It appears that Belgium could become the next European country to legalise cannabis after the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy and Employment, Pierre-Yves Dermagne, recently declared that …
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The impact of punitive drug policy on young people and their drug use
Amidst the evolving landscape of drug policy in the UK, an important debate is emerging. An upcoming report from First Wednesdays, Europe’s largest community of entrepreneurs and investors in the …
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Over the last few months, there’s been a push from the government to ‘crack down’ on antisocial behaviour and stamp out illegal drugs in communities. Why are the conservatives cracking …
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The ‘Vaping Epidemic’: How cannabis reformers in Britain should incorporate child safety into the argument for recreational legalisation
by Matt ReesThe rise of vaping among teenagers has led to the creation of a moral panic in Britain. It is the subject of BBC Question Time debates. The tabloids have been …
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In 2016, then Justice Secretary and co-convener of the Vote Leave campaign, Michael Gove, infamously declared that “people in this country have had enough of experts…from organisations with acronyms saying …
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University is a time when many young adults are released from the comforts of home life and become thrust into a life of independence. Term time represents an opportunity to …
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Referred to as the ‘green wave’ – the cannabis sector is undeniably on the rise across Europe, with policy changes in both medicinal and recreational contexts. BSDA predicts that global …
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Pride in Safe Supply: The Forgotten LGBTQ+ History of Harm Reduction
by Jay HoganIt would be difficult to trace the harm reduction movement back to one specific cause, as it has roots in so many different activist groups. The movement goes as far …
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and how we can stop it… On 26th July 2021, police officers found the body of a 40-year old man, named Richard Beare, inside a flat in Penzance, Cornwall. …
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With their nascent medicinal cannabis cultivation industries, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man are well-positioned to advance reform of Britain’s approach to cannabis. As independent, self-governing jurisdictions, the Crown …