Editor’s note: The Independent’s annual Weed Issue arrives amid upheaval on Harvard’s campus. On April 14, University President Alan Garber ’76 declared in a message to the community that Harvard would not comply with the terms set forth by President Donald Trump’s administration. The Trump administration responded by freezing $2.2 billion on multi-year grants as […]
On April 14, the Trump administration announced that it would freeze $2.2 billion in multi-year research grants and halt a $60 million contract with Harvard University—a response to the University’s lack of compliance to what the Harvard administration described as an “unprecedented” list of demands. Federal officials characterized Harvard’s response as an example of elite […]
Next semester, Harvard undergraduates will have the opportunity to explore the science behind psychedelics in the classroom. Dr. Chloe Jordan, currently a lecturer at Boston University and an instructor in Harvard’s Psychology Department, will teach Neuro 101EE: “Neuroscience of Psychedelic Experiences.” Her course will explore the neurological mechanisms, moral implications, and societal impacts of hallucinogenic […]
Yes, I know that was a strangely morbid subtitle. But it’s true. There are some things I just need to see infused with marijuana before I pass on from this Earth. Over the years, humanity has progressed beyond just merely smoking marijuana. Instead, we have developed a myriad of ways by which an individual can […]
I know you’ve thought about it before. Whether it was sitting in Sanders during the election watch party or writing three essays in one day, the thought has crossed all of our minds: “This would be way better if I was high.” I’m not encouraging anything illegal (Hi Mom. Hi Harvard.)—I’m just saying that if […]
So. I’ve been feeling a little bit off-kilter lately, and with the perfectly-timed Weed Issue of the Independent, I have decided that this is the perfect excuse to engage in my favorite form of catharsis: writing while high off my ass. This week, I plan to get high and write every single night. (Okay, so […]
It’s true. I swore off the thought of concentrating in economics after a brief stint in Harvard College’s Economics 10A: “Principles of Microeconomics” last semester—the supply-and-demand graph shifts didn’t spark any Marie Kondo-esque joy. But hey, it’s the Independent’s renowned Weed Issue, so I figured I might as well venture back into the department to […]
Although weed is strictly forbidden by the Harvard College Student Handbook, for the sake of this article, let’s pretend that killjoy little booklet of rules magically disappeared. Harvard is well-known for its diverse and impressive student body. It is likely one of the reasons you gave for wanting to attend this school aside from its […]
Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah—criminologist, sociologist, and co-author of “Waiting to Inhale: Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice”—has long argued that cannabis policy is deeply intertwined with racial justice. In a JFK Jr. Forum at the Harvard Institute of Politics two years ago, he and Tahira Rehmatullah spotlighted the unequal impact of prohibition and the […]
Sundazzles enormous stretch across the surface Of the Charles River, informing ripples From the sun through space directly splashing Upon the water of my eye to the depths Of this woven candle, this riverring starstuff. We are the ones learning now, we living Blood of the spirit, ancestors of the moment, Brainvessels beating an experience […]