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Mare Island Memories

In 1980 a mutual friend put me in touch with Gerry Stone, a Mare Island shipyard worker who had...

Even in his own obituary, John Jenrette had to yield the spotlight to lovely Rita, his devoted wife from long ago. The Times’ account began, “John Jenrette Jr., a charismatic Democratic Representative from South...

1455 Market St

March 30, 2023 Last week John King, who has the architecture beat for the SF Chronicle, wrote a...

The Great Mechoulam

The Israeli chemist Raphael Mechoulam, who died last week at 92, should have gotten the Nobel Prize for his role in figuring out how marijuana exerts its effects within the body. (“Elucidating the endocannabinoid...

The Cannabis Times

Ukraine is still leading in column inches per day, but Cannabis is coming up on the rail in the New York Times coverage derby. Some recent stories: • “Weed on the High-End Menu” by Robert Simonson was given a full...