 🫣
⚠️Unsafe infrastructure

#SaferRoads
#Malta

ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Jul 29

We respond to questions 🧐🤓

Why more plants? So we don’t live in fear of arrest.

500g is exaggerated! If decrim allows acquiring 50g/month (+500g/year), why isn’t a Home Grower treated equally?

Why label us ‘criminals’ instead of equal citizens?

#nothingaboutuswithoutus 🇲🇹

ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Jun 26

#SupportDontPunish

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ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Jun 16

And 🇲🇹 Malta? Still waiting for thousands of criminal records to be cleared.

Fines for cannabis use on the street & at home if a neighbour has it. 😡

April’s legal changes? No help for home growers & risking CHRA members’ privacy with data leaks.

#CannabisReform #Malta

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ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Jun 14

🌱Sending out strength to our colleagues in Italy fighting disgusting new laws, including the prohibition of hemp flowers!

Cannabis Justice for all in the EU 👏🫶

@encod.bsky.social

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ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Jun 13

☘️New CHRAs are up and running! 🥳

CHRA015 Smokey J's
CHRA016 Bud & Chill

ReLeaf #Malta calls on the Government to allow the use of herb vaporizers within CHRAs ASAP‼️

This would better equip members with harm prevention tools 🫶

#cannabisreform

ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Jun 10

🔴 How can we rest assured the personal data collected by the ARUC through Cannabis Harm Reduction Associations will not end up being leaked or passed on for political reasons? 🤔

🧐 We are talking here about potentially over 8,000 people!

#cannabisreform
#malta

ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · May 29

🧐 Interesting results from the school based survey!

The decriminalisation of cannabis and home growing have 𝐍𝐎𝐓 increased exposure for young people 😁

#Malta #ESPAD
#cannabisreform

ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · May 25

Flash #Malta news ‼️‼️

Live footage of very important, evidence-based decision-making on cannabis reform 🙈

Before someone takes offence and sends the police on us—again!

This IS A SATIRICAL / COMICAL POST

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ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · May 22

MCAST & ARUC sign deal for police #cannabis nose training—4 months, indica vs. sativa, kush vs. cheese! No real consumption, just April Fools’ fun. 👃🍃😂

#malta #cannabisreform #stigma #reefermadness

ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · May 14

In collaboration with Harm Reduction #Malta we embarked on a national campaign to promote less risky methods of consumption.

Positive behavioural change is possible.

Take control, join our project green! 💚

#cannabisreform
#harmreduction
#JustSayKnow

ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · May 12

The ARUC is presently sharing very worrying posts on the legal amendments it proposed and enacted through Parliament a few days ago.

Disproportionate laws hurt us all, especially members of CHRAs, presently the only ones exposed to a breach of privacy and rights.
#stigma
#Malta

ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Apr 30

Bill 128 on cannabis related activities exposes cannabis consumers and growers to human rights risks and unnecessary harms from profit driven stakeholders.
Read ReLeaf Malta's statement for more information. 👇

Human Rights risks for People Who Use Cannabis

Cannabis Reform in Malta: amendments in 2025 and human rights implications Human Rights risks for People Who Use Cannabis On 18th December 2021 the President of Malta George Vella signed into law a ...

docs.google.com

ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Apr 11

'Very sadly, it seems government-funded entities, and other stakeholders with a direct commercial and financial interest from cannabis sales are leveraging political pressure to demonise home cultivation and tarnish the reputation of home growers.'

Green pastures: The voice of cannabis growers in Malta | Andrew Bonello

Home growers agreed that the legal changes were a much-needed tool to prevent exposure to police harassment and criminal consequences for the sole act of cultivating a plant

www.maltatoday.com.mt

Reposted by ReLeaf Malta

Purple City Genetics Europe @pcgeurope.bsky.social · Apr 9

bloomfestival.com.mt
@releafmalta.bsky.social
www.purplecitygenetics.eu

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ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Apr 9

Who are these amendments designed for?
Why not LEGALISE CANNABIS and spare us all this confusing act?
#malta

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ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Apr 8

''NGO ReLeaf is seeking an urgent meeting over proposed law changes that would, among other things, give the government access to the personal data of all members of cannabis clubs..''
#malta

Releaf questions why government wants to know who buys cannabis legally

NGO ReLeaf is seeking an urgent meeting over proposed law changes that would, among other things, give the government access to the personal data of all members of cannabis clubs: a membership which p...

newsbook.com.mt

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Reposted by ReLeaf Malta

Tom Blickman @tomblickman.bsky.social · Mar 28

Over the course of the two-year “Weedcare” recreational #cannabis study, depressive symptoms and anxiety decreased among the participants, Basel City’s Department of Health reported. They also showed less addictive behaviour. 1/3
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-agi...

Basel cannabis study reports improvements in smokers' mental health

After two years, a legal recreational cannabis study known as "Weedcare", carried out in Basel in northwestern Switzerland, has been given a positive assessment.

www.swissinfo.ch

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ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Mar 8

💚🌿

ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Mar 7

Cause I got high?

The relationship between the effects of cannabis and 'the lazy' stoner image seem to be more linked to perceptions than to actual reality.

Click on the following link to read more : www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Feb 20

Prohibition is back!

#Malta

ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Feb 18

The 2nd ARUC training for workers of CHRAs kicks off today!

In 2023, the ARUC invited Mr Òscar Parés & Ms Anna Obradors to deliver the training. They both have extensive experience researching & working with members & founders of Cannabis Social Clubs in Spain.

Good luck to all participants 🎊☘️💫

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ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Feb 17

Thanks for the quote @timesofmalta.bsky.social
👇

Higher purity, cocaine-related deaths spark lab concerns

Cocaine boomed in the last two years; purity increased by over 20 per cent

timesofmalta.com

ReLeaf Malta @releafmalta.bsky.social · Feb 14

Bonello also expressed concerns that the agreement could see police issuing arrests on the pretext of ‘research’ & ‘harm-reduction’.

“We fear a similar agreement will give the Police a new found mission of ‘arresting home growers / personal users’ on the pretext of ‘research’ and harm reduction”

Malta Research Partnership to Study Risks of Legal and Illegal Cannabis

The University of Malta will study the differences between illegal cannabis and that which is accessed through licensed associations.

cannabishealthnews.co.uk