Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015
Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael man arrested, hospitalized in connection with hash lab explosion
Marin Independent Journal: Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh treated for bladder cancer
The Oregonian: Proposed marijuana rules for Oregon set licensing fees, grower limits
NY Daily News: Hawaii governor declares state of emergency for homelessness
SF Chronicle: State shuts 33 wells injecting oil wastewater into aquifers
Daily Beast: Drone Owners Must Register with U.S. Gov
Friday, Oct. 16, 2015
Wired: How LEDs Are Making Weed Better-Stronger
The Guardian: Australian government to grow medical marijuana for state trials
Huffington Post: Scientists Put Shamanic Medicine Under The Microscope
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015
Press Democrat: Sonoma deputies raid pot collective with grow permits
Huffington Post: California's Medical Marijuana Mistake
Press Democrat: Pot deal with fake $100 bills goes south in Rohnert Park
Press Democrat: Valley fire damage likely to surpass $1.5 billion
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015
Eco-Business: Palm oil company caught destroying primary forest in endangered ecosystem
Gizmodo: How Growing More Weed Can Help California Fix Its Water Problems
Cyber-attack warning after millions stolen from UK bank accounts: New virus helps thieves steal millions from personal bank accounts
AP: Peace Corps announces 32 percent increase in applications
Press Democrat: State approve on-site sales at distilleries in CA
Press Democrat: Mystery fish deaths in Clear Lake trigger investigations
Monday, Oct. 12, 2015
TakePart: Coho Salmon Are Choking to Death on Urban Pollution
TakePart: Deaths of California Mountain Lions Spell Trouble for the Struggling Species
The Guardian: China's meth boom: schoolteacher held in latest drug swoop
The Guardian: Marijuana industry rides high thanks to celebrity investors
The Guardian: El Niño could leave 4 million people in Pacific without food or drinking water
The Guardian: US government deporting Central American migrants to their deaths
Press Democrat: Tree removal sparks concern for Lake County residents in wake of Valley fire
SF Chronicle: New law requires day care workers to be vaccinated
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015
The Telegraph: Climate change blamed on quadrupling of Lyme Disease in Britain
The Oregonian: Medical marijuana dispensaries struggle while recreational marijuana takes off
Washington Post: Prop. 47’s unintended effects: A ‘virtual get-out-of-jail-free card’
Newsweek: The Great Kentucky Hemp Experiment
Press Democrat: Homeless camp on Sonoma County Water Agency site to clear out next month
SF Chronicle: Brown signs bill reversing bans on clotheslines
SF Chronicle: Governor signs bill to automatically register voters at DMV
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015
Press Democrat: Lover’s triangle detailed in testimony over Forestville shooting
Press Democrat: Lake County: The Land Railroads Forgot
SF Chronicle: California adopts strictest limits on livestock antibiotics
The Guardian: Heroin crisis the issue presidential candidates forced to confront on campaign trail
LA Times: What the Coastal Commission's ban on orca breeding means for SeaWorld
LA Times: New regulations don't clear all the hurdles for pot dispensaries
Marin Independent Journal: West Marin salmon activists bill county $917,000 for legal battle over coho protection
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015
The Guardian: Native tribes want pot business, but financial gain may cost their sovereignty
The Guardian: Living in a steel box: are shipping containers really the future of housing?
The Atlantic: How Agriculture Controls Nutrition Guidelines
The Oregonian: Portland's gangs tied to 13 shootings in 2 weeks
NY Times: Stats show gun deaths are mostly suicides
The Guardian: Four more carmakers join diesel emissions fraud
Press Democrat: Trimmigrants headed to the Emerald Triangle for harvest season
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015
The Telegraph: World’s worst traffic jam? Thousands of cars left stranded on motorway in China
NY Times: Hospital Crisis Emerges in Rural America - Many Closing