Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from contributing editor Brooks Hudson, a PhD student in history at Southern Illinois University. As part of our Points Bookshelf series, he reviews Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom (Ecco, 2019). Katherine Eban previews Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom with shocking statisticsContinue reading “Points Bookshelf: “Bottle of Lies” by Katherine Eban”
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Video: Peter Hynd at Cannabis: Global Histories
Editor’s Note: Discussing the history he wrote about in Tuesday’s post, “From Calcutta in 1890 to Canada Today: Exercises in Cannabis Legalization,” Peter Hynd explores more on this topic in a video taken at the Cannabis: Global Histories conference, held at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, from April 19-20, 2018. Video by Morgan Scott, BreatheContinue reading “Video: Peter Hynd at Cannabis: Global Histories”
From Calcutta in 1890 to Canada Today: Exercises in Cannabis Legalization
Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from Peter Hynd, a PhD candidate in history at McGill University in Quebec, based on the paper he presented at the Cannabis: Global Histories conference held at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, on April 19-20, 2018. In it, he explores how Calcutta legalized the sale of cannabis in the 19thContinue reading “From Calcutta in 1890 to Canada Today: Exercises in Cannabis Legalization”