Angela’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.
Australia’s drug laws are inherently racist – and always have been
Prohibitionists 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.
Politicians use this technique to win arguments – here’s how to get around it
We take a look at how to shift the conversation around drug use to our advantage.
A brief history of Australian drug laws
The criminalisation of people who use those drugs might seem like it’s been around forever but most Australian drug laws are relatively new.
The negative impacts of MDMA prohibition
The damaging effects of MDMA prohibition itself are even more concerning than that failure.
Why is MDMA illegal, anyway?
To this day, there is no clear supporting evidence for the decision to prohibit MDMA in Australia.