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In 1972, the government funded an absurd study to measure the impact of cannabis on productivity.
Show Notes: Young women were sequestered in a hospital ward for 98 days and administered daily doses of super-potent, government-grown marijuana. They smoked 2 joints a day while weaving macrame belts for money. 
Their story is the subject of a new indie film, The Marijuana Conspiracy

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But it was first told to reporter Diana Zlomislic by Doreen Brown, who now bring it to us. 

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In 1972, the government funded an absurd study to measure the impact of cannabis on productivity.
Show Notes: Young women were sequestered in a hospital ward for 98 days and administered daily doses of super-potent, government-grown marijuana. They smoked 2 joints a day while weaving macrame belts for money. 
Their story is the subject of a new indie film, The Marijuana Conspiracy

Trailer

But it was first told to reporter Diana Zlomislic by Doreen Brown, who now bring it to us. 

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Media reacts to a perplexing Court decision on Bill 21, Quebec's law banning some public servants from wearing religious symbols. And Rebel News is facing new scrutiny. CANADALAND's French language media correspondent Emilie Nicolas co-hosts. 

Further reading:

• See The New York Times piece on Caolan Robertson speaking about Rebel News here
• See The Canadian Anti-Hate Network's statement about Rebel News' suit here
• See Rebel News' statement about the Canadian Anti-Hate Network here

This episode is supported by Hover, Dispatch Coffee, and Magic Spoon.

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Media reacts to a perplexing Court decision on Bill 21, Quebec's law banning some public servants from wearing religious symbols. And Rebel News is facing new scrutiny. CANADALAND's French language media correspondent Emilie Nicolas co-hosts. 

Further reading:

• See The New York Times piece on Caolan Robertson speaking about Rebel News here
• See The Canadian Anti-Hate Network's statement about Rebel News' suit here
• See Rebel News' statement about the Canadian Anti-Hate Network here

This episode is supported by Hover, Dispatch Coffee, and Magic Spoon.

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Ever since the Canadian government announced recommendations that adults from Indigenous and racialized communities should be given priority for a COVID-19 vaccination, accusations of reverse racism have filled comment sections and social media posts.

Now, racial minorities with vaccine priority are facing racism and other structural barriers to getting the jab.

Our new reporter, Cherise Seucharan, has been trying to find out exactly why these policies are needed, how they're working out —  and whether the Canadian public is willing to back them.

This episode is brought to you by Kilne and Dispatch Coffee.

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Ever since the Canadian government announced recommendations that adults from Indigenous and racialized communities should be given priority for a COVID-19 vaccination, accusations of reverse racism have filled comment sections and social media posts.

Now, racial minorities with vaccine priority are facing racism and other structural barriers to getting the jab.

Our new reporter, Cherise Seucharan, has been trying to find out exactly why these policies are needed, how they're working out —  and whether the Canadian public is willing to back them.

This episode is brought to you by Kilne and Dispatch Coffee.

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As provinces fail spectacularly to control the third wave of the pandemic, is the press adequately holding them to account, or making things worse? And what are the ethics of publishing a a picture of a nude MP accidentally caught on Zoom?

Freelance journalist Justin Ling co-hosts. 

This episode is supported by Our Darkest Day, Squarespace, and Freshbooks.

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As provinces fail spectacularly to control the third wave of the pandemic, is the press adequately holding them to account, or making things worse? And what are the ethics of publishing a a picture of a nude MP accidentally caught on Zoom?

Freelance journalist Justin Ling co-hosts. 

This episode is supported by Our Darkest Day, Squarespace, and Freshbooks.

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Filmmaker Daniel Lombroso spent four years following Lauren Southern, Richard Spencer, and Mike Cernovich with a camera, as their stars rose and the bigotry and xenophobia they championed went mainstream.

The result is White Noise, a feature-length documentary produced by The Atlantic.

And though they're less prominent these days, and we might be eager to forget about Southern, Spencer, Cernovich and their alt-right acolytes, Lombroso warns us that we do so at our peril.

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Filmmaker Daniel Lombroso spent four years following Lauren Southern, Richard Spencer, and Mike Cernovich with a camera, as their stars rose and the bigotry and xenophobia they championed went mainstream.

The result is White Noise, a feature-length documentary produced by The Atlantic.

And though they're less prominent these days, and we might be eager to forget about Southern, Spencer, Cernovich and their alt-right acolytes, Lombroso warns us that we do so at our peril.

This episode is brought to you by Dispatch, Our Darkest Day, and Article.

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