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Points Interview—Helena Barop, Poppy Wars: US Global Drug Policies, 1950–1979
Editor’s Note: Today, we’re pleased to interview Dr. Helena Barop about her new book , Mohnblumenkriege. Die globale Drogenpolitik der...
Points Editors
Dec 21, 20216 min read
“Global Histories of Drugs: Why and What’s Next?”—Reflections on Cannabis: Global Histories Workshop
Editor’s Notes: Today’s post by Eron Ackerman reflects on his participation in the “Global Drug Histories: Why and What’s Next?” workshop...
Eron Ackerman
Dec 9, 20219 min read
“Blah Blah Blah”: The Fallacy of United Nations Drug Summits
Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from contributing editor Dr. Stefano Tijerina, a lecturer in management and the Chris Kobrack Research...
Stefano Tijerina
Nov 18, 20215 min read
Review: “Commodifying Cannabis: A Cultural History of a Complex Plant in the Atlantic World"
Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from contributing editor Bob Beach. Beach is a PhD candidate in history at the University of Albany,...
Bob Beach
Mar 10, 20214 min read
Incomparable? George Floyd, Adama Traoré, and the War on Drugs in the Sister Republics
Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from contributing editor Dr. David A. Guba, Jr., of Bard Early College in Baltimore. In late May...
David A. Guba Jr.
Jul 7, 202011 min read
How People Find Pot: A Global Perspective
Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from contributing editor Dr. Stefano Tijerina, a lecturer in management and Chris Kobrack Research...
Stefano Tijerina
May 7, 20204 min read
The Other, Other Opioid Crisis: Tramadol in West Africa
Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from contributing editor Dr. David A. Guba, Jr., of Bard Early College in Baltimore. For the past...
David A. Guba Jr.
Apr 4, 20195 min read
Towards a Global History of Intoxicants: The War on Alcohol
Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from contributing editor Dr. Miriam Kingsberg Kadia , professor of history at the University of...
Miriam Kingsberg Kadia
Oct 18, 20184 min read
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