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Sinn Féin, People Before Profit & Drugs
Read more: Sinn Féin, People Before Profit & DrugsAccording to the Party’s 2020 Manifesto, Sinn Féin believe that drug ‘and alcohol’ misuse (can we please start including alcohol under the umbrella of ‘drugs’?) are primarily public health issues. Harm reduction is stated to be a guiding principle for future ‘drug and alcohol’ strategies for Sinn Féin, but then so is ‘prevention’, which suggests […]
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Allison of Her Highness | 09.09.21
Read more: Allison of Her Highness | 09.09.21Allison Krongard runs Her Highness with her friend and business partner Laura Eisman in New York, where they sell a lifestyle collection of ‘THC and CBD products designed to increase joy in women’s lives & remove the stigma of cannabis use’. They sell stylish high end products across three channels, to accommodate different regions with […]
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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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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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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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Laura & Laura Jayne at Cannabis: A New Green Deal by Uplift.ie | 20.04.2021
Read more: Laura & Laura Jayne at Cannabis: A New Green Deal by Uplift.ie | 20.04.2021Laura Jayne Foley has a Masters in Agricultural Innovation from NUIG (the National University of Ireland, Galway). She is a co-founder of Canabaoil Ltd. and 1Wild Atlantic Hemp. She is also a board member of 2Hemp Co-Operative Ireland. Laura Curry Cloney is the founder of 3The Hemp Higher Project, which was a finalist in 4The […]
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Laura | 15.06.2021
Read more: Laura | 15.06.2021Laura suffers with chronic depression, anxiety, insomnia and back pain, which she was prescribed Valium for ten years ago. She says she hasn’t ‘popped’ a Valium since a few years ago, when she lived in Canada and had access to medical cannabis. Twitter / Instagram: @ucancallmelola Can you please outline your relationship with alcohol in […]
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Nicole & Roderick at Cannabis: A New Green Deal by Uplift.ie | 20.04.2021
Read more: Nicole & Roderick at Cannabis: A New Green Deal by Uplift.ie | 20.04.2021Nicole Lonergan first became involved in speaking out about cannabis circa 2014. Through 1Cork Cannabis Activist Network, she raises awareness about the benefits of cannabis and the extensive harms of prohibition. Roderick Campbell is a member of Uplift, as well as 2The Irish Medical Cannabis Council. He is currently setting up The Irish Cannabis Co-Op. […]
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