Ahead of this week’s public ECAN event, we caught up with one of the speakers to find out more about the re-contextualisation of cannabis through design. Former art teacher, …
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Industry News
The Volteface Podcast: People, Dancefloors and Why Drug Reform Needs a Shake-up
by Ant LehaneIn the latest edition of the Volteface podcast Paul charts with Dr. Giulia Zampini about the recently launched People and Dancefloors research project and have a heated discussion on …
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Industry News
The turn from tobacco: why more people are starting to smoke cannabis with herbal blends
by Aneesa AhmedThe coronavirus pandemic has seen an increase in recreational cannabis use perhaps due to lockdown boredom, anxiety, loneliness or lack of stimulation. This increase in use of the substance …
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In Volteface’s first documentary, Director Paul North takes a trip to Brighton to catch up with Carly Barton, who was the first patient to legally receive medical cannabis in …
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Belgium, June 2019: I am convicted along with nineteen other pioneers, based on the 1921 drug law. As a doctor in medical science, researcher, nurse and former humanitarian aid …
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Advocacy News
Government Announces £80m Boost to Drug Treatment Services, but is this Enough?
by Ella WalshThe government has announced an additional £80 million funding for drug treatment services in England, in an attempt to tackle drug related crime. While it is good news that …
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The New Leaf Opportunities campaign has today made two major announcements including news that CBD company Ciitech has joined the campaign as a partner. The company joins the campaign …
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Advocacy News
Vaccine Woman and Naloxone Man join forces: How the third sector could play a critical role in the vaccine rollout
The new, more dangerous strain of COVID 19 has raised pressures facing substance misuse services to an all-time high. As more community workers contract the virus, and their close …
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Our understanding of how psychoactive substances affect us has been largely based on researching their intoxicating effects. But what about the after effects? I’m talking about the comedowns, the …
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Opinion
It Will Take More Than Expungement To Achieve Social Justice In Cannabis Reform
by Ella WalshIt’s been a great start to the year for social justice in cannabis reform, with the expungement of 500,000 low-level cannabis offences in the state of Illinois. This has …