The roots of a racial reckoning through the lens of cannabis.

Waiting to Inhale: Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice by Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Tahira Rehmatullah is available now 👉 bit.ly/40XkjS7

'We see cannabis as a gateway drug, not a gateway to harder drug use, but a gateway into the criminal justice system.' — Akwasi Owusu-Bempah (@UofT_Sociology Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation), co-author of 'Waiting to Inhale' with Tahira, tells Jeyan Jeganathan tonight at 8/11pm (Encore presentation)

I could not be happier about today's decision to reinstate our Mushroom Dispensary business license here at 247 West Broadway.

10% off everything here all week! Just mention 'business license' to get the discount.

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🆕: A Roadmap for #Cannabis Equity in Canada to Inform the Legislated Review of the Cannabis Act:

cdpe.org/publication/ro… via Akwasi Owusu-Bempah Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation

Today we celebrate Associate Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah 🎉

Assc Prof Akwasi Owusu-Bempah of University of Toronto formerly worked in the USA & has maintained a fruitful career in research & informing policies. Interests involve intersectionality, race & Crime

Who’s next? Visit shorturl.at/HUY29

In honour of Black History Month, we’re highlighting WAITING TO INHALE by award-winning professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Commons Co-Founder Tahira Rehmatullah, a powerful investigation and indictment of one of the worst social and political failures in the nation’s history.

'All current and future drug legalization efforts should have equity at their heart'

The high road to justice: #UTM sociologist Akwasi Owusu-Bempah writes about the legacy of cannabis legalization ➡️ bit.ly/3vIceWv
Via University of Toronto Magazine

Why was the War on Drugs a failure? Kicking off pub-date with Javier Hasse's excellent Forbes article about Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Tahira's 'compelling' book about cannabis, WAITING TO INHALE. The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social forbes.com/sites/javierha…

FEB 1 | 1PM

#MasseyDialogues on Substance Use Disorder and Stigma with Senior Fellow Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Drs. Tianna Costa & Michael Chaiton. Moderated by Setayesh Yazdani.

The panel will in person and via #livestream .
Workshop in person only.

CAMH

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'After more than 50 years of war on drugs, Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema wants to regulate the market for cocaine, ecstasy & other drugs. Repression does not work'

Editorial in the Dutch Financial Daily, following last weeks' conference on regulation fd.nl/samenleving/15……

“I think a lot of people simply assume that more money for the police will mean safer communities,” said co-author Akwasi Owusu-Bempah an associate professor in Sociology at the University of Toronto. “We’re demonstrating that that’s not the case.” thestar.com/news/gta/polic…

The study, published in Canadian Public Policy, examined the budgets of 20 urban municipalities, revealing net increases in per capita spending are not associated with larger crime rate reductions. 2/3 Akwasi Owusu-Bempah Nav Persaud Andrew Pinto upstreamlab.org/publication/po…

Encore presentation: The communities that have been hurt by harsh cannabis laws have often not been the same that have benefited from legalization. Jeyan Jeganathan speaks with Tahira and Akwasi Owusu-Bempah (@UofT_Sociology Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation), co-authors of 'Waiting to Inhale,' at 8/11pm

Encore presentation: 'We see cannabis as a gateway drug, not a gateway to harder drug use, but a gateway into the criminal justice system.' — Akwasi Owusu-Bempah (@UofT_Sociology Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation), co-author of 'Waiting to Inhale' with Tahira, tells Jeyan Jeganathan tonight at 8/11pm

Should rap lyrics be used as evidence in criminal trials? Some sharp insight from Abenaa Owusu-Bempah on FRANCE 24 f24.my/A0f5.X

If you’re looking for a gift for someone special, or yourself, look no further. Waiting to Inhale is now available on ⁦Audible⁩. @tahirarehm ⁦The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social⁩ audible.ca/pd/Waiting-to-…

#Cannabis has been legal for five years, but Canada still owes a debt to the communities that paid most during the #WarOnDrugs , argues #UofT Mississauga sociology professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah: uoft.me/high-road

Last month, we held our 2023 Fall lecture in Ottawa. The evening featured a keynote lecture by Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and a special appearance from The Hon. Greg Fergus (@HoCSpeaker).

We are happy to announce that you can now watch a recording of the event on CPAC!

ow.ly/H0Yz50QfcPK.

Our coverage of the Ontario Liberal Party | Parti Libéral de l'Ontario leadership election begins at 12:15 pm on tvo.org. Bonnie Crombie 🇨🇦 vs. Nate Erskine-Smith vs. Ted Hsu vs. Yasir Naqvi 🇨🇦. John Michael McGrath will spend oodles of time arguing about why the rules of this election are awful. Join us! #onpoli #liberals

I'm excited for comedy legend @EddieGriffin's show in Toronto tomorrow night! Looks like its gonna be a packed house. Pegasus Concerts