Drug TraffickingOnline Drug Vendors Exploiting United States Postal ServiceAndré Gomes.May 31, 2016Online drug vendors are anonymously delivering their products through the US Postal Service, and the constitutional right to privacy is…
Drug PolicyUK ‘Legal Highs’ Ban to Crackdown Harshly on Prison InmatesAvinash Tharoor.May 26, 2016As the UK’s heavily-derided ‘legal highs’ ban takes effect, prisoners found in possession of these substances will face the prospect…
Other DrugsWestern Values Clash With Ayahuasca’s Spiritual TraditionAndré Gomes.May 24, 2016The glamorisation of ayahuasca in Western media and the rise in tourism in Latin America has led to the commercialisation…
Drug PolicyAna Liffey Drug Project Calls on Irish Gov’t to Allocate a Drugs MinisterAnonymous.May 16, 2016Ana Liffey Drug Project has welcomed the inclusion of support for a “health-led rather than criminal justice approach to drugs…
CannabisUS Medical Marijuana States Shutting Out Experienced GrowersTalking Drugs.May 16, 2016As the United States sees regulated medical marijuana models emerge across the country, a glaring paradox has arisen – many…
Drug Harm ReductionWhat You Need to Know About SSDP’s Drug Testing InitiativeTalking Drugs.May 11, 2016We’ve recently launched a drug testing initiative in Newcastle university, with plenty of media coverage this week. Here’s the roundup…
Drugs & DevelopmentAgainst the Evidence, Colombia Resumes Use of Glyphosate in Coca EradicationAndré Gomes.May 9, 2016Experiencing a rise in coca cultivation, the Colombian government has resumed the use of a potentially carcinogenic herbicide in its…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyRussia, Science and the World War on DrugsDaniel Wolfe.May 6, 2016The atrocities of the world drug war are often so brutal that they become like a parody of themselves: sinister…
Other DrugsTuning into the Universal Consciousness: Psychedelics’ Role in Reforming SocietyAndré Gomes.Apr 27, 2016For some time I have believed that we, citizens of Western societies, are going through an existential crisis, caused by…
Drug PolicyDrug Policy Reform from the Bottom-Up: UN Risks Redundancy with Regressive UNGASS OutcomeTalking Drugs.Apr 19, 2016With the outcome document for the 2016 United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the world drug problem now…
Drug PolicyDr. Carl Hart – The Revolutionary Voice of Drug Policy ReasonTalking Drugs.Apr 14, 2016“I have to make sure I don't engage in conversations with people who don't abide by the rules of evidence.”…
Drug Harm ReductionTackling the US Heroin ‘Epidemic’: The Need for DecriminalizationAndré Gomes.Apr 11, 2016President Barack Obama’s commitment to increased investment in drug treatment is welcome, but people will still face barriers to accessing…