The Australia21 report argues the “war on drugs” has failed and we should consider other options for controlling drugs, such as decriminalisation or regulation. In addition to these arguments, an important…
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Independent of its effect on neurons, marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient (THC) impairs memory by affecting passive support…
Policy making is supposedly influenced by scientific evidence, which in turn leads to better political, social and economic outcomes, depending on the issue at hand. One would like to think that in a moderately…
Cigarettes and alcohol serve as gateway drugs, which people use before progressing to the use of marijuana and then to cocaine…
Around 6% of the world’s population aged 15 to 64 use illicit drugs – that’s 250 million people. It’s a rapidly changing population, with many different pathways to illicit drug use and new users constantly…
Synthetic cannabis, known commercially as Kronic, K2, Kaos or Spice, was designed to circumvent drug laws and give users a “legal high”. But Western Australia banned the product earlier this month and…
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Hon. Professor Drug Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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