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Australia’s drug laws are inherently racist – and always have been

Prohibitionists like to say that illegal drugs are banned because they’re dangerous. That’s just a cover-up for the real, racist roots of prohibition.

20.3.2021by Sophie Stockman
Posted in History, Law enforcementTagged policy history, prohibition, racism
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The racist truth behind the War on Drugs

U.S. President Nixon announced a ‘War on Drugs’ in 1971 – and it still impacts the way people who use drugs are treated worldwide.

12.3.2021by Sophie Stockman
Posted in History, Law enforcementTagged President Nixon, War on Drugs
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Once upon a time, MDMA was legal – so what changed?

The Queensland Productivity Commission has recently called for the legalisation of MDMA for recreational use in Australia.

13.11.2020by Sophie Stockman
Posted in History, MDMATagged history, MDMA
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A brief history of Australian drug laws

The criminalisation of people who use those drugs might seem like it’s been around forever but most Australian drug laws are relatively new.

16.7.2016by Steve Bolt
Posted in HistoryTagged Australia, policy history, prohibition
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