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WATCH: Why cannabis is an important medicine – via VICE
As part of their ‘War on Drugs’ series, VICE looks at the damage that criminalising drugs, including cannabis, wrought on the UK, especially in Scotland. This documentary looks at different illegal drugs and the impact that hard-line criminalisation has on...
WATCH: Hemp holds the key to a sustainable future – via TEDxSeattle
In her TED talk, hemp advocate Amy Ansel looks at the sustainable future & potential of hemp, as well as its bad reputation as a result of the demonisation of cannabis plants in general. Ansel lists a variety of diverse sustainable uses for hemp and cannabis,...
WHAT'S HOT IN CULTURE
What cannabis ‘legalisation’ means for Rastafarian communities in Malawi
To the delight of the local Rastafarian community, Malawi legalised cannabis cultivation for medicinal and industrial purposes in May 2020. The bill...
SPOTLIGHT ON ENVIRONMENT
Hemp cotton: a sustainable future?
Calls for fashion to become more sustainable are growing louder. From clothes made out of repurposed plastic bottles to a huge swing towards...
The Chillin’ Rooms is back: In conversation with Gary Youds
To commemorate and celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the iconic Chillin' Rooms, Green Queen Magazine sent activist and regular GQM contributor, Simpa Carter, to interview its visionary. First established back in 2002 by Liverpudlian legend Gary Youds, the...
Let’s Talk Green… with muva of Earth
muva of Earth is a musician, visual artist, activist, and South Londoner. In the aftermath of Black Lives Matter protests, muva co-founded Babylon Chantdown, a space which facilitates self-expression, community healing and education through music. I’ve been invited to...
Cannabis has a sustainability problem: is outdoor cultivation the answer?
Indoor cannabis cultivation has a sustainability problem. While cannabis brands work hard to portray a progressive image, a recent study led by Hailey Summers of Colorado State University revealed that the cannabis industry in Colorado emits more carbon emissions than...
Can hempcrete transform construction?
Hemp is an incredibly versatile plant. From fashion to building blocks, hemp paper to plastics. Hemp can offer sustainable alternatives to plastic and toxic production methods, all while sequestering carbon from our atmosphere. But what is hempcrete, and can it...
SOCIAL VOICE
Big Tobacco is eyeing up the UK cannabis industry. We have to fight back
The UK’s biggest tobacco firm - British American Tobacco (BAT) - has decided that it is in favour of cannabis, and considers CBD as a likely part of the corporation's future...
Thailand emerges as unlikely cannabis outlier
It’s 2014 and I’m wedged on the back of a 125cc ped, gripping my partner’s hips as he steers us down bumpy roads. We wind our rented motor down the hill,...
FOCUS ON HEALTH
Multiple Sclerosis, misdiagnosis and the helping hand of cannabis
sclerosis (MS) in 2019, she was thirty. For approximately a decade in the lead up to her diagnosis, Kat was told by medical professionals that her symptoms and illness were “in her head.”
“We need specialist cannabis doctors” says Cystic Fibrosis patient
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive, genetic disease that affects the lungs, digestive system, pancreas, and other organs. It also causes persistent lung infections and can...
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