Let us, for a moment, consider those three little letters: L, S and D. Or perhaps, if we dare, three more, say, D, M and T. Or even the peculiar, …
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Unsurprising but true: policy documents and treatment interventions developed to tackle illicit drug use do not acknowledge the social benefits, and indeed pleasures of, substance use. It would make …
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Last week, I explored the history of efforts to legalise cannabis in California in part one of my three part look at Prop 64, the controversial ballot initiative that …
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By next summer, adult Canadians will be able to buy cannabis legally for recreational purposes for the first time. And if you live in Ontario, then you now know …
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From the start, the newly born Prohibition Unit encountered problems proportionate to its elephantine size. Inexperienced and untrained, the force was particularly open to pulls of bribe, graft, …
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The dominant narrative of the drugs war divides the conflict quite simply into ‘good guys and bad guys’ – murderous drug cartels on the one hand: police, customs and drug …
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Following on from his stirring case for cannabis legalisation, Liberal Democrat Councillor Gary Malcolm was interviewed by CISTA candidate Declan Wade for VolteFace. Speaking via email, Malcolm revealed how he …
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This article originally appeared on KINDLAND. For most of us, pleasure drives drug use. But regardless of whether it’s pleasure you seek, or therapeutic relief and treatment, typically the …
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There is a sense of fear we feel when we hear people using the word ‘Addict’. As children we are taught to mind our own behaviour and stay away from …
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For years now, an epidemic of opioid overdoses has been sweeping across North America. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, on an average day in …