Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Monday, July 25, 2016
Medford Tribune: Report: Over-production of medical pot feeds black market in Oregon
Press Democrat: Marijuana aids Sonoma County Alzheimer’s patients
LA Times: 10,000 homes evacuated as Sand fire rages in Santa Clarita Valley
San Jose Mercury: Monterey County wildfire destroys 6 homes, evacuations ordered
LA Times: Out-of-control wildfire grows to more than 33,000 acres in Santa Clarita Valley
Sunday, July 24, 2016
SF Weekly: Chem Tales: Conflict & Corruption in MMJ
Ukiah Daily Journal: Ukiah Police officers see a need for a secure psychiatric facility in Mendocino County
Press Democrat: California state parks navigating uncertain future
Saturday, July 23, 2016
LA Times: Why California's northern coast doesn't look like Atlantic City
Press Democrat: Ex-Apple Employee Starts Gourmet Marijuana Chocolate
Press Democrat: North Coast kelp beds ‘like a desert’ this year
Friday, July 22, 2016
NY Times: Millennials Are Flocking To Denver For The Jobs And The Weed
San Jose Merrcury: Law enforcement remove 4,700 pot plants from San Mateo hillside
NPR: Small Town In Colorado Tells Residents Water Is Contaminated With THC
Bloomberg News: A Mormon Tycoon Wants to Build Joseph Smith’s Mega-Utopia in Vermont
Press Democrat: Competing pot tax Mendocino County measures headed to November ballot
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Ukiah Daily Journal: Another 13,000 pot plants seized in Mendocino County
Trinity Journal: Woman detained in Burnt Ranch shooting
The Guardian: Alcohol is a direct cause of seven forms of cancer, finds study
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Marin Independent Journal: Court says lawsuit targeting Point Reyes cattle operations can move forward
Daily Beast: Mob members busted in $15M NorCal pot distribution ring
San Jose Mercury: Hundreds of California recycling centers shut down
San Jose Mercury: What happens to medical marijuana if recreational use becomes legal in California?
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Gizmodo: Greenland Just Lost a Trillion Tons of Ice and Nobody Noticed
SF Chronicle: 900 lbs weed found in abandoned boat in Big Sur
LA Times: Columnist Steve Lopez Explores the Humboldt Coast
The Guardian: Welcome to earthships: an off-the-grid solution to Canada's housing crisis?
Sonoma Magazine: Fabricating Fantasy: Local Artist Wields Powerful Burning Man Sculptures
Monday, July 18, 2016
LA Times: 40-Year Anniversary of Coastal Act: Times' writer explores California's 1,100 mile coastline
LA Times: Airbnb strikes deal with L.A. to collect millions in lodging taxes
The New Yorker: Must Read: Donald Trump's Ghostwriter Tells All
Daily Beast: Cops Have a New Way to Take Your Money: Prepaid Debit Cards
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Willits News: Playwright takes on marijuana culture in ‘Grow’
Ukiah Daily Journal: Man wanted in bizarre Mendocino Coast incident
Ukiah Daily Journal: Interest in concealed weapon permits growing in Mendo
Washington Post: One striking chart shows why pharma companies are fighting legal marijuana
Saturday, July 16, 2016
The Oregonian: Marijuana labs prepping for regulation and oversight; no lab licenses issued yet
Press Democrat: Sonoma County pension panel sounds alarm over rising taxpayer costs
NY Daily News: Colorado racks up almost half a billion dollars in weed sales in five months
LA Times: State Supreme Court sides with Southern California in epic water war over delta islands
Friday, July 15, 2016
Climate Central: U.S. Faces Dramatic Rise in Extreme Heat, Humidity
The Atlantic: Social Mobility: Poor at 20, Poor for Life
Fusion: If the Internet is your archive, it isn't safe
NY Times: How Much Weed Is in a Joint? Pot Experts Have a New Estimate
The Oregonian: Portland signs off on marijuana festival featuring free samples
The Oregonian: A man has hidden $50,000 worth of $100 bills around Salem
Thursday, July 14, 2016
NY Times: Paying Farmers to Go Organic, Even Before Crops Grow
The Guardian: How technology disrupted the truth
The Guardian: Here's why there are no 'good' or 'bad' drugs
Wednesday, July 13, 2016