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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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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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The Mighty Plus, by Storz und Bickel | Review
Read more: The Mighty Plus, by Storz und Bickel | ReviewBefore I start this review, I’d like to thank the generous people at Storz und Bickel for providing me with a free vapouriser for the purpose of this review. The Mighty+ (their flagship handheld device) can be purchased at this link: https://bit.ly/3EsVuVA The vapouriser arrived with about two bars of battery charge and it takes…
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Lynette Shaw – a biography
Read more: Lynette Shaw – a biographyLynnette Shaw is considered by many in the United States to be a living legend – although, chances are, you may not be familiar with her. One nickname she is known affectionately by is “The Godmother of Ganja”. Her Twitter bio provides an impressive summary of accomplishments: “Invented the licenced medical marijuana dispensary system, 1997.…
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Brendan and Ryan of Crainn
Read more: Brendan and Ryan of CrainnCrainn (the Irish word for ‘trees’) are a cannabis advocacy group who boast Ireland’s largest online cannabis community, with over 30,000 members on their Reddit page alone. They started life there, but have since expanded their presence to Twitter and other social media outlets. Recently, on April 20th (‘420’) they organised a team of volunteers…
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Eoin Long of The Cannabis Review
Read more: Eoin Long of The Cannabis ReviewIn The Cannabis Review, Eoin Long talks with leading figures in commercial cannabis. The show has a stated aim of educating viewers while clarifying ‘some of the sectors and topics of interest in the global cannabis industry’. The YouTube channel launched in February of 2021, where he has interviewed the likes of Dr. Peter Grinspoon,…
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Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil & Drugs
Read more: Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil & DrugsThe opening line of the drug policy section in Fine Gael‘s GE20 Manifesto proudly ends with an emphasis on more of the same: ‘continuing the relentless pursuit of drug dealers.‘ This is a clear sign that they just don’t get it. How does Fine Gael not know by now that the 50-year-old global war on…
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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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