This article was originally published on The Conversation. The latest spate of drug overdoses in Queensland has fulfilled the predictions of many health experts in Australia of a summer …
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It is safe to say that approximately nobody was surprised to see the Liberal Democrats put forward a policy to regulate cannabis in the UK. Despite its warm reception …
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“In the middle of us continuing mass incarceration and a tough war on drugs we are having the worst drug epidemic in US history. If these policies actually …
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This week I met with Dominic Milton Trott, the author of The Honest Drug Book: A Chemical & Botanical Journey Through The Legal High Years. A keen advocate of …
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“Any questions?” I ask, as I conclude a one hour drug awareness session to a packed sixth form common room. The projector next to me is beaming a POV …
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These are three short extracts from a book in progress by Adam Gee entitled ‘When Sparks Fly – the creative rewards of openness and generosity’. Each chapter focuses …
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In this episode Volteface Director Paul North speaks to Kira Weir, Training and Communications Officer at the drugs charity Crew and volunteer at The Loop. Paul and Kira …
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On Monday, VolteFace will publish our first policy paper, The Tide Effect, in collaboration with the Adam Smith Institute. The Tide Effect presents cannabis law reform as an irrepressible force, sweeping towards the UK …
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We at LEAP UK of course can’t endorse any particular candidate in election races, but we are able to highlight the progressive drug policies of those who stand. …
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Although the French accused the Germans of smuggling cocaine in order to deliberately weaken the French race, it was in Britain that the truly nationwide drug panic broke …