Monthly Archives: April 2016

A long and painful journey awaits Myanmar’s new government Apr 2nd 2016 Economist Spend a day in Yangon, shuttling among new high-rises and bars before retreating to your boutique hotel, and you can almost believe that after decades of isolation, … Continue reading →

Driving impaired as a result of marijuana use is already against the law in all jurisdictions in Canada. It is likewise illegal everywhere else in the world and penalties can be harsh. Germany, for example drug tests anyone suspected of … Continue reading →

The agriculture of marijuana has become incredibly scientific and intense. Nutrients, light quality and growing conditions are tweeked constantly to produce the fastest growth with the highest THC concentration. Growing marijuana is now totally artificial and the entire life cycle … Continue reading →

Reeferegulatory challenge – A growing number of countries are deciding to ditch prohibition. What comes next? Some of this article are excerpted from the Feb 13th 2016 Economist In an anonymous-looking building a few minutes’ drive from Denver International Airport, … Continue reading →

THE YOUNG BRAIN Endocabinnoids appear to play a critical role in the development of the adolescent brain. Adolescence is when the wiring and plumbing get finished. Neural networks are defined and strengthened through pruning. the strong synapses, axons and dendrites … Continue reading →

The active compound in marijuana, tetra hydro cannibal (THC), was first discovered in 1964 by an Israeli investigator. He felt it odd that morphine was discovered in opium in 1805 and cocaine from coca leaves in 1855, but that scientists … Continue reading →

Tough choices – State spending will be hard to cut given rising inequality Mar 26th 2016 Economist VOTERS’ anger over inequality is one explanation for the rise of politicians as varied as Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Marine Le Pen. … Continue reading →

From a TED Talk by Johann Harl One of my earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of my relatives and not being able to. And I was just a little kid, so I didn’t really understand why, … Continue reading →

World’s richest woman Gina Rinehart is enduring a media firestorm over an article in which she takes the “jealous” middle class to task for “drinking, or smoking and socializing” rather than working to earn their own fortune. What if she … Continue reading →

AND SHOULD CONTINUE By the age of three, kids should know how to take turns, walk up stairs and get dressed without help. They should also be prepping for retirement. With pension systems in a lasting state of erosion, there’s … Continue reading →