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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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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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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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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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Natalie O’Regan | Cork, Ireland | 01.11.2020
Read more: Natalie O’Regan | Cork, Ireland | 01.11.2020Natalie is a Master of Law candidate at University College Cork with an interest in drug policy reform and harm reduction. Her area of research involves the criminological theory of stigma and its impact on cannabis users. She advocates for decriminalisation as the first step needed in the process of removing such stigma. Twitter: @NatalieORegan1…
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Anonymous | Ireland | 05.10.2020
Read more: Anonymous | Ireland | 05.10.2020Richard chats with a multi-faceted performer who incorporates burlesque, aerials and pole dancing into her shows. That’s when she’s not modelling, organising events, producing, or booking talent. She also runs a burlesque and cabaret variety show. This interview has been redacted in places, with certain sections cut to ensure the interviewee’s anonymity. Hello! Hi! You…
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Taming Cannabis: Drugs and Empire in Nineteenth-Century France | Review
Read more: Taming Cannabis: Drugs and Empire in Nineteenth-Century France | ReviewNicholas reviews educator and historian David A. Guba Jr’s book, Taming Cannabis. One of the most prevalent fears promoted against marijuana use comes from the categorisation of its users and the subsequent stereotyping and fearmongering of the effects it has on these individuals. This is shrouded in racist and xenophobic narratives perpetrated by a government…
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Alicia Maher | Alicante, Spain | 23.09.2020
Read more: Alicia Maher | Alicante, Spain | 23.09.2020Alicia Maher is a University of Limerick PhD Candidate in Law, writing a paper on the regulation of medicinal cannabis in Ireland. She talks about her history of chronic pain, her difficulties accessing medical cannabis, the Medical Cannabis Symposium she helped organise at UL last year and more. Twitter: @alicialmaher Hi Alicia, thanks so much…
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