Sophia Gibson, a five year old girl from Northern Ireland, suffers from a rare form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome. Sophia has recently been accepted onto hospital trials to …
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Growing out of a community and street campaign in the 1990’s, CityWide has developed into one of Ireland’s most important drug policy reform advocates. We sent Brian Houlihan to …
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Features
Volteface TV LIVE: Are We Entering a New Age of Cannabis Legalisation Around the World?
by Ant LehaneFor the first time Volteface TV will be streamed live from the Volteface studio in collaboration with CLGdotTV. On this edition of Volteface TV the panel will be …
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Shadow Home Secretary Dianne Abbott appeared on Nick Ferrari’s LBC Radio show on Tuesday determined to talk about a major plank of Labour’s 2017 General Election manifesto – policing. …
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Many countries around the world are moving towards a legally regulated cannabis market. But what can we learn from them about the implications of cannabis legalisation? What are the …
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Inmates are killing themselves after racking up huge drugs debts inside prison, the trade union for prison officers has warned. Joe Simpson, assistant general secretary of the Prison Officers Association …
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(A version of this feature appeared in The Times Magazine, November 2016) Interviewing someone when you are so high you can’t feel your own face, let alone hold a …
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It’s early days for Uruguay’s fledgling state-run marijuana industry, and far too soon for sweeping statements about its success or failure – after all, marijuana only became available to …
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Wales is facing a public health emergency as drug related deaths rise to alarming levels. Martin Blakebrough, CEO of Kaleidoscope Project & ARCH Initiatives, examines how in spite …
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Just under a year ago, on May 26th, 2016, the Psychoactive Substances Act finally came into force after months of delays. Protests against the Act had come from all …