Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016
The Guardian: Let them eat bugs: US startup sees future of sustainable food in creepy crawlies
Friday, Aug. 5, 2016
Press Democrat: Jobs: Hotel at Graton Resort and Casino set to open in November
LA Times: California lawmakers move toward limiting police seizures of property without a criminal conviction
Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016
NY Times: Colombia’s New, Legal Drug Barons Focus on Medical Marijuana
Press Democrat: Man playing 'Pokemon Go' stumbles upon body in Lake County
Washington Post: A pervasive form of housing discrimination that’s still legal
SF Chronicle: 6 reasons organized crime in Calif. has 'gone nuts'
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016
Huffington Post: Norway Proves That Treating Prison Inmates As Human Beings Actually Works
The Guardian: Life on the American River: Mark Twain romance, or false hope for the homeless?
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa medical marijuana businesses gain access to wider, non-residential swath of city
The Oregonian: Portland's Mayor ends 'safe sleep' policy allowing homeless camping
Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016
Washington Post: Anthrax spreads from reindeer to humans in an outbreak at the ‘end of the world’
Washington Post: From now on, every government agency will have to consider climate change
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa man drinking beer in redwood tree, falls 70 feet
The Oregonian: Wildfire prompts evacuation notice for parts of Crater Lake National Park
SF Chronicle: Massive Big Sur blaze caused by illegal, abandoned campfire
VICE: What It's Like to Be a 'Trim Bitch' on an Illegal Weed Farm
P-D: Man drinking beer in redwood tree falls 70 feet
The Guardian: With cannabis on the ballot, can Clinton and Trump cash in on the pot vote?
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa City Council weighs new pot zoning
NY Times: Floyd Landis gets a new drug, goes from doping cyclist to man of weed
San Jose Mercury: Opinion: Redwoods curb global warming, but California won't invest in them
Sunday, July 31, 2016
The Guardian: 'Ayahuasca is changing global environmental consciousness'
The Guardian: Is your leather from China? It might be made of dog or cat skin
NY Daily News: Snoop Dogg to executive produce, guest star and perform theme song for new marijuana comedy ‘Mary + Jane’
The Guardian: Rural counties across the US becoming a powder keg for HIV outbreak
Ukiah Daily Journal: Proposition 57 would release more state prisoners
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Press Democrat: Secret marijuana gardens target of eradication campaign on North Coast
Friday, July 29, 2016
LA Times: Op-Ed Are we raising a generation of nature-phobic kids?
LA Times: Hold that blueberry pie; the Oregon state fair is now judging best marijuana
Thursday, July 28, 2016
NPR: As Storms Erode Redwood National Park's Cliffs, Buried Village Could Get Washed Away
The Guardian: WTF? Native American teen in OR faces a year in prison for possessing one gram of weed
The Guardian: Doctors make easy money from medical marijuana. What happens when it's legal?
Press Democrat: Cloverdale looking to impose marijuana business tax
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
LA Times: LLCs: Feds to require all-cash buyers of L.A. County luxury homes to disclose identities
LA Times: Amid opioid epidemic, rules for drug companies are loosened
UK Telegraph: Using a wireless keyboard? Your passwords can easily be spied on
Humboldt Independent: Lifting of Dispensary Ban Activates Ordinance
SF Chronicle: CVS to join pharmacies selling opioid overdose reversal drug without prescription in TX
Leafly: Can You Get Away with Mailing Cannabis Through the USPS?
Daily Beast: Reefer Madness Hits Colorado’s Toddlers
Del Norte Triplicate: Homelessness: A safety issue
Sacramento Bee: Despite protests, supervisors approve restrictive pot plan for Nevada County
Sacramento Bee: Gov. Jerry Brown to speak at national convention
SF Chronicle: San Francisco marijuana use scores highest in the nation
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Miami New Times: Supermarket Heiress Donates $800,000 to defeat Legalizing Medical Pot in Florida
SF Chronicle: Former Oregon lumber town rides digital wave to a comeback
Monday, July 25, 2016
SF Chronicle: Chronicle covers Humboldt's "track & trace" pot program
NY Times: Water in East Colorado Town Is Deemed THC-Free After All
NY Times: Study Finds Sharp Increase in Marijuana Exposure Among Colorado Children