Edward Snowden’s Permanent Record
Ed Snowden’s autobiography is unputdownable. I had no idea until page 198 that he has...
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Most Iraq and Afghanistan vets now regret the mission
“Trump’s Opposition to ‘Endless Wars’ Appeals to Those Who Fought Them” read the headline above a front-page story by... -
Red Spinach
By Kim Kaplan, 11/4/19 USDA Red, the world’s first true red spinach variety has been developed and released by the Agricultural Research... -
Comes now The ‘American Journal of Endocannabinoid Science’
A November 2 LinkedIn post from Michael Patterson NHA, OTR/L, CEAS introduced the American Journal of Endocannabinoid Science: “I’m proud to... -
Vaping Crisis Backgrounder
A front-page story by Matt Richtel in the New York Times October 21 contains some useful info about the rising incidence of lung damage caused by... -
UC Davis launches ‘Hemp and Cannabis Research Center’
This article ran in the California Aggie (the UC Davis weekly) October 18. Evidently the ‘center’ will be an administrative entity, not... -
"Most of all, we’ve got to hide it from the kids." —Paul Simon
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Sympathy for the Sacklers
“Tufts Removes Sackler Name Over Opioids: ‘Our Students Find it Objectionable'”...
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Thanksgiving 2019
The President says there is a “War on Thanksgiving,” and he’s right. Although most people appreciate the occasion to see friends... -
Stopping Soda Sales led to Slimmer Staff at UCSF
Banning the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages at UCSF resulted in belt-tightening by employees —literally. Such a ban was implemented from July 2015... -
Hemp and Cannabis Pollen Blowin’ in the Wind
Cross-pollination — an inevitable consequence of legalization— is the subject of an informative piece by Bart Schaneman in Marijuana Business Daily...
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