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Mark Jenkins of Releaf Cafés | 23.02.2021
Read more: Mark Jenkins of Releaf Cafés | 23.02.2021Mark opened the first ¹Releaf artisan café in Clonmel, County Tipperary in 2018 and later opened a second premises in Dungarvan, County Waterford. They offer regular barista style coffees and also sell ²GreenWay CBD-infused coffees and Calm drinks, alongside a range of CBD and hemp products, including edibles. Here Mark speaks with Richard about recent…
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Drug Policy in Ireland
Read more: Drug Policy in IrelandDavid O’Sullivan is a masters student studying Journalism in Dublin City University. In this piece for The Green Lens, David provides a concise look into the recent developments of cannabis in Ireland and what lies in the future for Irish drug policies. A believer in harm reduction, David asserts that cannabis reform will shift focus…
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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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Adrienne Lynch | 09.01.2021
Read more: Adrienne Lynch | 09.01.2021Richard speaks to Adrienne Lynch. Despite long-term mental health issues and related physical conditions, she was able to come off debilitating prescription medications and go on to live a full, purposeful life, thanks in no small part to cannabis. Twitter: @adriennevlynch How was your experience of cannabis in Amsterdam when you were in your 20s…
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Kenny Tynan | 07.01.2021
Read more: Kenny Tynan | 07.01.2021Richard speaks to Kenny Tynan – a radio host, DJ, producer, and the host of 1The Cannabis Patient Podcast. Kenny was diagnosed with a grade 2 glioma brain tumour in 2015, resulting in extensive surgeries which meant that he had to re-learn how to use the right side of his body. Kenny sought out cannabis…
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Aimee Brown | 20.12.2020
Read more: Aimee Brown | 20.12.2020Richard speaks to Aimee Brown, a young woman who suffers from debilitating endometriosis, as well as adenomyosis. “Endo” affects one in ten Irish women, or more than 155,000 women in Ireland. There is an average wait of nine years before patients are diagnosed with this condition, often after repeated misdiagnoses. Aimee’s symptoms began at age…
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Farrell Miller | Toronto, Canada | 21.11.2020
Read more: Farrell Miller | Toronto, Canada | 21.11.2020Farrell Miller is the COO of Erbn Green, a female-founded company that wants to help you “discover how cannabis fits into your modern life and how it can help you fuel creativity”. She is also a board member of NORML Canada and has a JD in Law from the University of British Columbia. Twitter: @FeralMiller…
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Brandee Hewlett | Los Angeles, California | 13.11.2020
Read more: Brandee Hewlett | Los Angeles, California | 13.11.2020Brandee Hewlett worked in bartending for 14 years, starting at an Irish pub. She then worked at a gay nightclub for 8 years, before moving on to fine dining and bartending competitions. It was at this point in life she began to feel a ‘massive pull’ to shift away from ‘serving poison’. Nowadays, she teaches…
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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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Are We There Yet? – The Long Journey to a Greener Ireland
Read more: Are We There Yet? – The Long Journey to a Greener IrelandNicholas takes a look at the long road that awaits Ireland in seeing cannabis reform and the hurdles it currently face. As the western world changes its perspective on cannabis, medicinal laws are introduced, criminal records purged and new jobs created from the procurement to the retail of the plant, have all become facets of…
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