Drug Reform
Inside the Green Party’s general election fight
Just days before the election was called, Digital Editor Ben Smoke sat down with Green Party co-Leader Carla Denyer to talk about her campaign in Bristol Central, holding together the Greens’ electoral coalition, deals with Corbyn and more.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Harsh drug policing at festivals is endangering lives
Reform now — Tough fines and arrests for drug possession and supply is pushing festival-goers towards unsafe measures to consume or smuggle in their substances, reports Rebecca Tidy.
Written by: Rebecca Tidy
The callousness of Guernsey’s harsh drugs laws
Hypocrisy island — Guernsey’s tough drug laws ruin the lives of not just the people who commit crimes, but also their families. So why is big business allowed to profit off weed grown on the island?
Written by: Rebecca Tidy
The ex-police officers fighting to end the war on drugs
Calling for change — An organisation made up of hundreds of serving and former police officers across the UK is challenging the stereotypical law enforcement narrative by advocating for a different approach to controlled substances.
Written by: Rebecca Tidy
Siân Berry: ‘The war on drugs is a war of racial prejudice‘
Reform now — With drug-related deaths at a high in London and Black people still being unfairly targeted by drug policing, co-leader of the Green Party and Mayor of London candidate Siân Berry makes the case for urgent decriminalisation.
Written by: Siân Berry
How coke and MDMA could be legally sold
Reform now — The push to relax drugs laws is gaining momentum globally, with Oregon becoming the first state to decriminalise. But what would a legalised market in the UK actually look like?
Written by: Jonny Winship
Capturing a forgotten township in South Africa
Static dreams — Photographers Cyprien Clément-Delmas and Lindokuhle Sobekwa remember documenting a deeply conservative community living in the suburb of Daleside, south of Johannesburg – a place marred by hardship and addiction.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Labour MPs are demanding drug reform, and here's why
End the war on drugs — As data reveals disproportionate cannabis cautions for Black people, a Labour campaign backed by 20 MPs is calling for comprehensive drug reform. Campaign co-founder Jeff Smith, MP for Manchester Withington, explains why.
Written by: Jeff Smith