- Scientists have solved the cannabis driving question. Now the law needs to catch up!
Scientists have now spent years studying exactly when and how the THC in cannabis affects your ability to drive. - The NSW Government blinked on drug reform but we can still win
- Stigma dressed as safety: the truth behind NSW’s drug-driving debate
- NSW is failing medicinal cannabis patients and half-measures won’t fix it
- Why I’m stepping up for drug law reform, and why now matters
- Busted driving sober: the flaw in NSW drug driving lawSober? Safe? Doesn’t matter. NSW’s zero-tolerance drug driving laws are punishing people unfairly.
- The change we need: what must come after the NSW Drug SummitReal safety means care, connection and truth — not punishment. Here’s what the NSW Government must do next.
- Pill testing at festivals: a step forward, but what about everyone else?
- NSW to start pill testing!Victoria rolls out 2024 summer pill testing trial. Now it’s NSW’s turn!
- NSW Drug Summit is a chance to save livesNitazenes are synthetic opioids hundreds of times stronger than fentanyl – and they’re causing a wave of overdoses and deaths across Australia. Learn more.
- How to combat nitazenes – Synthetic Opioids Preparedness PlanNitazenes are synthetic opioids hundreds of times stronger than fentanyl – and they’re causing a wave of overdoses and deaths across Australia. Learn more.
- Nitazenes: the deadly synthetic opioids threatening Australia in 2024Nitazenes are synthetic opioids hundreds of times stronger than fentanyl – and they’re causing a wave of overdoses and deaths across Australia. Learn more.
- Unharm’s submission into the Inquiry into the impact of the regulatory framework for cannabis in New South WalesOur submission to the NSW cannabis inquiry focuses on the harmful impact of criminalisation, especially the disproportionate harm to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples due to overpolicing.
- Shocking racial disparity in NSW Police Force legal action for drug possession or useUnharm’s work has revealed that the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) is 4.3 times more likely to pursue legal action for drug possession or use against Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people than it is against non-Indigenous people.
- Victoria to roll out pill testing in 2024 summerVictoria rolls out 2024 summer pill testing trial. Now it’s NSW’s turn!
- Once upon a time, MDMA was legal – so what changed?The Queensland Productivity Commission has recently called for the legalisation of MDMA for recreational use in Australia.
- The story behind the pill testing win in QueenslandUnharm supporters played a big role in creating The Loop and the momentum to win pill testing (drug checking) in Queensland. Here’s how it happened and how it will work.
- Unharm’s Campaign for Cannabis DecriminalisationThe ACT’s partial decriminalisation of drug use should be regarded as just one step towards getting this important reform right.
- ACT decriminalisationThe ACT’s partial decriminalisation of drug use should be regarded as just one step towards getting this important reform right.
- Drug use has been a positive part of my life.Many people like Katelyn take drugs for pleasure and self-exploration. So why do most politicians pretend that positive drug use doesn’t exist?
- I remember all the entirely avoidable lost lives of loved ones, and the impact on their families, and hope that one day those in power will just listen to us.Karly shares valuable lessons learnt from past experiences with social stigma, healthcare discrimination and harmful addiction treatment.
- I came out about drugs. Here’s why.Nick shares his journey from being swept up by anti-drug propaganda to being a dedicated drug law reform advocate.
- I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.Tom reveals his history of illegal and legal drug use.
- I couldn’t access ADHD medication, so I self-medicated with street methamphetamineAaron treated his ADHD and autism with street methamphetamine. Criminalising drug use put him in danger.
- I’m a doctor who was addicted to drugs. Here’s why I support full legalisation.“I was an addiction specialist addicted to drugs”: Inside this doctor’s journey to get back his license
- Unwinding white dominance in drug law reformDrug law reform is dominated by white voices and ignores racialised injustice. We’ve started talking to First Nations people about how to make this movement bigger, and better.
- My experiences prove drug prohibition is not only unfair, but ineffectiveAngela’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.
- Support for legalising cannabis has doubled in the last 9 yearsPublic poll results prove more Australians want legal cannabis.
- Should we legalise everything?Should we legalise all drugs? Here’s what the Unharm community had to say about the drug legalisation debate.
- Cannabis is legal in these countries. So, why not Australia?Personal use of cannabis is not legal in Australia… yet. Here’s how Australia’s recreational drug laws compare to countries around the world.
- I’m nervous about methamphetamine. Here’s whyShould methamphetamine be legalised and regulated the same as other drugs? Here’s what one mental health professional thinks.
- With MDMA I had some of the best times of my life.Ahead of the festival season, Unharm is sharing the stories of Australians who use MDMA safely and enjoy the experience.
- Why do people take drugs?Find out the real reasons why people take drugs – based on actual survey results.
- Community conversations on drug policy and fairness: What we have learned
- Let’s be honest – most of us have used drugs, including meCatharine Lumby shares her honest experiences with drugs and urges us all to do the same.
- Unharm 2021 surveyUnharm’s groundbreaking report revealing important new insights into how Australians access, consume and experience drugs today.
- Psychedelics are moving into mainstream medicine – and television.Psychedelics are moving into mainstream medicine – and television. In Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers series, Nicole Kidman leads an all-star cast in a progressive portrayal of psychedelic-therapy.
- Many people take drugs and normally they have a good timeUnharm’s Story Lab is a national program training people to share their stories with the public and media, to shift the story about drugs in Australia by putting human stories to the forefront.
- Victoria’s cannabis inquiry – and you.A deep dive into Victoria’s inquiry into cannabis use and what the report reveals about drug reform.
- If the ACT is going to decriminalise drugs, it should do it properlyWe don’t fine people for alcohol consumption. Why should other drug use be any different?
- This is why prohibition is undermining our democracyUnharm’s Story Lab is a national program training people to share their stories with the public and media, to shift the story about drugs in Australia by putting human stories to the forefront.
- Lawyer says those in power have a greater responsibility to be honest about their drug useLawyer and author Miles Hunt shares his reasons for ‘coming out’ about drug use and how it has impacted his life and career since.
- A Sydney solicitor shares her story of drug use – and why you should tooUnharm’s Story Lab is a national program training people to share their stories with the public and media, to shift the story about drugs in Australia by putting human stories to the forefront.
- Community conversations: how it started, how it’s going, how you can get involvedYou’re invited to join a conversation about drug policy and fairness. Conversations are led by community members to build connections across the movement and identify shared goals.
- Prohibition is a road to hell paved with good intentions – this is Don’s story
- Berejiklian government’s response to ice inquiry close to contempt
- Shawnee’s story and why they’re telling itUnharm’s Story Lab is a national program training people to share their stories with the public and media, to shift the story about drugs in Australia by putting human stories to the forefront.
- Australia’s drug laws are inherently racist – and always have beenProhibitionists 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.
- The War on Drugs isn’t just bad for our health – it’s also deeply unfair
- The racist truth behind the War on DrugsU.S. President Nixon announced a ‘War on Drugs’ in 1971 – and it still impacts the way people who use drugs are treated worldwide.
- What does the ACT election result mean for drug policy?Greens-Labor coalition has secured another term in office after the ACT election. Will this allow the Greens to push for drug law reform?
- There is no stereotype: I became an ice addict at the age of 63Unharm director Mark Hancock shares his experience with corporate Australia, the NSW government and methamphetamine.
- Will the TGA make nangs illegal this year?Nitrous oxide – also known as laughing gas or ‘nangs’ – has recently come under scrutiny with the TGA considering whether to ban it entirely.
- Oregon shows decriminalisation is possible with 2 in 3 voting YESOregon is the first U.S. state to decriminalise personal possession for ALL drugs – it is possible.
- Rising drug use among Aussie parents while more teens go soberData shows drug use among Aussie parents is rising while more teens go sober.
- Small steps toward decriminalisation may still be possible if NSW Premier can tamp down moral panicThere’s still hope NSW can implement positive drug reform from the Ice Inquiry.
- Politicians use this technique to win arguments – here’s how to get around itWe take a look at how to shift the conversation around drug use to our advantage.
- Politicians must find their nerve on sensible drug reform in Australia – not give in to moral panicReports the NSW government was considering removing penalties for personal drug use were met with the usual backlash.
- No more arrests for personal drug use – what does decriminalisation look like?Christian organisation Uniting has just published a detailed plan to decriminalise drug use in NSW and the ACT.
- Will Queensland’s Labor government adopt recommendations for drug reform?A major Queensland government body has called for the legalisation of MDMA.
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