The Net Pleasure Index is the first ever attempt to define and rank drugs in terms of the overall balance of pleasures and harms If you want to guess how it turned out here are the drugs we asked about, in alphabetical order: alcohol, amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine, GHB/GBL, ketamine, LSD, magic mushrooms, MDMA, mephedrone, and…
He warns against unrealistic expectations and charlatans who claim to perform miracle cures. “Someone is missing an arm and thinks the shaman will give them an arm, or they’re blind and think the shaman can restore their sight,” he says. Although the question of whether outsiders are appropriating and changing a traditional practice for…
By allowing the government to give out diluted rugs to addicts, the proposal aims to cut the relationship between drug addicts and drug traffickers. The judicial committee has also proposed a draft law halting the death penalty for carrying and distributing less than 100kg of traditional drugs such as opium or less than two kilograms…
Ironically, the US is now one of the countries at the forefront of the movement for cannabis law reform. There are mentions of cannabis in historical and sacred Indian texts from over 3,000 years ago, however the drug was prohibited across the country in 1985 following pressure from the US’ Reagan administration. Original Article…
When Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled… that consuming marijuana was constitutionally legal, it left the world shocked and somewhat confused … In a 4-1 vote … in Mexico City, the five-justice panel declared the personal recreational use of marijuana legal under the right of “free development of personality. In the same paragraph, however, the Court cautioned…
Thousands marched to demand her release. The protests soon galvanised a longstanding demand for the full legalisation of recreational cannabis. “The media coverage was crazy. Legislators started bringing legal marijuana draft bills for me to look at in prison,” Castilla, now 72, recalls. Castilla realised she had become a national celebrity when her fellow inmates…
Currently, indigenous people who have been studying these medicines for many generations receive little if any respect in Western science for their extensive expertise. Furthermore, underground therapists, often women, have been putting their lives, livelihoods, and reputations on the line in the name of healing without institutional protections or recognition for their work. These…
Employers in Massachusetts now have to provide “reasonable accommodation” for workers who use medical marijuana to treat an illness when not on the job, according to the latest ruling from the state’s Supreme Judicial Court. The court ruled in favor of Cristina Barbuto, who was hired in an entry-level position at Advantage Sales & Marketing…
*Vancouver police block the north sidewalk of East Hastings Avenue during a benefit barbecue and concert for Vancouver’s safe injection site, Insite. Police prevented the concert from going ahead, as organizers were not granted permits by the city. …Oregon will join several other states that have already defelonized or decriminalized drug possession, including Maryland, California,…
Change occurs only where there has been “intensive, robust and professional grassroots activism”… Drug harm reduction represents the final safety net for many of the most socially excluded populations on Earth … But harm reduction in the drug world is not only about saving lives on the frontline; it’s also about developing policy to prevent…
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