John and Rita Jenrette
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...
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March 30, 2023 Last week John King, who has the architecture beat for the SF Chronicle, wrote a...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
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The Other Fred Gardner
A new edition of Franz Kafka’s diary has just been published in English. The New Yorker...
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GW Sues to Enforce its CBD-for-Epilepsy Patent
In 2021 an oddly named drug company headquartered in Ireland, Jazz, acquired GW Pharmaceuticals, a...
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Ozempic and Wegovy
The New York Times science writer Gina Kolata is the older sister of Judi Bari, but that’s...
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Welcome Home, Brittney!
The joy on Brittney Griner’s face –pure relief expressed in a smile– came as a sweet...
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The SCC and the MBC
In mid-August Dale Gieringer, an SCC stalwart and the longtime director of California NORML,...
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