Colonialism Today – Cannabis as a Tool of Racial Oppression ♥

Colonialism Today – Cannabis as a Tool of Racial Oppression

The UCI Office of Global Engagement hosts a range of events to address timely international topics. The webinar at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 8, will explore a number of topics related to Cannabis including:

• How racism and colonialism have always been a part of the role of cannabis in society.
• How countries in the southern hemisphere – including South America and Africa – have dealt with the inequalities created by the criminalization of cannabis.
• Cannabis as the new way of colonialism will be explored.
• The criminalization of cannabis as an attack on minority communities.
• Cannabis, law and the industry and the great north-south divide.
• In Morocco, large European companies control the seeds used in the production of cannabis.

Speakers from Argentina, France, and the United States will share global viewpoints.

11 a.m., Monday, February 8

The event will feature international and UCI leaders discussing the history of cannabis and current issues in this fast-changing environment, and answering your questions.

Speakers include:

Moderator: Daniele Piomelli, Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology, UCI School of Medicine

• Raquel Peyraube, Endocannabinology & Cannabinoid Medicines, Universidad Nacional de Rosario Argentina in Santa Fe, Argentina
• Kenza Afsahi, Lecturer in Sociology University of Bordeaux, Researcher Emile Durkheim Center (CNRS) in Bordeaux, France
• Robert Solomon, Clinical Professor of Law, UCI School of Law

Welcome and Closure: Victoria Jones, UCI Chief Global Affairs Officer

Additional Resources:

• UCI International Center
• UCI Counseling Center
• UC Advocacy Network
• UCI Graduate Division