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 …
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Three perspectives, one conclusion: whilst drugs are illegal, no one is safe. We heard from Neil Woods, former undercover agent and chairman of LEAP UK (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), writer …
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With the revelation that a storyline exploring the medicinal use of cannabis will air on Coronation Street in February, the debate on the state of the UK’s drug policy …
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This week the story of Charlotte Caldwell and her son Billy has continued to unfold across the mainstream media. The desperate plight of a Mother utterly committed to ensuring …
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An earlier version of this article was published with ONS 2014 figures. Despite falling drug use, record numbers of people are dying in drug-related deaths in the UK. What’s …
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As a psychiatrist who is interested in psychedelic drugs, I’m probably qualified to say that, generally speaking, most people know very little about psychedelics, and what they do know …
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What’s The Point in a New Drug Strategy if it isn’t Being Funded and isn’t New?
by Web TestA version of this article was originally published on The Conversation. As home secretary Theresa May published the last drug strategy 7 years ago, she couldn’t have predicted what …
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The recent closure of Fabric after two people died from taking ecstasy has me thinking about what statisticians call “avoidable causes of death.” These are things like car crashes, …
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VolteFace are excited to be co-hosting an event with The Psychedelic Society: ‘The Legal Regulation of Psychedelics’ on the 17th December at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. …
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Following on from two excellent, compassionate documentaries about drug addiction – Louis Theroux: Drinking To Oblivion and Chasing Dad: A Lifelong Addiction – the BBC continue to delve into the darker …