The Etymology Of The Word “Marijuana”
This week on ISMOKE we’ll be looking at the etymology, the origins of the word Marijuana and why this antiquated and racist term should be removed from our vocabulary.
What are PGRs? Part 2
This week we are continuing on from a previous article on plant growth regulators/retardants (PGRs) and hopefully progressing the discussion as to whether PGRs should or shouldn’t be utilised in the cultivation of Cannabis.
What are PGRs and are they bad for me?
This week we’ll be exploring the relationship between PGR’s and Cannabis cultivation.
Cannabis MythBusters: Challenging Myths & Stereo-types
Today on ISMOKE we’ll be taking a look at how the mainstream media’s negative stereotyping and far too often derogatory portrayal of Cannabis consumers is causing far more harm than good.
Why Is Consuming Cannabis With Tobacco So Common In The UK?
This week on ISMOKE we are taking a look at why we British have the propensity to mix our cannabis with tobacco, as well as where we acquired this antiquated practice and what you can do to reduce the associated harms of mixing your cannabis with tobacco and hopefully ultimately quit altogether.
Fascism Loves Prohibition
This week in my post-prohibition series we’ll be highlighting the link between Fascist ideology and Prohibition.
Will We Ever Grow The Best Cannabis In The UK?
Cannabis has been cultivated, utilised, and selectively bred by humans for thousands of years. It is in the past few decades, however, that we have perhaps achieved the most - learning about the specific nature of cannabis and its chemical and anatomical structure..
Can Cannabis Save Us From Global Warming?
This week for ISMOKE Media, I’m looking at an important issue that affects everyone on the planet, global warming. In particular, I’ll be looking at how cannabis can help to reduce the detrimental effects of climate change.
Cannabis Prohibition & Terrorism
“The illegal sale of Cannabis in the UK contributes to global terrorism”. That’s a sentence I’ve heard many times in my life, spoken with no to little real evidence ever being provided to back it up, but how true is this statement?
Exploring the links between smoking and schizophrenia
Today, I want to tackle the argument that “Cannabis causes schizophrenia”. This argument is a fundamentally misleading and untrue assessment of the clinical data.
The War on Drugs: The Price We Pay for Propaganda
This week I am taking a look at how reefer madness, propaganda and successive disastrous anti-drug campaigns have created the opportunity for political prohibitionists around the world to break up families, destroy lives, incarcerate vast numbers of people and even murder people in this failed “war on drugs”.
Why Is Alcohol Legal When Cannabis Isn’t?
This week on ISMOKE we are comparing two of the most popular drugs that are consumed recreationally by the British public, alcohol and cannabis, and comparing the effects that these substances have on the consumer, society and on British culture in general.
Debunking The Cannabis Gateway Theory
One of the most persistent myths that surround cannabis is the gateway theory. In this piece, we’ll be exploring where it comes from and the consequences it can have on the consumer and society.
Austerity Cuts or Cannabis?
This week on ISMOKE we’ll be continuing on from a theme we began laying out last week in this article, about how Prohibition is affecting the health and life opportunities of not just cannabis consumers but also their families and the wider community.
The elephant in the room: Cannabis prohibition and mental health
This week I am taking a look at how reefer madness, propaganda and successive disastrous anti-drug campaigns have created the opportunity for political prohibitionists around the world to break up families, destroy lives, incarcerate vast numbers of people and even murder people in this failed “war on drugs”.