Legalisation
Young ex-drug traffickers on living with a conviction
High-stakes game — Three former drug smugglers discuss the reality of living with an importation conviction and the stigma that inevitably comes with it.
Written by: Rebecca Tidy
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
The Swedish pop star talking sex, drugs and mental health
Introducing Ängie — Meet the up-and-coming pastel-haired performer who's here to smoke weed, have fun and talk about borderline personality disorder, pussy and pansexuality.
Written by: Biju Belinky
UK government takes enormous step towards medical cannabis legalisation
Cross-party parliamentary enquiry calls for legalisation — Activists, politicians and international investors are piling on the pressure for legalisation and dismantling the barriers to reform. Is it finally time for the UK to catch up with the rest of the world?
Written by: Alex King
Smoking marijuana to treat mental illness has the power to change lives
Don't believe the scare stories — While British politicians and the general public support legalisation of medical cannabis, too many lives, like patient Julien Jesse’s, are still being devastated by prohibition.
Written by: Alex King
UK police finally wise up about cannabis, but only because they’re broke
Cuts, cannabis and clicktivism — As a government online petition takes off and austerity forces police to rethink their approach, is the UK drug debate finally catching up with the rest of the world? And could legalisation be in sight?
Written by: Alex King