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No Country for Auld Smokers III
Read more: No Country for Auld Smokers IIINicholas continues his No Country for Auld Smokers series, touching upon two cases from last year which deviated from the usual defendants brought before the courts for cannabis possession. As we begin a new year, we can only imagine what 2023 will bring for cannabis reform across Europe, with Germany’s landmark decision to declassify the…
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Achtung Smokers!
Read more: Achtung Smokers!Nicholas catches up with Germany’s current trajectory of cannabis reform as they advance towards decriminalising the plant as one of the most powerful members in the European Union. But, how far long are they? It’s an optimistic view, but by the end of the decade I believe the landscape of Europe’s relationship with cannabis will…
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Will They Ever Cop On?
Read more: Will They Ever Cop On?Nicholas takes a look at An Garda Síochána’s recent call for action on the war on drugs, an arrest of a former superintendent and requests for more surveillance on the public. Will they ever cop on? Or will they continue kicking the can down the road? With the black market back up and running within…
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My First Toke: From Environment to Etiquette
Read more: My First Toke: From Environment to EtiquetteMy First Toke: From Environment to Etiquette In the future, I’d like to think first-time smokers will be introduced to cannabis in a completely different environment. But unfortunately, it will be a long time coming as many newcomers will have to endure the touch and go setting of the black market. In a legalized, regulated…
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No Stopping Now
Read more: No Stopping NowNicholas takes a look back at 2021 up until today and how cannabis legislation has progressed throughout the world. 2021 saw many developments in the reform of cannabis legislation across multiple countries. We observed as America flourished in the wake of numerous states legalising cannabis and watched as Canada cultivated their regulated cannabis industry into…
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Meglio Tardi Che Mai
Read more: Meglio Tardi Che Mai‘Better late than never’. Nicholas looks at the recent news of Italian drug reform where next year, Italy will host a referendum on whether its citizens will be allowed to grow cannabis plants for personal use. Italy is set to become the first European country to allow its citizens to personally grow up to four…
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Blunt Trauma: The Impact of Stigma on Cannabis Users and the need to Decriminalise Personal Possession in Ireland
Read more: Blunt Trauma: The Impact of Stigma on Cannabis Users and the need to Decriminalise Personal Possession in IrelandNatalie O’Regan is a Master of Law who specialises in criminological theory concerning the stigma of drug use and the societal barriers that prevent people from seeking treatment. Her thesis Blunt Trauma: The Impact of Stigma on Cannabis Users and the need to Decriminalise Personal Possession in Ireland, upholds that decriminalisation of drug use will…
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No Country for Auld Smokers (Part II)
Read more: No Country for Auld Smokers (Part II)Nicholas revisits the Keogh’s Crisps case and delves into more cases of arrests concerning cannabis seizures amongst older demographics. As the Keogh’s Crisps case comes to a close, a number of arrests have been made for those not commonly associated with news stories of cannabis seizures. Anthony Keogh, aged 64, the former Keogh’s Crisps director…
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Fake History: Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped the World | Review
Read more: Fake History: Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped the World | ReviewOtto English is the pen name for Andrew Scott, a journalist that covers history and contemporary politics. His book Fake History: Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped the World takes a look at the numerous fictions of history and how and why they have become known to be historical facts. In the wake of…
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You Get What You Pay For
Read more: You Get What You Pay ForNicholas looks into the issues that occur in the regulated market which will serve as a blueprint for what we need to avoid down the road when Ireland joins the discussion of cannabis reform. As we gradually move towards the legalisation of cannabis, we must acknowledge such regulation would incur several differences not normally experienced…
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