News Bluelight is turning 27!

Twenty-seven years ago, a small group of people decided that honest conversation about drugs would keep more people safe than silence would. That idea became Bluelight.org.

Since then, millions of people have come here looking for information, usually from someone who had been in the same spot. Some of you have been here for two decades. Some of you joined last week. All of you are the reason this place works.

One thing hasn't changed in 27 years: Bluelight is independent and run by volunteers. Our moderators, admins and board give their time for free. Nobody tells us what we can or can't say, which is why you can trust what you read here.

Independence has a cost, though. Hosting, security and software all have to be paid for, and we rely on this community to cover them.

So for our birthday, we're asking for one thing: if Bluelight has ever helped you or someone you care about, please consider a donation. Every amount helps, and every dollar goes into keeping Bluelight running.

Donate here

Whether or not you can donate... feel free to tell us in this thread how you found Bluelight and what it has meant to you. We'd love to read it.

Edit: We'd also really appreciate some good reviews on TrustPilot. Taking the time to do this will really help us!

Thank you for 27 years.

 

RIP to all of the friends I've made, loved and lost. I hope bluelight is able to thrive into the future and continue to provide to others what was so freely given to me; acceptance, friends, support and a few laughs and cries along the way.

 

Thank You !!!

 

Happy Birthdayyyyyyy! Thanks for all of the fun times! Ready to have 27 more years of fun!

 

Thanks everyone, Trustpilot is now back in the 4s due to your collective efforts!

Just added mine! w000t

 

Thank you for the love in this thread. It's a good corrective, as I woke up today to a 1-star review on Bluelight's Trustpilot - a disgruntled community member whom I have responded to publicly, but the review will still stand. Because we only have a small number of reviewers, this brings our score down a lot. Could some of your amazing love be translated into some genuine Trustpilot reviews?
@ageingpartyfiend
@paranoid android
@Robi
@ions
@streaM Freak
@placebonaut
@deficiT

gawd I read that one. I agree the ''moderator'' was in the wrong, but like you said, it takes 2 to tango

 

Awesome anniversary and happy birthday! Luckily I survived 27 and I'm 100% confident bluelight will too. I've only been active here for a short time, but been lurking since 2018 atleast and I've come across some of the most interesting and fascinating people and experiences here, but also some of the most dark and disturbing aspects of humanity too.
Anyway I've gotta commend the people making sure this site is still up and going and share my appreciation of those who do this voluntary work.

 

Twenty-seven years ago, a small group of people decided that honest conversation about drugs would keep more people safe than silence would. That idea became Bluelight.org.

Since then, millions of people have come here looking for information, usually from someone who had been in the same spot. Some of you have been here for two decades. Some of you joined last week. All of you are the reason this place works.

One thing hasn't changed in 27 years: Bluelight is independent and run by volunteers. Our moderators, admins and board give their time for free. Nobody tells us what we can or can't say, which is why you can trust what you read here.

Independence has a cost, though. Hosting, security and software all have to be paid for, and we rely on this community to cover them.

So for our birthday, we're asking for one thing: if Bluelight has ever helped you or someone you care about, please consider a donation. Every amount helps, and every dollar goes into keeping Bluelight running.

Donate here

Whether or not you can donate... feel free to tell us in this thread how you found Bluelight and what it has meant to you. We'd love to read it.

Edit: We'd also really appreciate some good reviews on TrustPilot. Taking the time to do this will really help us!

Thank you for 27 years.

I donated a bit but will donate more again later this week

 

I donated a bit but will donate more again later this week

Thank you very much! for volunteering your time and any $ you are able to afford.

 

Too bad you guys don’t take donations in drugs….

 

Too bad you guys don’t take donations in drugs….

The no sourcing rule also applies to Bluelight, the charity

 

The no sourcing rule also applies to Bluelight, the charity

guess i’ll donate this envelope of white powder to the local safe consumption site instead. Your loss!!!!1!1!1!

 

guess i’ll donate this envelope of white powder to the local safe consumption site instead. Your loss!!!!1!1!1!

Indeed. hopefully they have drug checking there!

 

Happy belated 27th! Here's to 27 more!

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Happy belated 27th! Here's to 27 more!

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It’s 27 years on 21 October, so you aren’t late… instead I was early!

 

It’s 27 years on 21 October, so you aren’t late… instead I was early!

Phew, I thought I fell into a time machine again!

 

Happy birthday, Bluelight! I feel like youre ancient text. ;b

 

Happy birthday, Bluelight! I feel like youre ancient text. ;b

And welcome to you! So I guess you have the same ''birthday'' as bluelight ahah

 

Happy belated b-day
I had to decide if id really enjoy it here, and bluelight is cool imho
People around world conglomerating together to talk drugs science and earth
When the chance comes around to donate i gotchu

I like the forum because we get to see experiences firsthand (some for good some for the bad,) but we get it raw uncut no censorship as far as experiences go.
I come to realize two things in life i dont believe most of what these respective govts say: Computer Cyber Security, and, Drug Design Action

Get the experiences from first hand users, no psychologist overview with their shrink statements beclouding the drug experiences
Get drug design info from a few chemist minded individuals who can shoot the shit back n forth about molecular things (and research papers)

I ended up here bcuz i wanted a place to talk drugs, science and such. Makes me wonder:
Why are these people here too? Learn to use drugs, make drugs, understand drugs
Why do govt types hang round er? Fund that war, gain insight and leads, just to see what drugs do to people?

 

@jmc31337
Great questions. I think there's already a thread about why people come here.
But my sense of it is that people often discover Bluelight when seeking information about drugs, but end up sticking around more because of the connection and support side of things. Some of us remain connected long after the need for drug info has passed. Some of us want to pass on our experiences and knowledge to new generations of people, too.
I'm aware of many people who work in health and government and policy who are aware of Bluelight and may look things up here, but tend not to make accounts and post.
However we do encourage academic researchers to make accounts and engage on the Drug Studies subforum, advertising research and helping to improve connections between researchers and community members.
(disclosure: I am both an academic researcher and someone with lived experience of drugs, a combination that is not uncommon but often not openly discussed!
My colleagues and I wrote about this in an open-access journal article we published in Contemporary Drug Problems a few years ago!)

 

Thank you for the love in this thread. It's a good corrective, as I woke up today to a 1-star review on Bluelight's Trustpilot - a disgruntled community member whom I have responded to publicly, but the review will still stand. Because we only have a small number of reviewers, this brings our score down a lot. Could some of your amazing love be translated into some genuine Trustpilot reviews?
@ageingpartyfiend
@paranoid android
@Robi
@ions
@streaM Freak
@placebonaut
@deficiT

Done.