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Hemp harvesting on Rhine bank. Created by Lallemand, published on L'Illustration, Journal Universel, Paris, 1860. (Photo: Shutterstock)

(CANCELLED) Taming Cannabis: Drugs and Empire in 19th-Century France

A talk by Dr. David Guba (PhD) in the History of Health, Medicine and Social Justice Speaker Series

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This event has been cancelled.


A talk by Dr. David Guba (PhD) in the History of Health, Medicine and Social Justice Speaker Series

Thursday, April 2
Noon–1:30 pm
2334 Health Sciences Building E-Wing, 107 Wiggins Rd.

Free and open to the public

Info: erika.dyck@usask.ca

Dr. David Guba (PhD) is a professor at the Bard Early College. His talk will discuss the rise and fall of cannabis as medicine in France during the 19th century.


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