How Vietnam veterans expanded America’s cannabis strains
Veterans in the U.S. and Canada are becoming increasingly open to trying cannabis when first-line drugs aren’t working. But their governments aren’t making it easy.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs still...
Is Texas About to Execute an Innocent Man? Rodney Reed’s Family Demands Retrial Amid...
The state of Texas is facing growing calls to halt the upcoming execution of Rodney Reed, an African-American man who has spent over 20 years on death row for a rape...
Ex-Twitter Workers Charged with Spying for Saudis as part of Kingdom’s Growing Crackdown on...
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two former Twitter employees with helping Saudi Arabia spy on thousands of the kingdom’s critics. Ali Alzabarah and Ahmad Abouammo are accused of giving...
The War On Drugs Isn’t Over, According To The FBI
FBI data indicates that drug possession arrests are on the rise again, following a nine-year decline. Here are two facts that, when read side by side, might hurt your brain. A...
Microsoft Japan Says Four-Day Work Week Experiment Led to a 40 Percent Increase in...
This past August, all Microsoft Japan employees participated in the “Work-Life Choice Challenge Summer 2019,” during which they conducted all meetings in 30 minutes or less, replaced face-to-face conversations with virtual...
Thailand is betting big on cannabis. Visit its first legal lab.
The unraveling of harsh anti-pot laws across the world is finally coming to Asia. In East and Southeast Asia, democracies and dictatorships alike have long skewed toward severe penalties for marijuana...
The dark history behind Halloween is even more chilling than you realized
Halloween is the spookiest night of the year. It's also a boon to the retail industry. In the US, spending on costumes and candy may reach a record high this year, Business...
Two-by-fours are not actually 2-by-4—here’s why
There’s an entire subgenre of American humor derived from carefully placing the punchline into the question itself. For example, the answer to the legendary not-joke “Who’s buried at Grant’s Tomb?” is,...
5 Etiquette Tips In Case You Ever Meet A Royal
While there are no steadfast rules on how to fraternize with royalty, there are some traditional etiquette guidelines that will ensure you don’t make a fool out of yourself.
It may come...
10 Historic Things That Happened on Halloween
According to the ancient pagans (not to mention contemporary Wicca observers), Halloween is when the “veil” between the living and spirit worlds is at its thinnest, meaning the day is ripe...