Sir Richard Branson has urged the government to take responsibility for drugs policy away from the Home Office and treat misuse as a “health issue”. The entrepreneur told the Commons…

The decriminalisation of drugs in Portugal has been a success, but austerity measures may threaten drug treatment. The War on Drugs is a global war without end. The battle takes…

Should Britain’s strategy to reduce the harm from drugs be based on scientific evidence or public opinion? When the issue came up during the course of a Parliamentary debate on…

From the perspective of drug warriors, the criminal laws against drug possession are all that protect Americans from a deluge of drugs , an orgy of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and…

The gunslingers of RAAD were in action again at the weekend, opening fire on residents of the Creggan estate in Derry. It should be explained to readers puzzled that they…

The proponents of the “war on drugs” are well-intentioned people who believe they are saving people from the nightmare of drug addiction and making the world safer. But this self-image…

The evidence from Portugal since 2001 is that its decriminalization of drug use and possession has produced many significant benefits and almost no harmful side-effects. Ten facts about Portugal’s experience:…

Mark Thompson is a Lib-Dem blogger who edits the Mark Reckons blog, which makes a feature of trying to look behind the headlines.   Like the Wardman Wire, Mark Reckons…