When asked to name a psychoactive drug, most people default to common examples like cocaine, heroin, or cannabis. But there’s a drug that has wholly evaded the effects of the…
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Substance use among Icelandic teens was one of the highest in Europe 20 years ago. According to a survey conducted in 1992, nearly a quarter of Icelandic teens smoked every…
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The Qatar World Cup’s been shrouded in controversy about the small Gulf nation’s record on gay and women’s rights, and migrant workers dying building the stadiums. Most outrageous of all,…
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We may have nearly a century of misinformation telling us otherwise, but cannabis is a medicine. The WHO’s 41st Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) has officially advised that “certain…
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Victorious after Billy and Charlotte Caldwell’s bold struggle to change the legal status of medicinal cannabis in the UK in 2018, 20,000 patients have joined a new front line in…
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Our bias against THC is ludicrous. It’s time to see it for what it is, and stop the nonsense.CBD products are now largely accepted. The cannabis leaf image has been…
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In the uphill battle to dissuade people from using illegal drugs, one argument has long propagated the link between purchasing drugs and the funding of terrorism, pairing the use of…
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We find ourselves in yet another Tory leadership election, and consequently in the fine tradition began in the distant past of 2019, it’s time to talk about drugs. Through the…
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“No one should be in jail for using or possessing marijuana” – US President, Joe Biden. This was not something proclaimed by a wide-eyed university student in a room of…
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Published in the International Journal of Drug Policy this month, major new survey results from over 180 psychiatrists across the United States have revealed a significant and concerning inconsistency between current…