Angry punters have declared that Sydney’s “night-life is dead”, after police were seen disturbing customers at a pub over the weekend. […]

That the century-old system of drug prohibition is a failure is well-established in legal circles, amongst medical experts, those who partake in illicit substances, families who’ve lost loved ones to the use of them, and a growing cross section of the community. […]

The government’s claim that strip-searches at music festivals could be reasonable – even if a judge finds they were unlawful – has been criticised in court as illogical. […]

Australia’s first fixed pill testing site has discovered a new recreational drug not seen in the country before. […]

‘As far as we’re aware, this is the first detection of a new drug by a drug-checking service anywhere in the world,’ says professor […]

Dr Alex Wodak, AM, is a former director of the Alcohol and Drug Service at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. He is now chair of Australia21, an independent think tank. I spoke to him on Thursday […]

According to former NSW magistrate David Heilpern, who resigned over the issue in 2020, the medicinal cannabis industry won’t be financially viable until the “absurd” laws are reformed […]

A Sydney lawyer has accused police of providing “dangerous and incorrect” information to festival goers charged with drug offences. […]

The summer music festival season has begun – and already 18 people across two events have been hospitalised with suspected drug overdoses. […]

Ever wondered what’s inside party drugs? We went behind the scenes of Australia’s first drug testing clinic in Canberra to see what you can expect when you go inside. […]