Watch recording here: https://global.uci.edu/news-events/colonialism-today-cannabis-as-a-tool-of-racial-oppression-webinar-on-february-8/
The UCI Office of Global Engagement hosts a range of events to address timely international topics. The webinar at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 8, will explore a number of topics related to Cannabis including:
- How racism and colonialism have always been a part of the role of cannabis in society.
- How countries in the southern hemisphere – including South America and Africa – have dealt with the inequalities created by the criminalization of cannabis.
- Cannabis as the new way of colonialism will be explored.
- The criminalization of cannabis as an attack on minority communities.
- Cannabis, law and the industry and the great north-south divide.
- In Morocco, large European companies control the seeds used in the production of cannabis.
Speakers from Argentina, France, and the United States will share global viewpoints.
11 a.m., Monday, February 8
The event will feature international and UCI leaders discussing the history of cannabis and current issues in this fast-changing environment, and answering your questions.
Speakers include:
Moderator: Daniele Piomelli, Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology, UCI School of Medicine
- Raquel Peyraube, Endocannabinology & Cannabinoid Medicines, Universidad Nacional de Rosario Argentina in Santa Fe, Argentina
- Kenza Afsahi, Lecturer in Sociology University of Bordeaux, Researcher Emile Durkheim Center (CNRS) in Bordeaux, France
- Robert Solomon, Clinical Professor of Law, UCI School of Law
Welcome and Closure: Victoria Jones, UCI Chief Global Affairs Officer
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