Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016
The Independent: Turkey legalises controlled cannabis production in 19 provinces
Seattle Times: King County tries counseling, self-reflection instead of jail for teens
LA Times: Op-Ed Thinking of giving up red meat? Half measures may end up increasing animal suffering.
LA Times: Restoring historic lighthouses is a labor of love — and money
SF Chronicle: Triple Shooting In Rural Sebastopol Saturday Night Kills One Man
Press Democrat: Cannabis farmers race to harvest amidst rain
Press Democrat: Support for legalizing marijuana at all-time high in California
Press Democrat: Marijuana, cash seizures on Highway 101 mark the arrival of pot harvest
Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016
Austin Statesman: Indoor pot farming has firm growing by leaps and bounds
The Oregonian: Protest camp sets up outside Portland mayor's house
The Oregonian: 1,000 accidental shootings of children since 2014, AP finds
LA Times: The debate over saving rain forests has gotten ugly. Now a Brazilian environmental official is dead
The Guardian: Eye in the sky: billionaires' surveillance project raises privacy fears in Baltimore
Common Dreams: Posting New Secret Trade Docs, Wikileaks Further Exposes Corporate Plot
Ukiah Daily Journal: Some Ukiah doctors retiring, leaving over partneship changes with medical center
SF Chronicle: Sea lions doing better but ‘still depressed’ off California coast
Friday, Oct. 14, 2016
Press Democrat: Lake County sheriff’s investigators seize half ton of marijuana, arrest four
The Guardian: Kratom bomb: DEA's 'unprecedented' reversal of drug ban shows culture shift
CBC: Vancouver, BC preparing for change to recreational pot
Jambase: Fla Panthers become first pro hockey team to host Grateful Dead Night
Fox News: When pigs fly: Will airlines ever crack down on emotional support pets?
The Oregonian: Several national parks damaged by winds
The Oregonian: Experts suggest 9 weed strains to get you through a stormy weekend
The Oregonian: Tornado on OR coast leaves damage, but no injuries
KRNV: Reno Officials Accused of Classifying Homeless as Blight After Removing Downtown Benches
Washington Post: Will decriminalization solve the drug scourge?
Washington Post: Private prison industry fights Justice Department directive to end the use of contract facilities
NY Post: Entrepreneur Media joins forces with cannabis dispensary site
Press Democrat: Editorial calls for defeat of Prop 64
The Guardian: 'Commercialization won out': will legal marijuana be the next big tobacco?
Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016
NY Times: Study Finds Opioids May Interfere With Parenting Instincts
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016
Huffington Post: UK Recognizes Marijuana Extract As Medicine
NY Times: Generation Adderall
LA Times: Scientists and fishermen fight to save leatherback turtles, California's official marine reptile
LA Times: Toyota recalls 340,000 Prius hybrid cars for faulty brakes
The Guardian: The importance of urban forests: why money really does grow on trees
The Guardian: Film shows beautiful, remote Ecuador forest community fighting against oil interests
Press Democrat: Newsom makes a case for legalizing pot
SF Chronicle: America's first 'surf park' opens in Austin, Texas
Monday, Oct. 10, 2016
PBS: Without human-made climate change, U.S. forest fires would be half the size
Seattle Times: Personal property theft is a serious problem in Seattle, and we’re not sure how to stop it
Seattle Times: Meat leader Tyson Foods makes bet on protein from plants
Seattle Times: Shark attacks person off Oregon coast on Sunday
San Jose Mercury: Tesla eyes big Fremont expansion, 3,100 jobs could be created
Press Democrat: North Coast grape growers seeking more machines to replace vineyard workforce
Press Democrat: American Airlines to offer nonstop service to Phoenix from Sonoma County airport
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016
NY Times: Pets on Pot: The Newest Customer Base for Medical Marijuana
Washington Post: Mystery of albino redwoods may be solved
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016
NY Times: Six Scientists, 1,000 Miles, One Prize: The Arctic Bumblebee