Drugs Unwrapped: The Podcast24 Apr 2024

Should we legalise all drugs and the psychedelic renaissance with Mattha Busby

Freelance journalist, author and podcast host, Mattha Busby, joins Drugs Unwrapped to discuss whether we should legalise all drugs and the constant developments within the psychedelic world.

Mattha is the author of the book 'Should we legalise all drugs' as well as being a well known freelance journalist, reporting on various matters relating to substance use, from across the world. In 2023, Mattha broke the news that the ACMD, the main advisors to the UK government on drug policy, recommended decriminalising possession in 2016, only for the Home Office to try and keep the 27-page report confidential.

Mattha discusses whether drugs should be legalised and what the catastrophic impact of prohibition has had across the globe. Mattha also highlights some of the developments of the use of psychedelics for multiple purposes as, well as sharing some of the stories heard from his own podcast, 'Unchartered Territory'.

Mattha has reported on many unique stories for various media outlets, including Vice, The Guardian and The Times. Mattha provides an insight into one particular experience, undertaking a 5-day darkness retreat in Mexico and what impact it had on his own wellbeing.

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