The author of The Botany of Desire, How To Change Your Mind and The Omnivore’s Dilemma talks to Ash Sarkar about caffeine, capitalism and how to avoid a bad trip.
Following the destruction of hemp crops at the Home Office’s behest, campaigners are calling on people to grow the plant en masse without a licence. Sophie K Rosa reports.
The UK government just announced a string of reactionary measures as part of a ten-year 'new drugs strategy'. But if it actually wanted to start tackling drug use effectively, it’d follow Portugal’s lead and decriminalise them all, argues Joana Ramiro.
Britain likes to think of itself as a world leader on pretty much everything. But when it comes to drug policy, we couldn't be further behind, writes Kojo Koram.
The criminalisation of drugs has almost no impact on drug use, denies access to proven medical treatments and disproportionately targets people of colour. Yet the idea that drugs are ‘evil’ and that drug users are criminals is entrenched in international and domestic law. How can we begin to shift this point of view? What are […]
Despite concerns from scientists, the UK government’s rules for Christmas Covid will not change. Will Boris Johnson’s call for us to have a “merry little Christmas” stop the spread? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
In the UK, evidence suggests white people are more likely to take drugs than other ethnic groups. So why are people of colour getting searched more often?
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