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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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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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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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Seán McCabe at ‘Cannabis: A New Green Deal’ by Uplift | 20.04.2021
Read more: Seán McCabe at ‘Cannabis: A New Green Deal’ by Uplift | 20.04.20211Seán McCabe is the Executive Manager of 2TASC, the Think Tank for Action on Social Change. In this excerpt, he is introducing a TASC report which was commissioned by 3Uplift, as a guest panelist on their online discussion, Cannabis: A New Green Deal. This discussion was streamed on April 20th of this year. The following…
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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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Dr. Órfhlaith Campbell at ‘The Case For Ending Cannabis Prohibition in Ireland’ | 01.02.2021
Read more: Dr. Órfhlaith Campbell at ‘The Case For Ending Cannabis Prohibition in Ireland’ | 01.02.2021Doctor Órfhlaith Campbell was a guest speaker at 1TD Gino Kenny’s online talk on Monday, ‘The Case For Ending Cannabis Prohibition in Ireland’. The following text has been adapted from the 2People Before Profit live stream for the purpose of clarity. This text is far from all that was said by Dr. Campbell at the…
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Dr. Órfhlaith Campbell | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 12.11.2020
Read more: Dr. Órfhlaith Campbell | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 12.11.2020Doctor Órfhlaith Campbell is a Belfast-based historian, wellbeing practitioner and drug reform activist with a PhD on the The Irish Temperance League of 1858-1914, which campaigned during a time of major political upheaval across the island. She has a background in community work, having worked in a range of positions in Vancouver, Canada, supporting adults…
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