Psychoactive Substances Act
The Story of Spice, the Street Drug That's Not Going Away
It had humble beginnings, but the formerly legal high is now a runaway threat wreaking havoc on Britain's streets and prisons.
The Psychoactive Substances Act Is Mostly Helping London Police Arrest NOS Sellers
Data obtained by VICE under the Freedom of Information Act revealed that 71 percent of arrests since the bill came in were for nitrous oxide offences.
A Nice Reminder of All the Times Politicians Just Completely Ignored the Experts This Year
Because why bother listening to people who are professionally more knowledgeable than you?
2016 Was the Year the Tabloids Won the War on Drugs
A new bill banning any and all "psychoactive substances" was the direct result of a moral panic started by the red tops.
All the Things MPs Tried to Ban in 2016
NOS, kinky porn, Donald Trump – it's been a bumper year in politics.
Cops Say UK's New Drug Law Will Push More Sales to the Dark Web
Almost six months after the Psychoactive Substances Act, drugs such as spice are advertised on dark web markets.
How the Psychoactive Substances Act Has Affected the UK's Drug Landscape
The stats are in about what the bill has achieved.
Will Anyone Actually Bother to Enforce the Laughing Gas Ban?
Now that NoS has officially been banned, will this be the summer it starts to disappear from the streets?
We Went Out with Legal High Salesmen for Their Final Delivery Run
As of today, legal highs are no longer legal in the UK. We spent the night with some salesmen and users to get their take on what comes next.
The UK Has Banned Drugs That Don’t Even Exist Yet
Scientists and policy experts have raised concerns about the UK government’s broad ban on “psychoactive substances.”