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CannabisDrug Harm ReductionWe Need to Talk About Extra Strong WeedNiko Vorobyov.May 25, 2026A man and woman are sitting in a room, the woman playing the piano, while both take drags from a…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug Policy“Everybody Working Together”: Five Years of National Drug Checking in New ZealandAndré Gomes.May 22, 2026For the past several years, while most countries around the world continued to ramp up the war on drugs and…
Drug PolicyOther DrugsBigger Canisters, Bigger Harms: How the UK’s Nitrous Oxide Ban BackfiredElla Glover.May 19, 2026Walking the streets of London on a Saturday or Sunday morning, it would almost be impossible to miss the discarded…
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Drugs & GenderIt’s Not the Drugs: Sexual Violence under Prohibition and PatriarchySilvie Ojeda.May 11, 2026There are forms of violence that are spoken of openly, and there are others that slip through like shadows. There…
CannabisDrug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentCash Crop: The Extractive Cannabis Industries Of the Global SouthAndré Gomes.May 7, 2026For the past couple of years, many Global South nations have sought to capitalise on the global cannabis boom, reforming…
Drug Harm ReductionOpioidsPublic Health Campaign Raises Awareness of Drug Supply ContaminationAndré Gomes.May 5, 2026Ethypharm has recently launched the “Gear has changed” public health campaign in April, calling for greater awareness around accidental overdoses…