This weekend, BBC Radio 4 will be broadcasting a fundraising appeal on behalf of Addaction to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the charity. Addaction supports people to make positive behavioural changes, especially …
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Abbie Llewelyn
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Use of synthetic cannabinoids (aka ‘Spice’), as reported extensively in the mainstream media, has recently become a major problem among the homeless community and in prisons. Spice is cheap, …
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has appointed Amy Lamé as London’s first Night Czar, tasked with turning the capital back into a “thriving 24-hour city”. Lamé is a DJ, performer, writer, …
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Plans for a supervised injection facility, where people can take heroin safely, is looking to be approved for opening in Glasgow. This would be a first for the UK, following in …
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Psymposia are running a Patreon campaign to raise funding for their new Psymposia Magazine and for hosting a variety of events covering psychedelic science, culture, social drug policy reform, and …
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Drugs policy in England & Wales is failing, according to public health experts in The BMJ. Figures released from the Office for National Statistics last month revealed that there was a …
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) last week published a statement on their website announcing their decision to class cannabidiol (CBD) as a medicine. This decision means that companies …
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Delegates at the SNP Party Conference last week voted overwhelmingly in favour of legalising medical cannabis. They also expressed a desire to have this power devolved to the Scottish Parliament. …
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Manufacturers and distributors of cannabidiol (CBD) based products have spoken out after the Medicine products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) told vendors they have 28 days to stop selling their products in …
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A new species of lichen from the Ecuadorian rainforest has been found to contain the hallucinogen psilocybin, which is also found in magic mushrooms. It’s the first and only lichen …