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David A Guba, Jr.

David A Guba, Jr.

History Faculty, Bard Early College Baltimore
I am currently a faculty member in the history department at Bard Early College Baltimore, where I've taught for 3 years. I completed my PhD at Temple University in May of 2018, and my research examines the colonial history of cannabis in 18th and 19th century France. I have a forthcoming book on the subject due out on McGill-Queen's University Press in the spring of 2020, entitled "Taming Cannabis: Drugs and Empire in 19th century France." I also am contributing editor for POINTS: The Blog of the Alcohol and Drugs History Society, where I write monthly blog posts on drugs in France, past and present. Please see my academia site for a sampling of these and other publications, including several peer-reviewed articles: https://temple.academia.edu/DJGuba

France reenters medical marijuana industry after more than a half-century hiatus – a cannabis historian explains

Jul 14, 2022 15:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Early in 2022, the French legislature greenlighted the cultivation of cannabis inside French territory to supply the nations ongoing pilot program in medical marijuana. The clinical trials were launched in March 2021 with...

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