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Are We There Yet? – Almost!
Read more: Are We There Yet? – Almost!Nicholas takes a look at the report: An Examination of the Present Approach to Sanctions for Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use and what this means for the upcoming Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use next month. With every passing month, the topic of cannabis use in Irish society is becoming more prevalent…
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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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My First Toke: From Environment to Etiquette
Read more: My First Toke: From Environment to EtiquetteMy First Toke: From Environment to Etiquette In the future, I’d like to think first-time smokers will be introduced to cannabis in a completely different environment. But unfortunately, it will be a long time coming as many newcomers will have to endure the touch and go setting of the black market. In a legalized, regulated…
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My Introduction to Cannabis
Read more: My Introduction to CannabisRichard reminisces on his year in San Francisco, where he embraced cannabis use as part of the cultural experience and realised what he had been missing out on for years. [All photos below were taken by the author] In my teens, I bought into the ‘cannabis as a gateway drug‘ myth. I was hesitant when…
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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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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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