Hugs for Drugs: Polish High Schoolers Running Harm Reduction Projects
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In most places, what constitutes public education is dictated by the Government, an institution that defines our laws and establishes…
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Not Many See Past Your “Drug” Label
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Human beings are social creatures – we understand the world around us through our interpretation of the world. This interpretation…
Youth Vaping: A Closer Look at Harms, Research and Policy
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There’s an eery feeling with vaping that harks back to a vintage time of big tobacco when the marketing was…
Language Matters: Is My Country a “Narco-state”?
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The term “narco-state” has been used by politicians, journalists, and law enforcement agencies since the 1980s. While it was initially…
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…
“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…