Mattha is a journalist, author and speaker with a focus on health policy, drugs/psychedelics and (sub)culture. His work has appeared in the Guardian, VICE, Rolling Stone, WIRED, TIME and Men’s Health. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, and originally from the UK, he is the author of Should All Drugs Be Legalized? (Thames & Hudson, 2022) and is writing a new pocket book on psychedelics (Hoxton Mini Press). In 2024, he was a Ferris-UC Berkeley fellow in psychedelic journalism.
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Mexico’s Supreme Court rules personal marijuana possession legal, again
Mattha Busby - Published on May 12, 2022read moreThat’s good news, but the court created a loophole that still allows cannabis arrests. And that’s bad news.
In Mexico, this city ordered its cops to let everyone smoke weed—and not just on 4/20
Mattha Busby - Published on April 27, 2022read moreOaxaca’s capital city just legalized the public consumption of cannabis. Will other Mexican cities follow?
Is London really going to decriminalize cannabis?
Mattha Busby - Published on January 5, 2022read moreA story in The Telegraph said Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plan would ‘effectively decriminalize’ weed. If only.
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Marijuana in Mexico: What it’s like to be a cannabis consumer right now
Mattha Busby - Published on December 16, 2021read moreDispensaries are popping up in major cities even though weed isn’t actually legal yet.
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Here’s why marijuana still isn’t legal in Mexico (but could be soon)
Mattha Busby - Published on December 15, 2021read moreMexico’s Supreme Court struck down prohibition. So why can’t politicians agree on a legalization law?
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A visitor’s guide to (not quite) legal weed in Mexico
Mattha Busby - Published on December 14, 2021read moreIn theory, cannabis is legal. In reality, you need to know where the lines are drawn during Mexico’s transition period.
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Mexico has a new marijuana legalization bill. Here’s what’s in it
Mattha Busby - Published on December 2, 2021read moreIf passed today, retail weed stores would open in the summer of 2023.
