Breaking Convention 2023: Has the ‘Psychedelic Renaissance’ Exhaled?
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Over three sunny days in April and at the University of Exeter’s campus, I attended Breaking Convention, Europe’s largest conference…
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“All Traffickers are Black or Arab”: The French Racism in Cannabis Policing
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In France, the question of racism has never been a central tenet in the discourse of cannabis law reform advocates.…
Darknet Actively Supplying More Harm Reduction Advice in Sales
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Darknet markets are increasingly adding dosage information, trip reports and other harm reduction advice at the point of drug purchase…
Belfast Unites in Call for Drug Consumption Room
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In a landmark move for drug policy reform in Northern Ireland, Belfast’s City Council has passed a motion backing the establishment…
Portuguese Experts and Civil Society Unite Against Criminalisation
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An open letter published in early February by public health and members of the Portuguese civil society condemn the Mayor…
Kratom’s Regulation in Czechia Promises More Market Safety for the Drug
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Kratom, the psychoactive plant originally from southeast Asia, is on the cusp of legal regulation in Czechia, also known as…
Cannabis: A Tale of Two Worlds Apart
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Cannabis, what is it? A herb? A drug? Divisive in definition, divisive in opinion. However, this division runs deeper than…
Right Wing Protest “Closes” Drug Consumption Room in Paris
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A far-right French youth group protested at one of the only drug consumption rooms in France in early December, condemning…
“Prison becomes your home”: The Futility of Cannabis Incarcerations
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Cannabis is subjected to condemnation, disapproval, and bad press. Whether this depiction is fair or not is contested; nonetheless, what…
Commissioning Cracks: The Costs of Defunding Heroin Assisted Treatment
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In Middlesbrough, citizens are statistically more likely to die from a Drug Related Death (DRD) than a car accident. As…
Maltese Non-profit Cannabis May be The Way Forward
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In December 2021, Malta made history as the first European country to legalise cannabis for recreational purposes. While the system…
Another New High for Drug Deaths in England & Wales – Here’s What Needs To Change
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Drug-related deaths in England and Wales have been rising year on year for the past decade. The latest data shows…