Anywhere But Humboldt
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018
The Guardian: The ecological catastrophe that turned a vast Bolivian lake into a salt desert
LA Times: As pot businesses go legit, most banks are unwilling to let them open even a checking account
Chicago Tribune: U.S. to end policy that let legal pot flourish
The Guardian: Australia aims to be world's top medicinal cannabis supplier after exports get green light
Washington Post: Republicans say they’ve slashed taxes on small breweries. But big alcohol may be the biggest winners.
Press Democrat: Damaged PG&E equipment found near origins of North Bay fires
SF Chronicle: United squeezing even more seats onto planes
SF Chronicle: 4.5 quake hits near Berkeley, felt around the region
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018
Fast Company: The 'Shroom Boom Is Coming
LA Times: A popular sugar additive may have fueled the spread of not one but two superbugs
LA Times: Southern California's water year has been nearly bone dry so far, making some history
Press Democrat: Point Reyes beaches opened, no further sign of shark following surfer bite
NY Times: That Game on Your Phone May Be Tracking What You’re Watching on TV
Daily Beast: Jeff Sessions’ Marijuana Adviser Wants Doctors to Drug-Test Everyone
SF Chronicle: Mike Tyson breaks ground on cannabis farm and luxury resort in CA desert
Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018
Mother Jones: Sick. Uninsured. And Begging The Internet For A Lifeline
NY Times: Finding Purpose for a Good Life. But Also a Healthy One.
Hakai Magazine: Fish Feel Pain. Now What?
Press Democrat: Mendocino County supervisors: We will investigate cannabis seizure
Huffington Post: Internet Trolls Oregonians After Self-Serve Gas Law Takes Effect
Ukiah Daily Journal: Pot marketplace shaping up different than Proposition 64 promises
Washington Post: These toxic chemicals are everywhere — even in your body. And they won’t ever go away.
NY Times: The Rehab Giant, Under Attack
Huffington Post: California’s Marijuana Legalization Aims To Repair Damage From The War On Drugs
NY Times: Why the U.S. Spends So Much More Than Other Nations on Health Care
Monday, Jan. 1, 2018
SF Chronicle: Some states put a THC limit on pot-smoking drivers — Here’s why California doesn’t
SF Chronicle: Quiet start in Humboldt County on first day of legal marijuana sales
NY Times: The Failed War on Drugs
The Guardian: High time: introducing the Guardian's new cannabis column for grownups
The Guardian: Vehicles are now America's biggest CO2 source but EPA is tearing up regulations
Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017
Quartz: 30 years after Prozac arrived, we still buy the lie that chemical imbalances cause depression
Vox: Complicated: Changes to blue states' payroll taxes could avoid Trump’s tax hike
The Atlantic: Prison Food Is Making U.S. Inmates Disproportionately Sick
The Guardian: Hippy dream now a billion-dollar industry with California set to legalise cannabis
The Oregonian: Emboldened white nationalists? Look no further than this liberal Oregon college town
LA Times: Drilling in the Arctic refuge to give tax cuts to the rich is dangerously stupid
Ukiah Daily Journal: A visit to four cannabis dispensaries in inland Mendocino County
SF Chronicle: You won't see this much longer: Classic photos of Bay Area pot busts
Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017
Seattle Times: Federal judge: Houston can clear out homeless tent cities
Washington Post: Video: As Calif. legalizes marijuana use, it may be killing small farms
FiveThirtyEight: Legal Weed Isn’t The Boon Small Businesses Thought It Would Be
Friday, Dec. 29, 2017
NY Times: America, Can We Talk About Your Drinking?
NY Times: Want to Be Happy? Think Like an Old Person
NY Times: Unfiltered Fervor: The Rush to Get Off the Water Grid
Huffington Post: Snoop Dogg Teams Up With Jack In The Box For $4.20 Stoner Combo
Daily Beast: The Ten Worst Things Scott Pruitt’s EPA Has Already Done
SF Chronicle: A California company believes it has invented a viable marijuana breathalyzer
Sacramento Bee: Good Read: Marijuana and Hmong farmers: Siskiyou County sheriff fights to control cannabis trade
Sacramento Bee: Does it make financial sense to keep your medical marijuana card after Jan. 1?