A close friend of mine is a medical cannabis patient. He self-medicates for ADHD and uses around 28 grams per month. Whilst playing a game of Warhammer with him last …
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After 14 years of Conservative rule, Labour has achieved a historic victory, winning 412 seats. The run-up to the election was momentous, and the results are clear: the British public …
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Cannabis use is a contentious topic and although public opinion around the drug is changing, there is still significant opposition to it. Drug reform is a morally charged topic, so …
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If there is a lesson to be learnt from the opioid and spice epidemics, it is that substance abuse isn’t solely about drugs and the underlying legal and political framework. …
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Ohio has become the largest US state to legalise cannabis as of 7th November 2023. This takes the total number of states with recreational markets up to 24. The legislation …
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The media landscape is rapidly changing. With the continued rise of social media as a medium and information accessibility steadily increasing, the mainstream media is becoming less relevant. Historically, there …
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The word Volteface comes from the French word Voltafaccia, a combination of voltare, meaning ‘to turn’ and faccia ‘face’. In English it therefore describes a sudden and complete change of …
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Does the Government’s £5 million fund to tackle UK drug deaths go far enough?
by Matt ReesFor those advocating a radical alternative to the war on drugs, lots needs to happen. In being such an intersectional agenda, a vision beyond prohibition would begin to reshape economic, …
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Harm reduction and drug policy reform go hand in hand. We hear the two terms used interchangeably, which makes sense as most drug policy reforms are grounded and associated with …
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Total abstinence and Premier League footballers: an unrealistic and unfair pursuit for ‘perfection’
by Matt ReesToday, it cannot be doubted that top-level male footballers are firmly embedded within the British pop-cultural landscape. Gone are the days of when a select few superstars were eligible to …