Max Daly
Global Drugs Editor
max.daly@vice.comMax Daly is Vice's Global Drugs Editor and specialises in reporting on drugs and crime. He won the Orwell Prize in 2019 for his work on young drug dealers and co-authored Narcomania: How Britain Got Hooked on Drugs
‘The Iceman’: Scotland’s Most-Wanted Man Is on the Run in Spain, Cops Say
Fugitive crime lord Jamie Stevenson is linked to high-level drug busts, a gangland murder and money laundering.
Young People Won’t Be Arrested for Carrying Weed in Parts of London
People under 25 found with weed will be offered advice instead of prosecution in three boroughs under plans to tackle disproportionate drug policing.
The Dumbest Drug Scare Stories of 2021
2021 was another vintage year of irritating nonsense about the world of drugs.
Malta Becomes First Country in Europe to Make Recreational Weed Legal
People will be allowed to use, buy and grow small amounts of weed and past possession convictions will be struck off.
Here’s What You Really Need To Know About the UK’s Massive Drug Reform Plan
The UK government is trying to rebuild a drug treatment system it trashed – and setting up a false narrative to demonise drug users.
Jamaican Government Launches Campaign About How Great Weed Is
The Jamaican Ministry of Health and Wellness uses music and bus adverts to bust negative myths about cannabis and promote medical weed.
14-Year-Old Boy Charged With Murdering 12-Year-Old Girl
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in court on Monday charged with the murder of Ava White in Liverpool last week.
Four Teenagers Arrested After 12-Year-Old Girl Killed in Street Attack
Ava White died after an argument with a group of boys in Liverpool city centre, in what is the latest violent death of a young person to hit the UK.
Revealed: How the UK is Trying to Prevent Albanian Teens From Becoming Gangsters
The UK government hopes a new project in northern Albania to prevent children from joining gangs could herald a new way of tackling foreign crime networks.
Malawi Wants Mike Tyson To Become Its Weed Ambassador
Malawi has asked the former heavyweight boxer to promote its cannabis abroad, although a civil rights group objects due to his prior rape conviction.
Next German Government Says It Will Legalise Cannabis
As the Angela Merkel era ends in Germany, the country's incoming coalition government says it will create one of the world's biggest weed markets, and phase out coal by 2030.
World's 'Strongest-Ever' Ecstasy Pill Found in English Nightclub
“Blue Punisher” ecstasy pills found at a club in Manchester are up to five times the usual dose, and potentially dangerous.