[whittled down to]: This used to be one of the safest places to look up drug advice, so I ask you all here when did we start caring about covering our asses more than saving lives.
I appreciate what you are expressing here.
I've been involved with Bluelight for over 20 years and on staff since 2007 and on the leadership since 2014.
We know why the rule exists and why it won't be changing, as others have explained well already here.
However, drug markets have gotten more dangerous, there's no doubt about that.
Last month I attended a seminar about safe(r) supply, and about how harm reduction needs to address this issue directly.
There was discussion about the brave work of DULF in Canada, where they created a 'compassion club' and distributed prohibited drugs that had been chemically tested and appropriately labelled. As many of you will be aware they have since been arrested, despite their work literally saving lives of those around them who would otherwise have been exposed to a toxic drug market.
So I have some sympathy for the view that without a safe(r) supply, how can people who use drugs keep themselves safe?
However, it will be foolish/negligent to run programs at this level of civil disobedience via a very public internet forum such as Bluelight.
The Bluelight Communities need to limit themselves to what we can do, within the law, to help everyone come to less harm as well as be healthier and more well.
We can do more regarding linking our members to lab testing facilities as well as home testing options.
We can raise awareness about current drug market problems as well as advocate for policy change.
Thank you for raising the question, which continues to be on my mind as well!