Synthetic Cannabinoids
A History of Synthetic Cannabis: How The Once-Legal Drug Gripped NZ and Still Hasn’t Let Go
How did synthetic cannabinoids become commonplace in Aotearoa?
Cops Tried to Claim a Smuggler’s £90 Drugs Stash Was Worth Nearly £1m
Authorities tried to convince a court that a British man was in line to make a profit of nearly £1 million. An expert told VICE World News he found the overvaluation “incredulous.”
Prisoners Are Getting High on Underwear Soaked in Drugs
As new figures show more inmates are overdosing than ever before, UK prison authorities are confiscating clothes laced with potent drugs.
Highlights From Our 'Syn City' Preview Screening
Here’s what addicts, survivors and drug policy experts have to say about NZ's synthetic drugs crisis.
"Harder Than Heroin": Synthetic Cannabinoids in New Zealand
As Kiwis continue to die, addicts like Tammara struggle to access the help they need.
How You Can Help the World Understand Illegal Drugs
Last year, we discovered all sorts of things about the ways in which humans consume narcotics, and with your help, we can do exactly the same for 2016.
Cops Say UK's New Drug Law Will Push More Sales to the Dark Web
Almost six months after the Psychoactive Substances Act, drugs such as spice are advertised on dark web markets.
How Legalizing Marijuana Might Stave Off 'Spice' Epidemics
The same approach used to regulate and manage legal marijuana in several states could be used to control knockoff weed.
How the Russian Mafia Salvaged My Brutal Year in Dubai Prison
Meet Karl Williams, a Londoner whose Dubai holiday basically went up in flames when he and his friends were arrested on drug charges in 2013.
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.
I Was Addicted to Spice, and It Might Be Responsible for My Bizarre, Unexplained Sickness
I started smoking synthetic cannabis after the real stuff stopped doing it for me. Four years later, I'm suffering from a weird, white blood cell-related illness supposedly triggered by certain cannabinoids.
Why America Needs an FDA for Recreational Drugs
Because of the way they dodge regulation, the rise of legal highs reveals the bare truth about the inevitable failure of global prohibition—and why the only way forward is to regulate psychoactive substances rather than reflexively criminalize them.