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There have been many attempts in the UK to introduce drug consumption rooms but never before has the matter been debated in Westminster. Ronnie Cowan, MP for Inverclyde, secured the …

A new study has revealed that the legalisation of medical cannabis in all US States bordering Mexico decreased the overall criminal activity in areas closest to the border. Mexico is the largest …

The National Assembly of Wales held Wednesday a debate on whether medical cannabis should be made available to those who need it. The result of the debate is encouraging for …

Yesterday, the Global Drug Commission, chaired by former UN General Secretary Kofi Annan, released a report investigating the way drugs and drug users are perceived and how it impacts them. …

Jeff Sessions has been threatening to take action against the legalisation of cannabis in US States for quite some time but few expected him to rescind the Cole Memo. But …

Cannabis hit the ground running in 2018. The first week of January is not yet over but the media are all over California’s official legalisation of recreational cannabis. The enthusiasm …

The word ‘crisis’ is overused when it comes to prisons. But there can be no doubt that both prisons and probation are in the sorriest state we have seen in …

Volteface publish Plotting Change, a journal bringing together a series of reports we published since we launched in 2016. The reports examine contemporary global drug policy innovation, the impact of …

  Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services published their annual report on police legitimacy in the United Kingdom today. Despite being positive on the whole, the …

MDMA related deaths in the UK are at record levels and rising. Cocaine related deaths show a worryingly similar trend. Both have more than doubled since 2012. The average purity …