California’s “Adult Use of Marijuana Act” (AUMA) is a voter initiative characterized as legalizing marijuana use. But critics warn that it will actually make access more difficult and expensive, squeeze home growers and small farmers out of the market, heighten criminal sanctions for violations, and open the door to patented, genetically modified (GMO) versions that […]
Pillo the robot, American breasts and more poison water + this day in history w/the Homestead Strike and our song of the day by Thee Oh Sees on your Morning Monarchy for July 6, 2016.
by Jonathan Latham, PhD Greenpeace was denied entrance yesterday (June 30) to a National Press Club Event in Washington, DC of 107 Nobel Laureates. The event was ostensibly organised by a scientific group calling itself ...
California cannabis, Pepsi aspartame and the 40-year-old Twinkie + this day in history w/the derecho and our song of the day by Cymbals Eat Guitars on your Morning Monarchy for June 29, 2016.
The war on cannabis that began in the 1930s seems to be coming to an end. Research shows that this natural plant, rather than posing a deadly danger to health, has a wide range of therapeutic benefits. But skeptics question the sudden push for legalization, which is largely funded by wealthy investors linked to Big […]
Dog meat festival, cricket crisps and cockroach cake + this day in history w/Checkpoint Charlie and our song of the day by Spook School on your Morning Monarchy for June 22, 2016.
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With the Brexiteers marching on in their quest to leave the European Union, it is well worth remembering that the EU is not all bad.
While some have argued that the myriad of regulations bestowed upon countries by the EU are a bad thing, some of them are genuinely protecting the general public from toxic dangers that are otherwise allowed to flow freely across the Atlantic Ocean in the US.
An agricultural, biotech giant, Monsanto has become ‘more vulnerable than ever,’ largely due to having an unnaturally-intense poor public image. In recent times, the company has seen successive stock drops and weaker sales of its biotech-created corn and the best-selling herbicide, Roundup. The company had to report falling profits again and again, slashing jobs.
Hemp hemp hooray, water cheats and Oregon oil + this day in history w/USS Liberty and our song of the day by Weaves on your Morning Monarchy for June 8, 2016.
