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Note to the SCC re Medical Devices

The FDA published new rules Sept. 20 requiring most medical devices sold in the US to carry a code...

From and to the President of Harvard

Dear Members of the Harvard Community, I am pleased to report that earlier today we officially launched The Harvard Campaign. We seek to raise $6.5 billion to support the creation of knowledge, the dissemination of knowledge,...

Note to the SCC

Candace Pert died of a heart attack Sept. 12. It was her discovery of the opioid receptor that won...

Clarke & Merlin Available Here

Note to Nick S. and Jonathan B.: That book I was advising you to get —Cannabis Evolution and Ethnobotany by Rob Clarke and Mark Merlin— has been added to the “recommended reading” slider in our Column Three. Better...

San Leandro’s Great LEAP Forward

Gregg Daly, a San Leandro businessman with a background in military and civilian law enforcement,...

CBD and appetite

To Project CBD: Do CBD tinctures cause appetite suppression? I’ve read this everywhere...

The US patent for medicinal acidic cannabinoids

From Al Coles: Attached is the US patent for Medicinal Acidic Cannbinoids filled in 2006 and...

Jails as de facto housing of the mentally ill

By Ross Mirkarimi, Sheriff of San Francisco Ward 7L/7D located at San Francisco General Hospital is where we house people with serious health or mental health conditions. This group requires specialized care and...

California #1 in Pot Busts at National Parks

September 16 Dale Geiringer forwards an item from the ABC News website headlined “They...

Author: Fred Gardner