Max Daly
A journalist specialising in illegal drugs
Author of Narcomania: How Britain Got Hooked on Drugs (Windmill, 2013).
Is Norway set to spark a drug policy revolution?
Until recently Norway has been wed to conservative drug law. This looks like it will change in a recent, sudden and surprising turn of events.
What can we learn from the psychedelic renaissance?
A history of psychadelics, from white coats and hippies to modern research into depression, addiction and trauma.
Clearing the smoke
Cannabis is now widely accepted as a medical treatment, but does it have the evidential backing of other medicines? From herbal remedies to clinical therapies, Max Daly investigates the big business of medical cannabis.
Synthetic solutions: the global response to ‘legal’ highs
A vast array of new psychoactive substances, rapidly spread via online sources, is causing havoc for law and policy makers worldwide.
Crime and punishment:
Russia’s treatment of its addicted citizens is characterised by cruelty. They are denied medicine, beaten, raped and tortured. Yet according to the propoganda these are the luckiest drug addicts on the planet.