Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015
Press Democrat: Water Board adopts new pot growing rules for California
San Jose Mercury: 'Doghouses' for homeless create uproar in Los Angeles
San Jose Mercury: Stanford team turns yeast into painkillers
Bioscience Journal: High Time for Conservation: Adding the Environment to the Debate on Marijuana Liberalization
The Guardian: Eight courses high and rising: Amsterdam's gourmet marijuana dining experience
The Telegraph: Ugly and utterly pointless: Tattoos prove that the human race is going backwards
Boston Magazine: How the Heroin Crisis Ushered in a Hepatitis C Epidemic
Huffington Post: Many Anti-Pot Arguments Are Based On Weak Science, Say Researchers
LA Times: L.A. councilman takes aim at tiny homes on wheels
The Oregonian: Will Ohio be first state to legalize marijuana in Midwest?
The Oregonian: Dave's Killer Bread bought by Flowers Foods for $275M
Willits News: Willits bypass herbicide use out, for now
Willits News: Willits Bypass: Tribes concerned about impacts on cultural sites
Press Democrat: California water board to impose environmental rules on North Coast marijuana growers
Press Democrat: Activists see Sonoma County winegrowers’ proposed bill as a ‘water grab’
SF Chronicle: Oakland union official took bribes from pot dispensaries, feds say
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015
The Atlantic: Education: When Success Leads to Failure
Seattle Times: Happy trail running: There’s a technique, and you can learn it
NY Times: As Mexico Arrests Kingpins, Cartels Splinter and Violence Spikes
The Guardian: It’s official: if you’re middle-aged and not sleeping enough, you’re rotting away
The Guardian: 13 US rowers fall ill after competing at polluted venue
The Oregonian: 3 pairs of shoes later, man completes hiking 2,200-mile Oregon Trail
SF Chronicle: Lt. Gov. Newsom: California will legalize cannabis in 2016
SB Nation: Yukon River Quest: World's longest canoe & kayak race
Noisey: THREE DAYS OF DRUGS AND DISINTEGRATION WITH THE GRATEFUL DEAD
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015
NY Daily News: Florida detective fishing in Gulf of Mexico nets 50 pounds of pure cocaine
LA Times: L.A. County will move 1,000 mentally ill inmates out of jails
Marin Independent-Journal: Drug firms must pay for disposal of their medications in Marin County
San Jose Mercury: State senators address solutions to foster care system's reliance on psych meds
LA Times: Immigrants in California illegally get unprecedented rights, benefits, protections
SF Chronicle: SF 11-year-old makes fly-casting history
Monday, Aug. 10, 2015
NY Times: To Lose Weight, Eating Less Is Far More Important Than Exercising More
Newsweek: Our Taste for ‘Aquatic Bushmeat’ Is Killing the Sea
The Oregonian: Why a piece of old, blue-collar Oregon industry is worth $37 billion to Warren Buffett
The Guardian: Google to restructure into new company called Alphabet
SF Chronicle: As Rocky Fire ebbs, new Jerusalem blaze rages nearby
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa could add portable bathrooms, showers for homeless
Daily Mail: Outrageous: China unveils new seven mile road that's built in the middle of a river valley
Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015
The Guardian: Grizzly bear kills hiker in Yellowstone national park
NY Times: Editorial: Congress and Obama Are Too Timid on Marijuana Reform
Daily Beast: Are Microbes Stealing Your Mind?
Seattle Times: Costco’s French Revolution
Marin Independent Journal: Tomales ranch raid yields lush grove of 350 marijuana plants
LA Times: Can't afford a dentist? New law lets hygienists fill cavities
Press Democrat: Red Bull proposes skydiving competition in Cloverdale
SF Chronicle: Monterey whales’ electrifying close-up show at Moss Landing (13 photos)
SF Chronicle: San Francisco’s summer of urine and drug-addicted homeless
Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015
Digg: Video: Inside The Thai Meth Epidemic And A Monestary's Vomit Rehab
The Guardian: Why modern life is making dementia in your 40s more likely
SF Chronicle: Marijuana goes vegan, sugar-free with Auntie Dolores’ Savory Pretzels