The war on vaping is a threat to public health (photo via vaping360) By Yaël Ossowski | spiked For the second time in two years, I sat in the public gallery at a United Nations conference in Geneva as a senior UN bureaucrat told us that all members of the media and public were to […]
The Myths about Money in Politics Are Worse Than the Reality
Claims about the dangers of money in politics are riddled with ignorance and hypocrisy In each election cycle, there’s a ritual to the mantra about the role of money and how it influences our politics. It was triggered incessantly during the 2012 presidential race between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, only to see the conservative […]
Nicotine is not your Enemy: Interview with Prof. Bernd Mayer
Urban Exploring in Detroit
Amendes cannabis au Manitoba: « Cruelles et punitives »
Notre directeur-adjoint Yaël Ossowski en ondes avec à Radio-Canada Ici Manitoba avec Martine Bordeleau pour parler de l’interdiction de la culture du cannabis au Manitoba et pourquoi les amendes (plus de 2500$) sont cruelles, punitives et inutiles. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/l-actuel http://consumerchoicecenter.org
The Innocents Abroad: DO U EVEN READ, BRO?
Next up on this episode of The Innocents Abroad: How We Read. How We Memorize. How We Internalize. Living in a different country means one often looks to books to keep up perspective about your home or the world outside. In this episode, we look at book recommendations, how best to read, whether Kindle is […]
‘Pot Banks’: The Answer for a Budding Industry?
By Yaël Ossowski | MG Retailer When California voters approved Proposition 64 in November 2016, the Golden State became effectively the largest jurisdiction in the world to legalize recreational sale and use of cannabis. On January 1 of this year, when recreational sales were legalized, politicians, tax collectors, and business owners already were seeing green. […]
Anthony Bourdain’s 14 Rules For Life
Anthony Bourdain’s 14 Rules For Life* (or being a chef, more precisely, but they work just as well): 1. Be fully committed. 2. Learn Spanish! 3. Don’t steal 4. Always be on time. 5. Never make excuses or blame others. 6. Never call in sick. 7. Lazy, sloppy and slow are bad 8. Be prepared […]