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  • Unharm’s Campaign for Cannabis Decriminalisation
    by Sam Kidd
    December 8, 2022
  • ACT decriminalisation
    by Will Tregoning
    October 21, 2022
  • Drug use has been a positive part of my life.
    by Katelyn Williamson
    September 9, 2022
  • I remember all the entirely avoidable lost lives of loved ones, and the impact on their families, and hope that one day those in power will just listen to us.
    by Karly King
    August 23, 2022
  • I came out about drugs. Here’s why.
    by Nick Wallis
    August 11, 2022
  • I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.
    by Tom Sanders
    July 22, 2022
  • I couldn’t access ADHD medication, so I self-medicated with street methamphetamine
    by Aaron Walker
    July 12, 2022
  • I’m a doctor who was addicted to drugs. Here’s why I support full legalisation.
    by Sam Murray
    June 29, 2022
  • Unwinding white dominance in drug law reform
    by Will Tregoning
    June 9, 2022
  • My experiences prove drug prohibition is not only unfair, but ineffective 
    by Will Tregoning
    June 2, 2022
  • Support for legalising cannabis has doubled in the last 9 years
    by Laura Woods
    May 1, 2022
  • Should we legalise everything?
    by Will Tregoning
    April 7, 2022
  • Cannabis is legal in these countries. So, why not Australia?
    by Laura Woods
    February 22, 2022
  • I’m nervous about methamphetamine. Here’s why
    by Sam Murray
    February 8, 2022
  • With MDMA I had some of the best times of my life.
    by Lyndsey
    December 3, 2021
  • Why do people take drugs?
    by Laura Woods
    November 24, 2021
  • Community conversations on drug policy and fairness: What we have learned
    by Simon Beck
    November 17, 2021
  • Let’s be honest – most of us have used drugs, including me
    by Catharine Lumby
    November 1, 2021
  • Unharm 2021 survey
    by Will Tregoning
    November 1, 2021
  • Psychedelics are moving into mainstream medicine – and television.
    by Laura Woods
    October 20, 2021
  • Many people take drugs and normally they have a good time
    by Ernie Hamilton
    August 23, 2021
  • Victoria’s cannabis inquiry – and you.
    by Sophie Stockman
    August 12, 2021
  • If the ACT is going to decriminalise drugs, it should do it properly
    by Will Tregoning
    August 2, 2021
  • This is why prohibition is undermining our democracy
    by Kamili J. Hennessy
    June 28, 2021
  • Lawyer says those in power have a greater responsibility to be honest about their drug use
    by Miles Hunt
    June 11, 2021
  • A Sydney solicitor shares her story of drug use – and why you should too
    by Nat Gombos
    May 31, 2021
  • Community conversations: how it started, how it’s going, how you can get involved
    by Sophie Stockman
    May 21, 2021
  • Prohibition is a road to hell paved with good intentions – this is Don’s story
    by Don Fuggle
    May 14, 2021
  • Berejiklian government’s response to ice inquiry close to contempt
    by Will Tregoning
    May 6, 2021
  • Shawnee’s story and why they’re telling it
    by Shawnee
    April 9, 2021
  • Australia’s drug laws are inherently racist – and always have been
    by Sophie Stockman
    March 20, 2021
  • The War on Drugs isn’t just bad for our health – it’s also deeply unfair
    by Sophie Stockman
    March 20, 2021
  • The racist truth behind the War on Drugs
    by Sophie Stockman
    March 12, 2021
  • What does the ACT election result mean for drug policy?
    by Sophie Stockman
    March 11, 2021
  • ‘There is no stereotype’: I became an ice addict at the age of 63
    by Mark Hancock
    March 5, 2021
  • Will the TGA make nangs illegal this year?
    by Sophie Stockman
    February 25, 2021
  • Oregon shows decriminalisation is possible with 2 in 3 voting YES
    by Sophie Stockman
    February 18, 2021
  • Rising drug use among Aussie parents while more teens go sober
    by Sophie Stockman
    February 5, 2021
  • Small steps toward decriminalisation may still be possible if NSW Premier can tamp down moral panic
    by Sophie Stockman
    January 15, 2021
  • Politicians use this technique to win arguments – here’s how to get around it
    by Will Tregoning
    January 14, 2021
  • Politicians must find their nerve on sensible drug reform in Australia – not give in to moral panic
    by Will Tregoning
    December 4, 2020
  • No more arrests for personal drug use – what does decriminalisation look like?
    by Sophie Stockman
    November 26, 2020
  • Once upon a time, MDMA was legal – so what changed?
    by Sophie Stockman
    November 13, 2020
  • Will Queensland’s Labor government adopt recommendations for drug reform?
    by Sophie Stockman
    November 5, 2020
  • Over 46 per cent of New Zealanders voted to legalise cannabis in landmark referendum
    by Sophie Stockman
    October 29, 2020
  • Campaigning for medicinal MDMA and magic mushrooms to be legal in Australia
    by Sophie Stockman
    October 13, 2020
  • Unharm and Uniting join forces for a talk with Portugal’s Mr Decriminalisation’
    by Daniel Reeders
    July 15, 2018
  • Rainbow Serpent Showed Sniffer Dogs Can’t Keep Drugs Out of Music Festivals
    by Nevena Spirovska
    February 1, 2018
  • Unharm’s Queer Contingent is really quite fantastic
    by Kane Race
    September 29, 2017
  • Yes, it’s legal to film the police.
    by Will Tregoning
    March 11, 2017
  • A brief history of Australian drug laws
    by Steve Bolt
    July 16, 2016
  • Drug checking FAQs
    by Miki Mclay
    July 1, 2016
  • Drug checking brief
    by Will Tregoning
    May 17, 2016
  • Legal access to MDMA: why and how
    by Josh Donelly
    January 10, 2016
  • The negative impacts of MDMA prohibition
    by Josh Donelly
    January 3, 2016
  • What would Mill have to say about MDMA?
    by Josh Donelly
    January 2, 2016
  • The risks of MDMA: hysteria and hypocrisy vs the evidence
    by Josh Donelly
    December 29, 2015
  • Why is MDMA illegal, anyway?
    by Josh Donelly
    December 28, 2015
  • Abolish ‘deemed supply’!
    by Will Tregoning
    August 12, 2015
  • Time’s up Tony Wood
    by Will Tregoning
    August 2, 2015

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