Celebrating the depth and diversity of BC publishing
Join Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Get Sensible for a fascinating conversation with Caitlin Donohue, author of Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas and Dr. Emily Jenkins in an enlightening conversation about weed and its impacts on young people.
Following the conversation, Healthcliff (Heath D’Alessio) from Get Sensible will facilitate an open mic, Drug Tales, where folks can share their drug related stories. This will be an opportunity for audience members to come up on stage and share a story of their own. We recognize the stigma surrounding substance use, and know that healing can come through sharing our experiences. In order to build better drug policies, hearing stories from the community is essential.
This event is held at Massy Arts Society and food and beverages will be provided! The event starts at 6:30pm. This is a by-donation event (PWYC), with the suggested amount starting at $10. However, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
About Caitlin
Caitlin has been writing about marijuana for a decade. She started with her weekly column Herbwise at the San Francisco Bay Guardian alt weekly, when now-legal California dispensaries’ battled with the federal government. She interviews figures from Mexico’s drug politics and culture every Monday for her Spanish language radio show Crónica. She has been a regular contributor to High Times and Snoop Dogg’s cannabis news website MERRYJANE. She sees cannabis as a way of understanding societal structures, from international borders to health and wellness.
In Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas, culture writer Caitlin Donohue crafts a comprehensive and thought-provoking review of cannabis in the Western Hemisphere. Donohue’s investigation spans from Vancouver, Canada, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, interviewing medical researchers, educators, activists, artists, business leaders, and other experts to explore the long relationship between cannabis and the human race, its almost universal prohibition in the twentieth century, and modern efforts to legalize the much-maligned plant in all its forms.
https://www.donohue.work/aboutcat
About Emily
Dr. Emily Jenkins, brings extensive clinical and research expertise from acute and community mental health and substance use settings.
Her clinical training and experience informs her program of research, which aims to enhance mental health outcomes and reduce substance use harms for Canadians through mental health promotion strategies and health services and policy redesign. She is recognized as a leader in the youth mental health and substance use field and has established policy, practice and media channels that support knowledge mobilization and research impact.
About Heathcliff
Heathcliff is a people person who loves drugs, which is why they’re thrilled to be hosting this Vancouver edition of Drug Tales! A performing artist, facilitator, community educator, and all around pretty nice guy, they’re passionate about harm reduction and storytelling and love facilitating safe spaces to talk about taboo subjects and bond over shared experiences while sharing knowledge and learning from each other
Excited to see you there!