Here is the first in our regular round ups of the week’s activity on VolteFace – the highlights, if you will.. [Features] Fondues and Fine Teas: Repositioning Pot for the Middle …
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Calum Armstrong
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France have started to enforce a law preventing cigarette companies from including their logos on packaging, Gawker reports: Nothing is more antithetical to the aesthetic of a French new wave film …
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The actress Whoopi Goldberg has cofounded a cannabis startup for women, CNN Money reports. The company is called Whoopi & Maya, after Goldberg and her cofounder Maya Elisabeth, who’s been …
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“Let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend” These were the humble remarks of the Uruguayan delegation (quoting Mao Zedong) addressing the United Nations Commission on …
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A new cannabis-infused vodka is causing a stir over in California, where a Humboldt County micro-distillery has just released its latest blend on the public. Leafly reports that “Humboldt’s Finest”, made with …
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‘As the Legal Marijuana Industry Grows, Businesses Struggle to Differentiate and Market Themselves’ – reads the title of an article published in this month’s issue of The Atlantic: Marijuana businesses are now …
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This morning, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has answered questions from a committee of MPs in an evidence session regarding his proposed reforms to the UK prison system. Prison Reform …
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Three months ago, Yvonne Cahalane and her 18-month old child Tristan left the small town of Dunmanay in Cork for the United States of America seeking opportunity. The story of …
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The APPG for Drug Policy Reform are launching a new inquiry into medicinal cannabis use. The All Party Parliamentary Group, who include MP Caroline Lucas, and Baroness Molly Meacher, are looking …
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According to a recent article from BBC News, Guernsey’s strict resistance to illegal drugs is fuelling the black market for prescription drugs. Figures from the Community Drug and Alcohol …