LEGAL HIGHS
The UK Has Banned Drugs That Don’t Even Exist Yet
Scientists and policy experts have raised concerns about the UK government’s broad ban on “psychoactive substances.”
Watching the Death of the UK’s Synthetic Drug Industry with One of Its Last Distributors
An interview with the man who owned the UK's biggest legal high wholesale business.
Britain's Synthetic Weed Problem Is Only Getting Worse
Days after a study suggested synthetic cannabis can be as physically addictive as heroin, we met some users who are stuck in the throes of addiction.
Inmates Talk About How Synthetic Cannabis Is Fucking Everyone Up in Prisons
According to the chief inspector of prisons, spice is having a "devastating impact" on inmates, so we asked them to tell us what they've seen.
Young People in Ireland Are Taking More Psychoactive Drugs Than Anyone Else in Europe
A study released this week found that young people in Ireland are big into "new psychoactive substances." So we tried to work out why.
The Sloppy Legal Highs Ban Proves the Government Is Terrible at Drugs
Amid more setbacks to the Psychoactive Substances Act, it's becoming clearer and clearer that the British government cannot grasp how to deal with drugs.
Researchers Are Gathering Pee From Nightclub Toilets to Track Drug Use
Collecting wastewater direct from the source can help researchers identify the latest new psychoactive substances.
NSW Has Deemed Another Three 'Legal Highs' to Be as Dangerous as Heroin
While there has been a national ban on synthetic cannabis since 2012, some states are cracking down more than others.
Silk Road 'Legal Highs' Vendor Sentenced for Selling Crack, Meth
PlutoPete, real name Peter Ward, previously said that everything he sold was legal.
Why Transhumanists Are Angry About the UK’s New Drug Law
The UK Transhumanist Party calls for nootropics, or "smart drugs," to be exempted from an upcoming ban on psychoactive substances.
A Grim Premonition of a Future Without Poppers
What now for banned alkyl nitrites? Good question, let's speculate.