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Cannabis Workers’ Counterstories and Stigma Reduction in Colorado
Get PDFCaroline, a former manager in a cannabis dispensary in Colorado, said, “If you are interested in cannabis, you should learn to grow it yourself.” She shared this and other experiences with me as a participant in a qualitative survey and videotaped interview for a 2021 study of mine about the lived experiences of cannabis employees during COVID-19. Her statement represents a common sentiment among cannabis supporters. Also, it brings to light the wisdom of an individual who spent over 10 years growing, trimming, and selling cannabis in both illicit and legal spaces. Caroline, through the advice she offers on learning to grow your own cannabis, shows the valuable role cannabis workers play to destigmatize it. Presenting Caroline’s engagement in cannabis work and culture may help increase public knowledge about the growing social acceptability of cannabis production and consumption in North America and beyond. p.4
Cannabis in Mexican Culture and Art as Recreated by Artificial Intelligence
Get PDFIn my view, studies on the specific history of drugs in Mexico and their relationship to social, political, and economic processes over time remain scarce, which is why this article seeks to make a contribution to this end. At the same time, as artists, we are playing with artificial intelligence in order to explore a few texts and photographs dealing with cannabis in Mexico. We are experimenting with social imaginaries, with the psyche
The Geopolitics of Illicit Crops South-South Cooperation for Sustainable Biocultural Development
Get PDFThis article proposes we reconsider the psychoactive plants as extremely valuable genetic resources that indigenous peoples and local communities have traditional knowledge of. For that reason, they should be protected for sustainable use under the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity, also known as the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (npabs). Mechanisms of legal harmonization, interregional cooperation, and sustainable development should be created in the face of the growing international debate about the regulation of cannabis, the inclusion of psychedelic drugs in Western medicine, the multiplication of transnational interests associated with the agri-pharmaceutical industry, and the readjustment of geopolitical realities in the twentyfirst century p.3
The Cultural Industry and Urban Creativity in North America: A Comparative Evolution of Live Pop Music in Mexico City and Montreal
Get PDFLa economía de los conciertos norteamericanos de música popular ha aumentado de manera significativa con la llegada de las tecnologías digitales, lo cual reforzó su estatus de industria cultural. Sin embargo, la relevancia de la música popular en vivo también proviene de su relación orgánica con el espacio urbano. El artículo trata dos casos localizados, la Ciudad de México y Montreal, con el fin de hacer un retrato matizado y descentralizado del sector de música popular en vivo en América del Norte. A pesar de sus diferencias sociodemográficas, ambas ciudades muestran trayectorias comparables: una refiere al esquema de "ciudad creativa", mientras que la otra mantiene una fuerte polarización.North American popular music concerts have become economically more significant with the advent of digital technologies, strengthening their status as a cultural industry. How-ever, the importance of live pop music is also rooted in its organic relationship with the urban space. This article deals with two localized cases, those of Mexico City and Montreal, painting a detailed, decentralized portrait of live pop music in North America. Despite their socio-de-mographic differences, both cities have comparable trajectories: one is that of a "creative city," while the other is strongly polarized.En los últimos años, tanto las redes de producción creativa, así como las de consumo cultural en América del Norte se han visto fuertemente afectadas por las plataformas digitales y, más recientemente, por la pandemia de COVID-19. Los debates sobre el impacto de estas plataformas fueron numerosos; sin embargo, pocas veces llegaron a tocar el tema de la música popular en vivo. Esto es digno de observarse, pues la economía de los conciertos norteamericanos ha aumentado de manera significativa con la llegada de las tecnologías digitales. Ejemplos de ello son los nuevos modos de grabación y difusión audiovisual de conciertos en línea, así como la venta digital de boletos, la promoción de los conciertos en redes sociales, los festivales masivos, etcétera
Interview with Danny Stange, Cannabis and Community Leader
No full textDanny Stange is a community leader in Denver, Colorado, with lived experiences related to the cannabis culture, Mexican American stereotypes and the war on drugs. For Danny, cannabis is a substance that is tied to the history of racism in the United States and to inequities that exist in the contemporary cannabis industry. Also, cannabis stands as a resource to individual and community wellness, including its potential to help individuals who use opioids to address symptoms of withdrawal.Danny Stange es un líder comunitario de Denver, Colorado, con una experiencia de vida relacionada con la cultura de la cannabis, los estereotipos mexicoamericanos y la guerra contra las drogas. Para Danny, la cannabis es una sustancia ligada a la historia del racismo en Estados Unidos y a las desigualdades que existen en la industria contemporánea de la planta. Además, para él la cannabis se erige como un recurso para el bienestar individual y comunitario, incluido su potencial para ayudar a las personas que usan opioides a tolerar los síntomas de abstinencia cuando intentan dejarlos.Danny spoke about the wellness benefits of psilocybin and cannabis as well as other experiences related to cannabis culture and Mexican American stereotypes
Fentanyl, the New Boogeyman of U.S Anti-Drug Geopolitics and Crime Fighting
Get PDFFentanyl is a U.S. problem,” said Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) from his daily morning pulpit in March 2023 when the United States blamed China and Mexico for the availability of illicit fentanyl on its city streets. Fentanyl consumption has killed more than one million U.S. Americans and takes the life of more than 300 every day. Joe Biden’s administration did what half the Mexican population does when the president calls anyone who criticizes him a conservative: he took it as a jibe from a pinko megalomaniac. P.3
Stagflation Returns
Get PDFThe years 2021 and 2022 were marked in the economic arena by concern regarding inflation. Much of the debate concerning the economy, both in mass media and in more specialized circles, eventually leads to the issue of rising prices. P.6
U.S. Biosecurity and the Emergence of Global Epidemiological Surveillance: Analyzing the Genealogy of a Problem
Get PDFLa economía de los conciertos norteamericanos de música popular ha aumentado de manera significativa con la llegada de las tecnologías digitales, lo cual reforzó su estatus de industria cultural. Sin embargo, la relevancia de la música popular en vivo también proviene de su relación orgánica con el espacio urbano. El artículo trata dos casos localizados, la Ciudad de México y Montreal, con el fin de hacer un retrato matizado y descentralizado del sector de música popular en vivo en América del Norte. A pesar de sus diferencias sociodemográficas, ambas ciudades muestran trayectorias comparables: una refiere al esquema de "ciudad creativa", mientras que la otra mantiene una fuerte polarización.North American popular music concerts have become economically more significant with the advent of digital technologies, strengthening their status as a cultural industry. How-ever, the importance of live pop music is also rooted in its organic relationship with the urban space. This article deals with two localized cases, those of Mexico City and Montreal, painting a detailed, decentralized portrait of live pop music in North America. Despite their socio-demographic differences, both cities have comparable trajectories: one is that of a "creative city," while the other is strongly polarized.En los últimos años, tanto las redes de producción creativa, así como las de consumo cultural en América del Norte se han visto fuertemente afectadas por las plataformas digitales y, más recientemente, por la pandemia de COVID-19. Los debates sobre el impacto de estas plataformas fueron numerosos; sin embargo, pocas veces llegaron a tocar el tema de la música popular en vivo. Esto es digno de observarse, pues la economía de los conciertos norteamericanos ha aumentado de manera significativa con la llegada de las tecnologías digitales. Ejemplos de ello son los nuevos modos de grabación y difusión audiovisual de conciertos en línea, así como la venta digital de boletos, la promoción de los conciertos en redes sociales, los festivales masivos, etcétera
Cybercrime, the New Global Challenge and Its Impact in Mexico
Get PDFThe unodc report underlines the fact that certain criminal groups like drug traffickers and local or national mafias tend to increasingly associate with cybercriminals with technical skills and capability in order to take advantage of their talent to commit crimes on the Internet. Among the main kinds of professionals they seek out are code writers, malware and exploit developers, and others who have the tools that are useful for their purposes. P. 4
