Just No Stopping Stop & Search?
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Home Office figures released last week provide a bleak picture of increases in stop and search in England and Wales…
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Policing, Unlicensed Raves and Safer Partying in the UK
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The UK has a long and seasoned history with unlicensed raving, which led to a second “Summer of Love” during…
“Vidas Negras Importam”: Racism, Police Violence And COVID-19 In Brazil’s Favelas
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Amidst the coronavirus pandemic which has already claimed 60,000 lives in Brazil, police are still routinely targeting Black people and…
The War On Drugs Is Built On Racism. It’s Time To Decolonise Drug Policies.
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26th June marks the annual International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking – an occasion that governments created to…
Cannabis Legislation in New York: The Time Is Now To Get Social Equity Measures Right
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For New York State, the passing of a bill legalising the possession, consumption and sale of cannabis may have to…
The Death of Jaden Moodie was a Multi-Agency Failure
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In January 2019, 14 year-old Jaden Moodie was knocked off his moped and stabbed fatally nine times in Leyton. A…
Decriminalizing Sex Work and Drugs is Central to Trans and LGBTQ+ Rights
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Every day, people do what they need to do in order to survive. That is clearer today than ever before.…
Racism and Policing Are Global Problems. Drug Control is a Vehicle.
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In a horrifying show of shamelessness and impunity, the coroner’s report on George Floyd stated that pre-existing health conditions together with ‘any…
UK Policing During The COVID-19 Pandemic
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Since the beginning of the UK’s lockdown on the 24th of March, public health concerns have included the fact that…
How the US Drug War Is a Tool to Criminalize LGBTQ+ People
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When we think of the criminalization of the LGBTQ+ community, our minds likely veer to the Stonewall Riots of 1969.…
The War on Drugs And The Justification Of Black Death
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Our relationship to punishment and our relationship to white supremacy and anti-black racism intersect. Within a carceral logic, “criminals” deserve to…
“Disturbing”—Cannabis Policing Meets COVID-19 Social Distancing Enforcement
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On May 2, photos of New Yorkers congregating in some of the most affluent neighborhoods and parks in the city…