Are We in a Drugs Apartheid?
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Drugs’ legality is shifting before our eyes. New Zealand tried to ban young people from legally purchasing cigarettes, while the…
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Junkies Don’t Exist
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I’ll never forget the time a relative casually called me a “junkie,” as I organised my collection of drugstore makeup…
Narco-Deforestation and Its Climate Impact in Central America
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Though it comprises only 1% of the Earth’s land surface, Central America boasts a remarkable 5-12% of the planet’s total…
Beyond the Trip: Key Challenges The Psychedelic Industry Must Face
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In the context of the psychedelic renaissance, a significant body of medical research has developed, exploring how psychoactive plants could…
“I Feel Like a God”: Drones in the Modern Drug War
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“Sometimes I feel like a God hurling thunderbolts from afar,” one US soldier commented, regarding the god-like power drone operators…
Review: ‘How to Regulate Psychedelics: A Practical Guide’
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The psychedelic renaissance has been propelled forward by its newfound compatibility with mainstream market forces in the West: self-driven improvements…
Jamaican Cannabis Struggles to Integrate Traditional Growers
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The regulation of cannabis in Jamaica is an important issue to get right given the countries’ historical and cultural link…
Will Latin American Leaders Finally Unite to End the Drug War?
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From September 7 to 9, 2023, the “Latin American and Caribbean Drug Conference: For Life, Peace, and Development” took place…
The Problem With Viewing Addiction As Inevitable
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I won’t deny that accepting the one real inevitability in life (i.e., that all mortals must eventually die) is philosophically…
DULF Co-Founders Arrested in Another Attack on Safe Supply
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The Vancouver Police arrested Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, the co-founders of the Canadian Drug User Liberation Front (DULF), on…
War on Drugs Drives Environmental Damage Says New Report
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The criminalisation of drug production and consumption is driving widespread environmental damage and impeding efforts to stop climate change, a…
No, China Is Not Getting Rich Off Of Fentanyl
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When U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited China in June, many hoped his meeting with President Xi Jinping would…