Society & Culture > Drugs
End the war on drugs
04 Nov 2010
Once again, science and capitalism's irrationality collide. Eddie Ford examines the latest study
Not tough on the causes
19 Oct 2023
The prison system is in deep trouble. Mike Macnair suggests that there is more to it than bad government
Drugs war and its failures
13 Jul 2023
Scott Evans gives a critical welcome to the change in policy proposed by the Scottish government
American death trip
16 Mar 2023
The war on drugs has been a horrendous failure. So, asks Daniel Lazare, why do governments remain hooked on repression?
Crime of victimless crime
15 Dec 2022
The harsh treatment meted out to Brittney Griner gives us a glimpse of the human cost of the so-called war on drugs. Daniel Lazare looks at five decades of horror
Fun and punishment
16 Dec 2021
Crazily, the government wants to intensify the cruel and unwinnable ‘war on drugs’. Eddie Ford, on the other hand, wants to call it off and legalise all drugs
Drugs war bad
29 Apr 2021
With ever increasing numbers of desperate Latin American people fleeing for their lives, Daniel Lazare looks at those on the left who refuse to address the central problem
Honing and updating
28 Jan 2021
Vernon Price reports on last weekend’s membership aggregate and the three debates over programme
Corbyn misses a trick
13 Jun 2019
While Labour prioritises blocking a no-deal Brexit, writes Eddie Ford, it has failed to respond in a principled way to Tory confessions of drug use
Legalise cannabis
16 May 2019
The ‘war on drugs’ has very little to do with safeguarding the health of citizens, argues James Linney
Stand up for legalisation
21 Jun 2018
The Billy Caldwell case shows that the irrational drugs laws are all about policing people, not saving lives, argues Eddie Ford
Legalise them all
24 May 2018
James Linney condemns the timidity of Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott
Oxycontin is the opium of the masses
19 Apr 2018
James Linney looks at the American opioid crisis and the cynical role played by big pharma
Defend founding principles
24 Nov 2016
Ensure the enthusiasm for Corbyn is not wasted, urges medical archaeologist Robert Arnott
Theresa May delights drug dealers
09 Jun 2016
The ban on legal highs results from a moral panic with potentially fatal consequences, warns Eddie Ford
Drugs are not the problem
18 Feb 2016
Prohibiting legal highs marks an escalation in the crazy ‘war on drugs’, says Eddie Ford