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From Addiction to Recovery - Did Russell Brand Contradict Himself?

Jason Reed | Posted 16.10.2012 | UK Entertainment
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Jason Reed

I had high hopes, no pun intended, as Russell Brand's usual display of eloquence is enough to draw people into the drugs debate.

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Open Letter to Winston Matthews - Prisoner Number A8167CK

Jason Reed | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
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Dear Winston Matthews, Words simply cannot express how I felt when I learned of your incarceration.

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Drugs: Why Evidence Based Policies Must Lead the Way

Jason Reed | Posted 17.01.2012 | UK
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It's time that the burden of proof was shifted. The case for reform is firm and hard to ignore. The rationale for keeping the drug laws anchored needs justifying, and evidence must be placed by those who want to keep the 'drug war' alive.

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"We've been fighting a drugs war for 40 years, that war is lost, and completely unwinnable"

Jason Reed | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK
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Jason Reed

"We've been fighting a drugs war for 40 years, that war is lost, and completely unwinnable." These were the eminent words of Mr James Duffy from Law...

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