Liam O'Dowd
@liamodowd.bsky.social
Editor @ www.leafie.co.uk - Covering cannabis, psychedelics and culture in glorious print and online.
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The latest issue of our groundbreaking print magazine is out now.
Once again, we’ve packed the pages with untold stories from the worlds of cannabis, psychedelics and culture.
Grab your copy today: www.leafie.co.uk/pro...
Once again, we’ve packed the pages with untold stories from the worlds of cannabis, psychedelics and culture.
Grab your copy today: www.leafie.co.uk/pro...
The leafie Magazine – Issue 02 – leafie
Issue 02 of leafie's groundbreaking magazine covering untold stories across cannabis, psychedelics and culture.
www.leafie.co.uk
July 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The latest issue of our groundbreaking print magazine is out now.
Once again, we’ve packed the pages with untold stories from the worlds of cannabis, psychedelics and culture.
Grab your copy today: www.leafie.co.uk/pro...
Once again, we’ve packed the pages with untold stories from the worlds of cannabis, psychedelics and culture.
Grab your copy today: www.leafie.co.uk/pro...
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Could loud, low bass frequencies be good for our health?
Acoustic-physicist John Stuart Reid believes so, and is leading research to study how music may help keep our blood and body healthy.
www.leafie.co.uk/cul...
Acoustic-physicist John Stuart Reid believes so, and is leading research to study how music may help keep our blood and body healthy.
www.leafie.co.uk/cul...
Music as medicine: Uncovering the health secrets of sound - leafie
Could loud, low bass frequencies be good for our health? Acoustic-physicist John Stuart Reid believes so, and is leading research to study how music may help keep our blood and body healthy.
www.leafie.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Could loud, low bass frequencies be good for our health?
Acoustic-physicist John Stuart Reid believes so, and is leading research to study how music may help keep our blood and body healthy.
www.leafie.co.uk/cul...
Acoustic-physicist John Stuart Reid believes so, and is leading research to study how music may help keep our blood and body healthy.
www.leafie.co.uk/cul...
Great story this, gutted I never got to visit in its heyday.
Freetown Christiania was once a bohemian hippy paradise that tolerated cannabis.
When the police cracked down on open weed dealing, violence increased, forcing the anti-establishment residents to seek help from the very state they once rejected.
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When the police cracked down on open weed dealing, violence increased, forcing the anti-establishment residents to seek help from the very state they once rejected.
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The rise and fall of Christiania, Denmark’s radical weed experiment - leafie
Freetown Christiania was once a bohemian hippy paradise that tolerated cannabis. When the police cracked down on open weed dealing, violence increased, forcing the anti-establishment residents to seek help from the very state they once rejected. Here’s how Denmark’s bold social experiment fell apart.
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April 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Great story this, gutted I never got to visit in its heyday.
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Turns out Le Pen is not mightier than the fraud.
March 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Turns out Le Pen is not mightier than the fraud.
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If you need some cheery news: according to @tortoisemedia.bsky.social , Spain's strong economic performance has been driven by green energy and immigration, and higher service exports
If you need some cheery news: according to @tortoisemedia.bsky.social , Spain's strong economic performance has been driven by green energy and immigration, and higher service exports
February 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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If you need some cheery news: according to @tortoisemedia.bsky.social , Spain's strong economic performance has been driven by green energy and immigration, and higher service exports
If you need some cheery news: according to @tortoisemedia.bsky.social , Spain's strong economic performance has been driven by green energy and immigration, and higher service exports
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A committee has put forward a preliminary proposal for adults to be able to grow cannabis at home, while all sales will be tightly controlled by the government.
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Switzerland puts forward plans to legalise cannabis - leafie
A committee has put forward a preliminary proposal for adults to be able to grow cannabis at home, while all sales will be tightly controlled by the government
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February 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A committee has put forward a preliminary proposal for adults to be able to grow cannabis at home, while all sales will be tightly controlled by the government.
www.leafie.co.uk/new...
www.leafie.co.uk/new...
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You can’t post your way out of fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them
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Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them
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You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.
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February 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
You can’t post your way out of fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them
🔗 www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them
🔗 www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
The study showed that participants moved an average of 3.5 minutes more on days when they used cannabis, dispelling myths about laziness and lack of motivation among consumers.
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People who use cannabis found to exercise more than those who don’t - leafie
The study showed that participants moved an average of 3.5 minutes more on days when they used cannabis, dispelling myths about laziness and lack of motivation among consumers.
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February 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I hear you're a racist now father?
Father Calvin Robinson finished his remarks at the National Pro-Life Summit by throwing an Elon Musk salute, much to the delight of the crowd.
January 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I hear you're a racist now father?
Our interview with his Mum was one of my favourites from Issue 1 of the magazine. A unique insight into a well trodden story.
Happy for Lyn, there is no doubt Ross was a very naughty boy, but I don't know if a whole life sentence was right in the grand scheme of things.
Happy for Lyn, there is no doubt Ross was a very naughty boy, but I don't know if a whole life sentence was right in the grand scheme of things.
On his first day in office, President Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, aka Dread Pirate Roberts, founder of the darknet marketplace Silk Road.
Ulbricht has served 11 years of his double life plus 40-year sentence.
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Ulbricht has served 11 years of his double life plus 40-year sentence.
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Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht released from prison after Trump pardon - leafie
On his first day in office President Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, aka Dread Pirate Roberts, founder of the darknet marketplace Silk Road. Ulbricht has served 11 years of his double life plus 40-year sentence.
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January 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Our interview with his Mum was one of my favourites from Issue 1 of the magazine. A unique insight into a well trodden story.
Happy for Lyn, there is no doubt Ross was a very naughty boy, but I don't know if a whole life sentence was right in the grand scheme of things.
Happy for Lyn, there is no doubt Ross was a very naughty boy, but I don't know if a whole life sentence was right in the grand scheme of things.
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JOURNALISTS, WRITERS AND CREATORS: We have a small number of features to fill in the next issue of our print magazine.
Do you have a story that would delight curious minds? Info on what we're looking for is here:
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Do you have a story that would delight curious minds? Info on what we're looking for is here:
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leafie Issue 2 - Pitch guide - leafie
Interested in pitching us an idea for the next issue of our print magazine? Read on...
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January 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
JOURNALISTS, WRITERS AND CREATORS: We have a small number of features to fill in the next issue of our print magazine.
Do you have a story that would delight curious minds? Info on what we're looking for is here:
www.leafie.co.uk/leafie-issue...
Do you have a story that would delight curious minds? Info on what we're looking for is here:
www.leafie.co.uk/leafie-issue...
Always feels good to get the year running with a heavyweight piece like this. Is ketamine to blame for Musk's behaviour or is it something deeper?
When Elon Musk smoked with Joe Rogan in 2018, the internet broke. Since then, the strange and unusual behaviour of the world's richest man has been blamed on drugs.
Are the substances really to blame?
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Are the substances really to blame?
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Elon Musk takes drugs, is that why he’s so unhinged? - leafie
When Elon Musk smoked weed with Joe Rogan in 2018, the internet broke. Since then, the strange and unusual behaviour of the worlds richest man has been blamed on drugs. Musk isn’t the first powerful man to lose the plot, are the substances really to blame?
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January 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Always feels good to get the year running with a heavyweight piece like this. Is ketamine to blame for Musk's behaviour or is it something deeper?
This year I am embracing a 4 day week mindset with Fridays away from the desk.
Started off with this belting long read, where people with psychosis get to sit down and talk to the voices they hear. Fascinating stuff:
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/oc...
Started off with this belting long read, where people with psychosis get to sit down and talk to the voices they hear. Fascinating stuff:
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/oc...
‘You tried to tell yourself I wasn’t real’: what happens when people with acute psychosis meet the voices in their heads?
The long read: In avatar therapy, a clinician gives voice to their patients’ inner demons. For some of the participants in a new trial, the results have been astounding
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This year I am embracing a 4 day week mindset with Fridays away from the desk.
Started off with this belting long read, where people with psychosis get to sit down and talk to the voices they hear. Fascinating stuff:
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/oc...
Started off with this belting long read, where people with psychosis get to sit down and talk to the voices they hear. Fascinating stuff:
www.theguardian.com/news/2024/oc...
Looking to speak to any harm reduction or drug policy experts about ketamine reclassification.
Specifically why it is destined to fail and what the HO should do instead.
#journorequest
Specifically why it is destined to fail and what the HO should do instead.
#journorequest
January 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Looking to speak to any harm reduction or drug policy experts about ketamine reclassification.
Specifically why it is destined to fail and what the HO should do instead.
#journorequest
Specifically why it is destined to fail and what the HO should do instead.
#journorequest
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This is incredible. Especially the response to the cease and desist.
Have you ever wanted to take a selfie with a NYC traffic camera?
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Full story: www.404media.co/traffic-cam-...
December 18, 2024 at 10:42 AM
This is incredible. Especially the response to the cease and desist.
Can't believe its taken us almost SIX years to use a Hunter-esque headline.
Also can't believe Mr Lobster got back from the US without a passport.
Also can't believe Mr Lobster got back from the US without a passport.
The US is on the cusp of a green revolution as federal rescheduling looms. Our roving lobster Dave Barton heads to the glitzy cannabis conference MJBizCon to see if the hype is matched on the trade show floor.
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Fear and losing in Las Vegas – highlights from MJBizCon 2024 - leafie
The US is on the cusp of a green revolution as federal rescheduling looms. Our roving lobster Dave Barton heads to the glitzy cannabis conference MJBizCon to see if the hype is matched on the trade show floor.
www.leafie.co.uk
December 17, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Can't believe its taken us almost SIX years to use a Hunter-esque headline.
Also can't believe Mr Lobster got back from the US without a passport.
Also can't believe Mr Lobster got back from the US without a passport.
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exeter.ac.uk/study/online/courses/msc-psychedelics/
The world’s first* master’s degree in Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture is now open for enrolment. Join the wonderful group at Exeter for a phantastic online course that covers psychedelia via science, philosophy, and much more.
The world’s first* master’s degree in Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture is now open for enrolment. Join the wonderful group at Exeter for a phantastic online course that covers psychedelia via science, philosophy, and much more.
December 16, 2024 at 10:12 AM
exeter.ac.uk/study/online/courses/msc-psychedelics/
The world’s first* master’s degree in Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture is now open for enrolment. Join the wonderful group at Exeter for a phantastic online course that covers psychedelia via science, philosophy, and much more.
The world’s first* master’s degree in Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine, and Culture is now open for enrolment. Join the wonderful group at Exeter for a phantastic online course that covers psychedelia via science, philosophy, and much more.
Just have to reshare this glorious embrace from Old Trafford last week. This guy saw glory in the Clough days, taught me everything about being an underdog and gave me the mentality to get what I want through grit.
A great day out for me and the pied piper of forest, as captured here by Notts Police hooligan branch.
December 14, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Just have to reshare this glorious embrace from Old Trafford last week. This guy saw glory in the Clough days, taught me everything about being an underdog and gave me the mentality to get what I want through grit.
The mighty Nottingham Forest getting a mention in The Fence newsletter? What a glorious time to be me.
Cheeky little newsletter with you all there...
December 12, 2024 at 9:27 AM
The mighty Nottingham Forest getting a mention in The Fence newsletter? What a glorious time to be me.
The UN human rights chief has called on world leaders to rethink global drug policy, stating that the War on Drugs has “destroyed countless lives and damaged entire communities”.
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War on drugs has failed says UN Human Rights Chief - leafie
The UN human rights chief has called on world leaders to rethink global drug policy, stating that the War on Drugs has “destroyed countless lives and damaged entire communities”.
www.leafie.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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The majority of British police officers think it isn’t a practical use of their time to go after people using illicit cannabis, effectively decriminalising the drug.
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Police officers say cannabis is effectively ‘decriminalised’ in the UK - leafie
A recent poll has found the majority of British police officers think it isn’t a practical use of their time to go after people using illicit cannabis, effectively decriminalising the drug.
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December 3, 2024 at 9:33 AM
The majority of British police officers think it isn’t a practical use of their time to go after people using illicit cannabis, effectively decriminalising the drug.
www.leafie.co.uk/news/police-...
www.leafie.co.uk/news/police-...