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Tag: prohibition

My experiences prove drug prohibition is not only unfair, but ineffective 

Angela’s experiences prove that drug prohibition doesn’t make sense. This is what she wants Australia’s politicians to know about drugs, and the people who take them.

2.6.2022by Will Tregoning
Posted in Opinion pieces, StoryLab, UncategorizedTagged drug policy, medical cannabis, prohibition, StoryLab
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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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Politicians use this technique to win arguments – here’s how to get around it

We take a look at how to shift the conversation around drug use to our advantage.

14.1.2021by Will Tregoning
Posted in Law enforcementTagged framing, prohibition
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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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The negative impacts of MDMA prohibition

The damaging effects of MDMA prohibition itself are even more concerning than that failure.

3.1.2016by Josh Donelly
Posted in MDMATagged MDMA, prohibition
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Why is MDMA illegal, anyway?

To this day, there is no clear supporting evidence for the decision to prohibit MDMA in Australia.

28.12.2015by Josh Donelly
Posted in MDMATagged MDMA, prohibition
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