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Remedicalizing Cannabis | Review
Read more: Remedicalizing Cannabis | Review‘Remedicalizing Cannabis: Science, Industry and Drug Policy‘ is a book by Suzanne Taylor, a research fellow in the Centre for History in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. It’s part of the ‘Intoxicating Histories’ series, which includes a book we reviewed before on The Green Lens, called ‘Taming Cannabis‘. I’d…
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Debating the Drug War: Race, Politics, and the Media | Review
Read more: Debating the Drug War: Race, Politics, and the Media | ReviewMichael L. Rosino is the Assistant Professor of Sociology at Molloy College in New York State. In his book, Debating the Drug War: Race, Politics, and the Media, he explores the following areas of debate on the War on Drugs: ‘the history of the relationship between racism and drug policies, the role of the media…
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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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Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction | Review
Read more: Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction | ReviewMaia Szalavitz is an author and journalist focused on neuroscience, addiction and drug policy. She has written for the likes of High Times, VICE, The New York Times and The Guardian. Her newest book, Undoing Drugs, provides a comprehensive history of North American harm reduction movements, which arose as a response to the frightening AIDS…
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Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear | Review
Read more: Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear | ReviewDoctor Carl Hart is a Professor of Psychology, specialising in Neuroscience at Columbia University in New York. He is well-known for his research on drug abuse and addiction, which has been his passion for over 25 years. He opens his latest book, 1Drug Use for Grown-Ups, with the lines: “I am an unapologetic drug user.…
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Taming Cannabis: Drugs and Empire in Nineteenth-Century France | Review
Read more: Taming Cannabis: Drugs and Empire in Nineteenth-Century France | ReviewNicholas reviews educator and historian David A. Guba Jr’s book, Taming Cannabis. One of the most prevalent fears promoted against marijuana use comes from the categorisation of its users and the subsequent stereotyping and fearmongering of the effects it has on these individuals. This is shrouded in racist and xenophobic narratives perpetrated by a government…
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