On this month’s edition of the Volteface Podcast, Paul North catches up with cannabis culture veteran & positive thinker Orson Boon. Up for discussion is the effects of psychedelics with the pair considering potential therapeutic benefits of certain psychedelic drugs. Orson talks through his personal experience of using psychedelics to treat anxiety and discusses the marked … Continued
This edition of the Volteface podcast is audio recorded from the launch of our most recently released report ‘Making the Grade’, written in partnership with Mentor. In a change from the regular format, this feature is a panelled discussion focussing on drug education in schools. We hear from an ex-PRU student, a PRU headteacher, … Continued
On this month’s edition of the Volteface Podcast, Paul catches up with Volteface board member Sunny Hundal. Sunny has been a journalist and commentator on politics and current affairs for more than 15 years. As a commentator, he has been a columnist at The Guardian, Independent, Hindustan Times (India) and Labour List. This feature … Continued
This month on the Volteface Podcast, our Director of Policy Lizzie McCulloch catches up with Oxford University PhD student, and Co-Founder of entOURage Network, Jessica Steinberg. Liz & Jessica discuss women’s experience of regulated markets, both from the perspective of consumers, professionals and entrepreneurs, before honing in on what is like to be a female cannabis … Continued
On this month’s edition of the Volteface Podcast, host Paul North catches up with Dr. Derek Tracy, Consultant Psychiatrist & Clinical Director of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust & Senior Lecturer, King’s College London. On the agenda is an in-depth discussion of cannabis & potential links to mental health issues, the chat that no one … Continued
In the second episode of the Volteface Podcast, Director’s Paul and Liz discuss the recent Centre for Social Justice cannabis report. They talk about the reports data, its recommendations and outline the impact they think it will have on drug reform. Enjoy the show! Our show (as well as the theme music) is recorded … Continued
The first episode of Volteface Podcast explores the legislative changes in Canada around cannabis with Policy Advisor Blair Gibbs providing insight. This section focuses on the effect of legislation on the black market, new emerging opportunities, the potential impact on the UK’s drug policy & variations of legality across provinces. This edition also analyses the legislation of medicinal cannabis … Continued