the lobsterpot< – edition 43

Gentleman Jackpot

One of the great things about the cannabis industry is that those with the most expertise are those who’ve operated in the -ahem- ‘legacy market’. Now that they have an opportunity to come out into the open, many, like the Gentlemen Smugglers (who reportedly ‘ran’ the East Coast back in the day)

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Blunt Weapon

What do cannabis and The Hunger Games have in common? Not just the ‘munchies’ – according to thermidor< co-founder, Dave Barton. Read his recent piece on Chaos, Contract, and Control and discover what the book-film mega series can teach the world about the need for cannabis policy. 

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All About Sex (Apparently)

A recent study shows that (cis) men and women actually have different kinds of endocannabinoid systems – and will therefore experience different effects when under the influence. It all comes down to gonads and CB1 receptors (I think). But read the ‘science’ and decide for yourselves. 

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Going Underground 

Cannabis? Delivered to your door?? In London??? Yup, that’s what a recent slew of ‘Dispensaroo’ ads – as spied on the UK capital’s underground train network – are promising. 

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“But isn’t it illeg…?” 

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Aye, it is. Which makes this story all the more interesting. 

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Cannabis: In VR 

Time to dust down those clunky VR headsets and plug in to the cyberspace mainframe (or something) before sparking up a fat one? Not quite yet. But VR (among other things) is set to feature as a key component in Cannabis & Me – an initiative that’s being billed as ‘the largest ever cannabis study in the UK’. 

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A Brief History Of Prohibition

Why is cannabis illegal? How has it been condemned through the ages? What impact has the ‘War on Drugs’ had on the case for current legalisation? 

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In the words of ABC: “I don’t know the answer to that question / If I knew I would tell you.” But this article from Seedsman seems to.

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Czech Mate?

EU drug policy delegates met in the Czech capital, Prague earlier this month to review federation-wide views on our favourite plant. Particularly poignant considering the Czech Rep’s all set to properly engage the nation on rec cannabis in the near future.

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