More Mephedrone lies exposed

The case for the mephedrone ban rushed in by the last government was again undermined today, after it was revealed two teenagers from Scunthorpe did NOT die as a result of the drug. Louis Wainwright, 18, and Nicholas Smith, 19, died in March. At the time Humberside Police helped contribute to the climate of drugs [...]

Science turns back to psychedelics

Last week there was one of the world’s largest gatherings of psychedelic scientists in 40 years. Doctors, psychotherapists, pharmacologists and others came together to discuss the use of psychedelic, or mind enhancing/altering drugs, and their potential applications in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress, addiction to harmful drugs and severe depression. In [...]

Lancet blasts government over Mephedrone

The Lancet, one of the most respected medical journals, has used an editorial to slam the government’s ban on mephedrone. Under the title ‘A collapse in the integrity of scientific advice in the UK,’ they write: “There was little time to consider carefully the scientific evidence on mephedrone. The ACMD did not have sufficient evidence [...]

Nesbitt: Just Say No (to prohibition)

Scottish Socialist Party General Election candidate for Glasgow Central, James Nesbitt, today spoke out against the banning of ‘legal high’ mephedrone, which came into effect today, Friday 16 April. James, an unemployed 23 year old and resident of Govanhill, said: “Prohibition is a flawed approach. Experience has shown that criminalisation does not reduce harm. Leading [...]

PAEDO BIKINI BULLSHIT EXPOSED!!!

Primark’s secret plot to make little girls more appealing to paedophiles has been revealed, thanks to fearless journalism by The Sun. They reported that “Primark bosses invite parents to send out girls of seven dressed as sex objects to be leered at by paedophiles,” after it was revealed that Primark have a range of swimwear [...]

Another government expert resigns over Mephedrone

Another expert adviser, Eric Carlin, has resigned from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, in protest at the government’s rush to ban Mephedrone. Carlin is an expert in the field of drug prevention, public health and health promotion. His resignation from the council leaves the government’s already damaged drugs and scientific policy even [...]

Fear, lies and pseudo-science

So, the inevitable has happened. The government yesterday announced that their agenda on drugs is being set by the corporate media, when Home Secretary Alan Johnson told the media he will rush through a ban on Mephedrone in the few days left before parliament breaks up for the election. How quickly can newspapers and the [...]

Drugs: the government vs. SCIENCE

Yet another member of the Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs, the independent body of scientists that advises the government on it’s drugs policy, has walked out. Members of the committee have been enraged by the government’s political interfering into their work. Dr. Polly Taylor is a veterinary surgeon, and has resigned in protest [...]

Shock as Titchmarch realises violence in videogames more entertaining than gardening.

The first game I ever played was Sonic The Hedgehog. I played it when I was around about 5 or 6, and thank god the unrelenting, brutal and sadistic violence in that game did not scar me for life. I did everything to that hedgehog you can imagine. I jumped him into lava, into spikes, [...]

Beware the breasts of death!

Ah, newspapers. We’ve already commented on their tendency to jump on (or in fact create) a headless chicken bandwagon in order to sell papers keep the public informed (for an excellent article on this subject, check out Charlie Brooker) and lately, a story came along that was, in many ways, harder for them to resist [...]

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