Volteface is happy to share our submission to the Scottish Affairs Committee inquiry into use and misuse of drugs in Scotland. Please follow this link to read our submission. Read below for further details of the inquiry. An increasing problem Scotland has a distinct range of issues and problems associated with drug use. Problem drug-use … Continued
Volteface is delighted to announce its partnership agreement with the multinational company MPX International. The sponsorship agreement is governed by our Industry Sponsor Policy, which guarantees the integrity and independence of our research. MPX International is a publicly-traded developer and operator of cannabis cultivation and production assets, with a commitment to bringing ethically produced, … Continued
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
In recent years you could be forgiven for thinking there is very little to celebrate in the worlds of policing and crime prevention. Crime, as always, has dominated the headlines with alarming tenacity. Knife crime is going up, while 22,500 fewer officers are on our streets. Stop and search continues to spark controversy, while organised … Continued
Today from 4pm, the Health and Social Care Committee will hear the first round of evidence into their inquiry regarding current drugs policy. Click the LINK to read our submission to the inquiry. Scope of the inquiry Terms of Reference The Committee is seeking written submissions on the health consequences of illicit drugs policy … 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
Volteface has today released its most recent report titled ‘Making the Grade: School prevention, identification and responses to drug-related harm’, written in partnership with the UK‘s leading prevention charity, Mentor. The report considers how the UK’s education system responds to drugs by examining the approaches taken to preventing, identifying and responding to illegal drug use and … Continued
Sunday, April 14th Volteface would like to clarify comments made in various news outlets today. It has been incorrectly reported that the recently launched initiative, ‘Carly’s Amnesty’, is a Volteface campaign. ‘Carly’s Amnesty’, is actually being supported by the Centre for Medicinal Cannabis, under the leadership of Steve Moore, and is not attached to Volteface. … Continued
This month sees the reclassification of prescription drugs gabapentin and pregabalin into Class C of the Misuse of Drugs Act. The tightening of regulations around these drugs comes in response to concern over the increased death rate associated with the medication, 190 deaths were recorded in England and Wales alone in 2017, compared with … 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