The Paradox of Prohibition Is Clear With Ketamine in the UK
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Ketamine was first made in 1962 as a replacement for phencycylidine (PCP). Because of its safety profile, it soon became…
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Review: “Towards Drug Policy Justice”
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Academic texts on the state of drug policy reform form the backbone of this sector: the validity of our solutions…
Shifting Geopolitics: How Cocaine Production is Moving into Europe
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Cocaine labs are typically hidden amidst the thick, humid jungles of the Andean mountain range, awash with mosquitos and the…
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…
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…
How Gender Affirming Care Is Harm Reduction
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The nature of the trans experience for me, and many, is of being forcibly politicised from a young age. Our…
How the EU Makes Drug Policies
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The way that the European Union (EU) creates drug policy can seem unclear given its many levels of decision- and…
UK Harm Reduction: The Origins of Release
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As drug policy concerns become progressively more salient and relevant to a much larger and increasingly global population, interested people…
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…
Good Business Skills Aren’t Respected In Cannabis
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Business is everywhere. I have always been fascinated with the concept of Business ever since I was a young boy:…
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…
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…