Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Monday, June 26, 2017
The Guardian: New study confirms the oceans are warming rapidly
Washington Post: A new study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage has bad news for liberals
Sunday, June 25, 2017
LA Times: Denver finds a simple and innovative way to help the homeless — wash their clothes
MotherBoard: Do Wi-Fi And Cell Service Belong In Our National Parks?
Cannifornian: Cannabis travel in California: It’s a thing now, including Humboldt
NY Times: Medicaid Cuts May Force Retirees Out of Nursing Homes
Digg: Lawyer Refuses To Answer Police's Questions During Traffic Stop, Gets Arrested
Washington Post: Health & Science Physician couple toilet-trains newborn, skips diapers
NY Daily News: N.Y. Health Department improves medical marijuana program amid growing demand Tweet email
Saturday, June 24, 2017
SF Chronicle: Eclipse chasers blaze trail to Oregon for view of a lifetime
Friday, June 23, 2017
Cannabist: Former marijuana enforcement officer, entrepreneur indicted in massive Colorado trafficking ring
NY Daily News: Why the cannabis industry will soon be bigger than the NFL
NY Times: A compilation of every falsehood Trump has told
Settlement News: Wild Planet settlement for allegedly underfilling cans
The Guardian: Canada offers places for addicts to shoot up safely. Can the US copy the model?
The Oregonian: Legal pot is driving up warehouse rents in Portland, Seattle, Denver
Press Democrat: EMERALD CUP ORGANIZERS CANCEL JULY’S CANNABIS COUNTRY FAIR
Press Democrat: Alarm raised over future of California’s abalone fishery
Thursday, June 22, 2017
The Guardian: Outside in America Hawaii's largest homeless camp: rock bottom or a model refuge?
SF Chronicle: Study links legalized pot with increase in car crash claims
Press Democrat: Marymount California University shutters Lake County campus without warning
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Washington Post: 200 scientists call for new restrictions on antimicrobial chemicals in personal-care products
LA Times: When it comes to regulating marijuana, can we ever count on Los Angeles to do the right thing?
The Portlander: Portland Now Has a Pop-up Cannabis Dinner Series
LA Times: Fears mount that Obamacare repeal will put life-saving treatments for opioid epidemic out of reach
SF Chronicle: As pot comes out of black market, regulators face scrutiny
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
The Guardian: Not so green: how the weed industry is a glutton for fossil fuels
Washington Post: Nation’s opioid epidemic flooding hospitals and ERs, new data show
LA Times: Guns kill nearly 1,300 children in the U.S. each year and send thousands more to hospitals
Press Democrat: Agents remove 7,500 pot plants from Jack London State Park
Monday, June 19, 2017
SF Chronicle: Drug agents in San Diego seize huge load of Fentanyl
Press Democrat: Police: Santa Rosa father killed children, then self
The Atlantic: Five Percent Of Americans Account For 50 Percent Of US Medical Bills
The Guardian: Storms cut Big Sur off from the world. But for a price, the trip of a lifetime awaits
The Guardian: What is the future of the Texas cowboy?
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Washington Post: Editorial: Single-payer health care would have an astonishingly high price tag
The Oregonian: Oregon acknowledges contaminated marijuana still reaching consumers
Sacramento Bee: The Eel River could save wild salmon – if we can save the river itself
San Jose Mercury: Recycling centers continue to struggle, driving California recycling rates down
Press Democrat: California firms up marijuana rules, will allow deliveries
LA Times: Pot will soon be legal in Vegas, but don't even think about lighting up on the Strip
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Mic News: "I Was A Judge For The Cannabis Cup, And All I Got Was Extremely High"
Ukiah Daily Journal: Mendocino County prepares for track and trace; many questions unanswered
NY Times: Lawns: Beyond Blades of Grass
The Oregonian: Newspaper spot checks for pesticides in cannabis
Seattle Times: Washington state’s marijuana challenge: Exposing hidden owners and keeping cartels, illicit money out
Seattle Times: Disenrollment Fight: Feds order shutdown of tribal casino in Washington
Washington Post: A hidden cost of corruption: environmental devastation
LA Times: This new technique could change the future of biodiesel