Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
The Oregonian: Oregon OKs four software companies to track marijuana sales
The Oregonian: Portland's new mayor calls $100 million homeless campus a 'promising alternative'
The Oregonian: Want free land? Square Mile Cider is giving away 10 acres to foster Oregon's 'pioneer spirit'
SF Examiner: Opioids linked with deaths other than overdoses, study says
Del Norte Triplicate: Dollar General store eyed for Smith River
Del Norte Triplicate: Water CSD sues city, rancheria over casino
Huffington Post: This Machine Turns Your Food Waste Into Gas For Cooking
Priceconomics: The Ad Campaign that Convinced Americans to Pay for Water
Monday, June 13, 2016
Mother Jones: The Utah Homeless Soultion Solved Problems and Provided Homes
The Guardian: Facebook will delete your backed-up photos if you don’t install Moments app
VICE: How Unethical is Buying Weed?
Press Democrat: Lawsuit filed over Mendocino County pot regulations
Sunday, June 12, 2016
NY Times: North Dakotans Reconsider a Corporate Farming Ban, and Their Values
The Oregonian: A robot submarine is streaming live from the ocean floor off the Oregon Coast
Huffington Post: Obama’s Proposed Drilling Expansion May Cost Us More Than The Oil Is Worth
The Guardian: Nebraska's hemp battle: farmers say officials are blocking a gold rush
Friday, June 10, 2016
LA Times: Canada's on track to be North America's "pot capital"
Daily Beast: DEA Wants Inside Your Medical Records to Fight the War on Drugs
The Oregonian: Would-Be Bike Thief Brought Down by Horse-Mounted Hero in Eagle Point
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
SF Chronicle: Distracted CHP officer kills teenager in crash in Glenn Co.
Sacramento Bee: Sacramento pot cultivation tax measure just shy of passage; Nevada County rejects grow ban
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
The Guardian: Op-Ed: Why it's wrong to call addiction a disease
Daily Mail: NJ to get the world's biggest vertical farm: Giant 70,000 square foot 'lettuce factory'
Monday, June 6, 2016
San Jose Mercury: Special interests pour record $24M into California lawmakers' races
Press Democrat: Pit bull shot after killing Stockton man
Press Democrat: Willits mayor heading group planning to rehabilitate former Remco plant
Sunday, June 5, 2016
SF Chronicle: Coleman Fire in Monterey County grows to 3,000 acres
LA Times: Is Gov. Brown about to condo the coast?
Saturday, June 4, 2016
UK Independent: Norway becomes first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation
The Oregonian: Oil train derails near Mosier in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge
Press Democrat: Two men sexually assaulted on Sonoma trails in separate incidents
Friday, June 3, 2016
Humboldt Baykeeper: McKinleyville Ace Hardware Illegally Fills, Drains Seasonal Wetland
San Jose Mercury: Insuring illegal immigrants: California Legislature approves bill allowing families to buy plans through state exchange
SF Chronicle: Gays in the Woods - Mendo getaway for men only
Thursday, June 2, 2016
California Sunday Magazine: Man in the Woods - the killing of Jere Melo of Ft. Bragg
North Coast Journal: Trimmigration Sting: EPD Craigslist ad trolls trimmers
The Guardian: Age of the edibles awaits Oregon cannabis lovers as state changes law
Press Democrat: GOP Congressman Openly Speaks About Using Medical Marijuana FacebookTwitterEmail
SF Chronicle: California lawmakers green-light medical cannabis research
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Gizmodo: Kratom, the Herb of Last Resort for Recovering Addicts, Is in Legal Trouble
The Guardian: Spike in Alaska wildfires is worsening global warming, US says
Press Democrat: Armed man steals chocolates, cash from Petaluma See’s Candies
Press Democrat: Marijuana charges dropped against candidate for Lake County supervisor
Trinity Journal: Hayfork potluck helps build bridge to Hmong community
Trinity Journal: Cal Fire places moratorium on Trinity small-parcel conversions
NEC Econews: Del Norte Supervisor Martha McClure Under Scrutiny for Coastal Commission Ethics Violations
SF Chronicle: Allure of legal weed is fueling land rush in Emerald Triangle
LA Times: Will Sacramento lawmakers restore trust in the Coastal Commission?
LA Times: Tesla rival Faraday gets one step closer to building electric cars in Vallejo
LA Times: He got high and killed his wife. A lawsuit claims edible marijuana is to blame