Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Today
NDTV: 2 Days After Legalisation, Canada Pot Stores Run Out Of Supplies
Press Democrat: Tahoe area resort to have earliest opening day in its history
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa man shot in hand while trying to sell pot
Press Democrat: Two South Korean men convicted of poaching Mendocino Coast succulents ordered to leave the U.S.
Washington Post: A Rastafarian musician could smoke medical marijuana in Oregon. But in Mississippi, he was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Daily Beast: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Tea but Were Afraid to Ask
Seattle Times: Offshore wind farms planned on East and West coasts
The Oregonian: Study: Stoned driver crash risk grows as legal pot spreads in the US
LA Times: Fentanyl smuggled from China is killing thousands of Americans
SF Chronicle: McKinley statue vandalism makes Chronicle
Yesterday
Toronto Star: Holy smokes, Nova Scotia. Cannabis sales top $660,000 on Day 1
San Jose Mercury: About 100,000 spouses will lose their right to work under Trump's new visa rules
Digg: Finally, A Truly To-Scale Map Of The World
New Republic: The Deceptive, Shameful, Lucratively Funded War Against Rent Control
Washington Post: In N.C., hurricanes did what scientists could not: Convince Republicans that climate change is real
Earther: The Biggest Organism on Earth Is Dying, and It's Our Fault
The Guardian: Revealed: US moves to keep endangered species discussions secret
The Oregonian: Trump ditches 144-year-old pact that allows China to mail packages to US at big discount
Seattle Times: After Canada legalizes pot, industry eyes rest of the world
Press Democrat: Ten suspected of growing more than 5,000 pot plants in Lake County
Press Democrat: New cannabis manufacturer gains approval over neighbors’ opposition
LA Times: A simple earthquake fix can prevent catastrophe, but most homeowners ignore it
LA Times: Trump blames wildfires on California forest policy, threatens to withhold funds from state
Wednesday, Oct. 17
UK Independent: Cheech and Chong star tries to travel to Canada for cannabis legalisation day 'but can't find passport'
Politico: Members of Congress, businesses push for homegrown weed
CNBC: Cramer warns against buying volatile Canadian pot stocks until things settle down after legalization
Outside Online: The FBI of the National Park Service
NY Times: Trump Opens New Front in His Battle With China: International Shipping
Washington Post: Postal Service — the preferred shipper for drug dealers
The Oregonian: Homeless woman challenges Grants Pass anti-camping ordinance in court
Seattle Times: Mueller said ready to deliver key findings in his Trump probe after midterms
LA Times: Potentially deadly infection hits California sea lions
LA Times: Canada is now the world's largest legal marijuana marketplace
Press Democrat: Sonoma County limits pot growing to farms of at least 10 acres
San Jose Mercury: Court: Suspects leaving San Francisco jail can get marijuana back
Tuesday, Oct. 16
The Guardian: Humanity is ‘cutting down the tree of life’, warn scientists
The Guardian: Last stand in the swamp: activists fight final stretch of Dakota pipeline
Washington Post: Why isn’t the media covering climate change all day, every day?
San Jose Mercury: Robocall relief: New $100 million system may help frustrated consumers
Press Democrat: First phase of north county’s Highway 101 repaving project nearly complete
Press Democrat: Sears to keep Eureka store; closing Santa Rosa
LA Times: Plan that would increase property tax bills for California businesses qualifies for 2020 ballot
Monday, Oct. 15
Washington Post: ‘Hyperalarming’ study shows dramatic loss of insects in pristine American tropical forest
LA Times: Screened at U.S. border, Canadians who are honest about using marijuana could be banned from America
NY Times: E.P.A. to Disband a Key Scientific Review Panel on Air Pollution
Washington Post: The idea that action against climate change will ‘destroy the economy’ couldn’t be more wrong
Washington Post: Warren releases DNA test suggesting distant Native American ancestor
Washington Post: Marijuana is emerging in California’s SoCal wine country, offering promise and concern
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