Sure, there are marijuana soft drinks out there. But the world of “medibles”—snack products made with psychoactive doses of THC—is not that different from any other market in that it’s not who does it first, but who does it best. And according to Clay Butler, the teetotaling, drug-free…
Continue reading …Roger Ebert has never been a friend of the recent resurgence of 3D movies. But now he’s got proof that the technique is just plain broken, and certainly not worth the extra dollars charged at theaters, he writes for the Chicago Sun-Times . After trashing the 3D aspect of Green Hornet…
Continue reading …George Allen lost his Virginia Senate seat and his presidential aspirations in 2006 to a no-name in combat boots, and he’s decided he’d like one or both back. Allen, a former governor narrowly ousted by Jim Webb after his infamous “macaca” moment was picked up on tape, announced today that…
Continue reading …The US Supreme Court ruled that a trial for two sheriff’s deputies who shot a man at his Florida home should go forward, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Robert Swofford seemed to be a pretty lucky guy—he’d won $60 million in the Florida lottery two years before a tracking…
Continue reading …Last year, surgeons eyed induced hypothermia to treat trauma ; now, experts think a deep chill could help stroke patients recover, the Daily Mail reports. Doctors throughout 20 European countries think inducing hypothermia could cut stroke victims’ brain damage; they’re now seeking funding for testing. “Hypothermia might improve the outcome for…
Continue reading …Admiral Mike Mullen’s ominous prediction of a continuing rash of military suicides looks to be spot on—Though suicides in 2010 didn’t surpass combat deaths as they did in 2009, they did significantly jump from 381 to 434, Congress.org reports. But that combined tally of 434 is also a…
Continue reading …An Argentine woman threw herself off a 23rd-story hotel balcony, landing on a cab and totaling it, the AP reports—and somehow managed to survive. The woman, reportedly 30 years old, was rushed to a nearby hospital with broken ribs and internal bleeding. However, despite her 330-foot fall, she is…
Continue reading …Next year, Hu Jintao is expected to step down as China’s president, leaving Xi Jinping in charge. He’s a mystery to most in his country, the New York Times notes, but he has ascended from regional leader to vice president on the strength of political savvy and family connections. The…
Continue reading …A wanted man hiding in an attic sparked a shootout with authorities, allegedly killing two officers and wounding a deputy US marshal. Officers were attempting to arrest Hydra Lacy Jr, 39, on an aggravated battery charge in St. Petersburg, Fla., this morning; officials believe Lacy was the first to shoot….
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