This article was first published by Release and is republished here with their kind permission. When the 1960s psychedelic promise of ‘flower power’ faded into the dark 1970s economic crisis, …
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The Rapid Growth Of The Legal Cannabis Industry Is A Major Political, Social, And Economic Triumph
by Web TestEarlier this month, Mark Kleiman – the doyen of public health academia – shared his Transatlantic Lessons, a stark warning of the potential perils of over commercialising cannabis. Today, we have …
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June saw us host a number of events that allowed us to work with organisations from the worlds of drug policy reform and prison reform (and make some big announcements). …
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In the musical landscape of 2016, you might find yourself hard-pressed looking for artists who flaunt their acts of hedonism – especially not mainstream ones. Not so 50 years …
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In the UK, drug policy is one of the least modified legislative agendas for 50 years. Today’s drug laws look almost exactly as they did in 1971, with …
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Making Spice a Class A drug is likely to make its already devastating effects on vulnerable communities worse not better, politicians have been warned. In recent months, some MPs …
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The UK has seen a shift in what drugs people are becoming dependent on as more and more are using cannabis. Admissions to treatment centres for cannabis dependency increased by …
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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 …
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ILLEGAL! is a new magazine that deals with drugs and culture. Sold on the streets of the UK by people who use drugs and others from marginalised groups, £2 …
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Dick Puddlecote has been having some fun raking over the mountain of correspondence between Action on Smoking and Health and their sponsors in government. E-mails reveal the vigour with which the vaper’s …