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On cannabis literacy and harm reduction

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer  We might know about weed only through its either glamorized or demonized representations in media. But what might a more mindful approach to cannabis look like? How might we hold conversations that don’t shame or police others? How might we demystify weed and come to understand ourselves a little better in the process?  The history of cannabis in Canada, like many other places, is entangled with imperialism. From seeking profit to xenophobia, we find ourselves amid a war on drugs. While the first known crop of hemp emerged in what is now Nova Scotia in…

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