Around 3 AM on Wednesday October 12th officers in North Bend, Oregon were dispatched to help a local woman who was complaining of strangers vandalizing her car. The policemen arrived on the scene, and, much to their confusion, found no evidence or signs of vandalism whatsoever. So they left, puzzled. At 5:30 AM they got Read More…
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Monsanto Acquires Licensing Rights For “Genetically Edited” Crops
The biotechnology giant Monsanto has now partnered with the Broad Institute to develop seeds using genetic or genome editing technology. On Thursday, Monsanto announced a new partnership with the Broad Institute, a project of MIT and Harvard that focuses on a biomedical and genomic research. The new partnership grants Monsanto non-exclusive licensing for agriculture applications of CRISPR-Cas Read More…
Scientists Conduct Quantum Teleportation with Fiber-Optic Networks
A joint venture between teams of scientists in Calgary and China, producing two separate but conjoined studies not only demonstrating quantum teleportation as possible—but have repeatedly teleported this quanta using their ascertained scientific methodology. The studies, which can be seen here, (http://www.nature.com/nphoton/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nphoton.2016.180.html, http://www.nature.com/nphoton/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nphoton.2016.179.html) represent the bare bones of physical transportation technology, and authenticate many aspects of esoteric Read More…
Ten Myths About Marijuana That No One Should Believe – Part 8: Marijuana Has Yet to be Subjected to Adequate Scientific Study
Of all the misinformation continuing to circulate around the issue of marijuana legalization, this myth is by far the most absurdly incorrect. The most unsettling aspect of these myths is not that they exist, rather that those still proclaiming them as truth are acutely aware of their falsity. This is also called blatantly lying. How Read More…
Ten Myths About Marijuana That No One Should Believe – Part 7: There are over 400 chemicals in marijuana
The perception of cannabis as an evil and utterly useless drug began, as most things do, because of money and a potential loss of profit. Since the moment hemp was seen as a threat to the wrong men’s pocket books, every American has had a fabricated perception of cannabis forced into their daily lives to Read More…
Ten Myths About Marijuana That No One Should Believe – Part 6: Marijuana causes memory loss and a general reduction in logic
From the original Jeff Spicoli to everyone’s favorite burger seeking duo Harold and Kumar, the idea of the lazy and forgetful marijuana smoker is a stereotype that has been embraced by cannabis culture and prohibitionists alike. One would be hard pressed to find a recreational cannabis smoker that hadn’t experienced some level of forgetfulness associated with marijuana. That Read More…






