Today Canada celebrates its first anniversary of a legal, regulated cannabis market (a Cannaversary… if you will). Exactly this time last year we caught up with some of the key stakeholders involved in this monumental shift of policy to find out how ‘the Canadian Experiment’ would pan out. Since that celebratory moment 12 months ago, much … Continued
Yesterday saw the release of new report, published by the think tank Radix and written by former Health Minister MP Sir Norman Lamb, entitled “Protecting Children and Young People from Harm – the public health case for a legal regulated cannabis market”. The release was accompanied by a Volteface & Radix FOI request to … Continued
So far 2019 has been an eventful year in the drug policy world, culminating with David Lammy’s appearance on BBC’s “Legalising Weed: Canada’s Experiment’, a documentary which followed our recent research trip to look at a regulated cannabis market. More recently, the Labour Party has announced they will commit to a Royal Commission into … Continued
This episode we recorded live from the Volteface and ASI fringe event at Lib Dem conference. We heard from former Special Constable Joseph Kaz, ex-drug dealer Niko Vorobyov and Lib Dem Mayoral Candidate Siobhan Benita. Each of them explained why why they had become an advocate for cannabis legalisation and how they think it … Continued
To mark the release of DM for Details: Selling Drugs in the Age of Social Media, Volteface hosted a panelled discussion in Westminster featuring- Mariam, a Youth Ambassador at the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation; Nick Hickmott, a Young People, Early Intervention and Harm Reduction Worker; Scarlett Furlong, Volteface Policy Advisor and co-author of DM for Details; … Continued
Volteface has today published the seminal report- DM for Details: Selling Drugs in the Age of Social Media, which examines social media’s role in facilitating drug supply in the UK and the impact that this is having on young people. The comprehensive report draws on new nationally representative polling data of 16-to-24 year olds … Continued
In this episode Paul talks to Chris Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs. They have a lively chat discussing their recent trip to Canada with three UK MP’s which was covered by the BBC. Chris explains how cannabis nearly made him miss his flights and his impressions of the … Continued
There is an elephant-sized headline act on the stage at every music festival up and down the UK. Festival organisers, DJ’s and attendee’s all know it, yet everyone has to play their part in pretending it’s not there. Illegal drugs are the fuel that keeps the festivals going. And yet, while we continue this … Continued
Not long ago I met some old friends for a reunion. We’d all gone to uni together and used to live in the same house. Once a year or so we catch up, see what’s new. As we sat round a table at a Chinese restaurant in the East End, not far from our … Continued
Following the release of the BBC Newsbeat documentary ‘Legalising Weed: Canada’s Story’, which covered Volteface’s cross-party trip to Canada, YouGov polled the public to ascertain their attitudes towards the legalisation of cannabis in the UK. “Generally speaking, to what extent would you support or oppose the legalisation of cannabis in the UK?” YouGov asked … Continued