Akwasi Owusu-Bempah @AOBempah
Faculty @UofT | Board Chair & Sr. Fellow @MasseyCollege | Author: Waiting to Inhale (MIT Press, 2023) | Studying Justice & Inequality, Drugs & Drug Policy. aobempah.com Toronto Joined March 2011-
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The roots of a racial reckoning through the lens of cannabis. Waiting to Inhale: Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice by @AOBempah 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." — @AOBempah (@UofT_Sociology @drugpolicyctr), co-author of "Waiting to Inhale" with @TahiraRehm, tells @JeyanTVO 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. mushroomdispensary.com
🆕: A Roadmap for #Cannabis Equity in Canada to Inform the Legislated Review of the Cannabis Act: cdpe.org/publication/ro… via @AOBempah @drugpolicyctr
Today we celebrate Associate Professor @AOBempah 🎉 Assc Prof Akwasi Owusu-Bempah of @UofT 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 @AOBempah 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 @AOBempah writes about the legacy of cannabis legalization ➡️ bit.ly/3vIceWv Via @uoftmagazine
Why was the War on Drugs a failure? Kicking off pub-date with @JavierHasse's excellent @Forbes article about @AOBempah and @TahiraRehm's "compelling" book about cannabis, WAITING TO INHALE. @mitpress forbes.com/sites/javierha…
FEB 1 | 1PM #MasseyDialogues on Substance Use Disorder and Stigma with Senior Fellow @AOBempah, Drs. Tianna Costa & @MichaelChaiton. Moderated by @SetayeshYazdan4. The panel will in person and via #livestream. Workshop in person only. @CAMHnews tinyurl.com/22scakpb
"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 @AOBempah 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 @AOBempah @NavPersaud @AndrewDPinto 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. @JeyanTVO speaks with @TahiraRehm and @AOBempah (@UofT_Sociology @drugpolicyctr), 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." — @AOBempah (@UofT_Sociology @drugpolicyctr), co-author of "Waiting to Inhale" with @TahiraRehm, tells @JeyanTVO tonight at 8/11pm
Should rap lyrics be used as evidence in criminal trials? Some sharp insight from @AbenaaOB on @FRANCE24 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_com. @TahiraRehm @mitpress 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 @AOBempah 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.
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I am not attending or involved with any 4/20 protests or events this year. On April 20 come to any of our 3 Mushroom Dispensary locations to get a free cannabis plant clone!
Rejection is not the end; it's just a step in the journey. I've had my share of failures, especially early in my career. Take my first academic book, 'Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys,' for example. One reviewer, crucial to its publication, thought it was a
I am so hurt. Disheartened. 🧵 Yesterday I received an email informing me that I’m no longer welcome at the National Recovery Capital Conference, organized by @Last_Door, taking place this week in Calgary. My registration has been cancelled and I will not be permitted to attend.…
After retiring from the @NHL and being told I had incurable mild dementia symptoms and CTE-like symptoms by medical professionals, I began to seek out treatment with emerging medicines like mushroom therapy After 6 months of a specific combination of high and low doses, I…
The roots of a racial reckoning through the lens of cannabis. Waiting to Inhale: Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice by @AOBempah and Tahira Rehmatullah is available now 👉 bit.ly/40XkjS7
There is a legitimate affordability crisis that we ought to take seriously. But blaming that affordability crisis on the carbon price is wrong and deeply cynical.
How have harsh cannabis laws contributed to racial injustice? @JeyanTVO spoke with the co-authors of "Waiting to Inhale," @TahiraRehm, and @AOBempah (@UofT_Sociology @drugpolicyctr) tvo.org/video/towards-…
Juristalk over the lunch hour with @AOBempah about Reflections on the Black Experience with Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice in Canada was very interesting. He agrees we must use race based data to hold police accountable and drive change.
The communities that have been hurt by harsh cannabis laws have often not been the same that have benefited from legalization. @JeyanTVO speaks with @TahiraRehm and @AOBempah (@UofT_Sociology @drugpolicyctr), co-authors of "Waiting to Inhale," at 8/11pm (Encore presentation)
The communities that have been hurt by harsh cannabis laws have often not been the same that have benefited from legalization. @JeyanTVO speaks with @TahiraRehm and @AOBempah (@UofT_Sociology @drugpolicyctr), 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." — @AOBempah (@UofT_Sociology @drugpolicyctr), co-author of "Waiting to Inhale" with @TahiraRehm, tells @JeyanTVO tonight at 8/11pm (Encore presentation)
Fun fact: Canada’s federal government collected more excise tax revenue from cannabis than it did from beer+wine (combined) last year. Cannabis: $894.6 million Beer+wine: $887.7 million Beer: $610.1 million Wine: $277.6 million
Local Canadian brewers are valued parts of communities across our country. Today we’re announcing additional relief and support for Canadian brewers by capping the excise duty increase for two years and cutting taxes for small craft breweries.
BBC Dad content Today is the 7th anniversary of the BBC Dad blooper. So here it is again, with some recent family pictures in the thread below. 1
VPD ignored our mushroom dispensaries for three years. After the November raid I was released with no charges or conditions. Now, right after the city restored our business license, they start threatening to lay charges? VPD needs to stand down. vancouversun.com/opinion/column…
How did a handful of 🇨🇦 cannabis producers cumulatively lose ~$20 billion? 1 example: Wildly incorrect market assessments. HEXO called for a global cannabis market of $630 billion by 2029. The reality? BDSA forecasts around $78 billion by '28. HEXO was off by ~$550 billion.
Really appreciate @TheAgenda team having me on the show to talk about online harm and the ways that technology is shaping our democratic culture. Tune in tonight at 8pm ET.
"This is going to affect who runs. It's also going to affect who stays." — @SabreenaDelhon (@TheSamaraCentre) on the impact of online hate on political candidates. At 8/11pm with Barbara Perry (@CHBEOntarioTech), Dax D'Orazio (@QueensuPOLS) & @spaikin | Producer: @PreetiBhuyan
"I remember... the exhilaration of the internet just blossoming, and now it looks like a toxic hellscape." — Dax D'Orazio (@QueensuPOLS). Tackling online hate, at 11pm with @SabreenaDelhon (@TheSamaraCentre), Barbara Perry (@CHBEOntarioTech) & @spaikin | Producer: @PreetiBhuyan
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