How to Stop Trump From Doing Another Maduro? End the War on Drugs
Kojo Koram & Clemmie James
An obvious solution.
Tag: war on drugs
Zack Polanski Has Pledged to Legalise Drugs. So Should All Leftwing Leaders
Kojo Koram
Time to be brave.
The Taliban’s War on Opium Could Have Disastrous Effects
Niko Vorobyov
It’s heroin or fentanyl.
The Missing Guests at COP27? Drug Barons
Clemmie James
Politicians don’t control the Amazon, cartels do.
Can Colombia’s New President End the War on Drugs?
Niko Vorobyov
This could be the end of the line for Colombian cocaine.
Johnson’s Phoney Drug War
Boris Johnson spent today posing in front of police vans & talking tough on drugs. It’s hypocritical and it won’t work.
When It Comes to Drug Laws, Britain is a World Loser
Kojo Koram
Germany is leaving us in the dust.
Why All Drugs Should Be Decriminalised. Interview With David Nutt
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 […]
Powder and Smoke – Inside the War on Drugs
The war on drugs has failed, but at what cost? And what are the possible solutions from Colombia to Britain? Aaron Bastani is joined by Antony Loewenstein – author of Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs.
Cocaine for the Masses, Not Just for the Ruling Classes
When black kids get high at carnival it’s a national scandal. When white kids pop pills at Glastonbury it’s just good fun. But when Boris Johnson and Michael Gove admit to snorting cocaine, that’s when it gets interesting.
The Lockdown: the End of Policing
Sam Swann and guest host Connor Woodman discuss the book, The End Of Policing with its author Alex S. Vitale. They discuss the ways that the police exacerbate social problems and what the alternatives might be.