canada Canadian soldiers have been given their marijuana marching orders Seamus Bellamy

military US Navy bans hemp shampoos, lotions, and soaps David Pescovitz

Gadgets The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds Boing Boing's Shop

black lives matter "Promissory Note" marries MLK's moving words with music and imagery Andrea James

sponsored If Cannabis Is “A Potential Way To Prevent COVID-19” Then Why Is Trump Blocking Research? Boing Boing

Japan Japanese rapper Kan a.k.a. GAMI busted for 0.5 grams of weed Mark Frauenfelder

police brutality New court documents allegedly connect Breonna Taylor's murder to a massive real estate conspiracy Thom Dunn

science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn

Gadgets The ClearUP can whisk away sinus pain from allergies in just 5 minutes Boing Boing's Shop

drugs Police just made history's biggest drug seizure: 15 tons worth US$1.12 billion David Pescovitz

sponsored What is CBD? Boing Boing

racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn

sponsored It's Time for Silicon Valley To Finish Its Job of Disrupting the Racist Drug War Boing Boing

crimes Gentleman arrested for smuggling cocaine inside fake penis David Pescovitz

Science Swiss scientists grew mini Neanderthal brains in petri dishes Thom Dunn

law IRS says it bought in to location database for millions of US cellphones to track tax crime suspects Xeni Jardin

recipes A children's book recipe for "No-Bake Spice Cookies," inspired by David Lynch's DUNE Thom Dunn

amazon Woman received Amazon box filled with narcotics and a form from the Drug Enforcement Administration David Pescovitz

coronavirus Doctors say DO NOT take Dexamethasone to prevent COVID-19, no evidence it works as a coronavirus prophylaxis Xeni Jardin

drugs Today is the 50th anniversary of Dock Ellis's legendary baseball no-hitter on LSD Thom Dunn