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Sheep Ate 600lbs Of Cannabis While Sheltering From A Storm: Here's What They Did Next
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 10:20am | 538In a recent incident near the town of Almyros in Thessaly, Greece, a flock of sheep made headlines when they broke into a greenhouse and consumed approximately 600 pounds of medical cannabis. The incident was reported by Newsweek. What Happened The sheep's unusual foray into the world of...
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Cops Joke About Pot Arrest, Call Jail 'Bed & Breakfast,' Concealing Cannabis In Body Cavity & More In Weed Chronicles
Thursday, February 9, 2023 - 3:32pm | 894Police Publicly Joke About Arresting Man And Seizing His Mercedes Over A Cannabis Pen Recreational marijuana has been legalized across 21 states plus Washington D.C., yet in states where it isn't, people are being arrested for both simple possession and consumption of the plant....
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How To Increase CBD Yield While Keeping THC Levels Down: Cannabis Science Has Answers
Thursday, June 16, 2022 - 6:11pm | 518As demand for CBD grows, farmers are looking for ways to maximize their yield. Is there a way to do that? Enters science. According to a new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, there is a way to grow cannabis for maximum CBD yield. A collaborative project between Khon Kaen...
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Senate Candidate John Fetterman's Campaign T-Shirts: 'It's High Time To Legalize Cannabis'
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 - 10:09am | 761The 2022 midterm elections are heating up as politicians on both sides are batting around different strategies to reach their goals. A recent survey from Morning Consult and Politico revealed that four out of ten voters overall said ending cannabis prohibition should be prioritized, shedding...
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Biden Administration Dodges Marijuana Decriminalization Question: Will Joe Legalize It?
Thursday, April 21, 2022 - 3:21pm | 1712The unofficial marijuana holiday 4/20 on Wednesday once again stirred up discussion among top lawmakers and officials in the U.S. about the drug's legal status. While the support for the legalization of marijuana on the federal level comes mainly from the Democrats, President Joe Biden has not...
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Biden Probably Won't Reject Senate-Approved Cannabis Legalization Bill Despite Unclear Stance, Here's Why
Friday, April 8, 2022 - 10:45am | 1267The House of Representatives approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, H.R. 3617 on April 1, sending it to Senate. The MORE Act removes cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act, allowing states to legalize cannabis, its...
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With Crypto Market Surpassing $2.5 Trillion, Report Indicates 46M Americans Own Bitcoin
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 8:26am | 417Forty-six million Americans, or at least 17% of the adult population, own some amount of Bitcoin, according to a recent Newsweek report. The findings are based on a survey conducted earlier this year by the New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), which highlighted the growing...
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'Boycott Uber' Trends After CEO Calls Khashoggi's Murder A 'Mistake'
Monday, November 11, 2019 - 11:16pm | 554Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) is facing calls for a boycott after its CEO called the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi a “mistake” by the Saudi Arabian government in an interview with Axios on HBO on Sunday. What Happened “I think that government said...
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What's A Constitutional Crisis, And Are We Headed For One Over Trump's Travel Ban?
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 - 2:44pm | 1022Legal experts are having a field day debating whether President Donald Trump has plunged the United States into a “Constitutional crisis,” a loaded term but a somewhat elusive concept. To many people, explaining the concept might as well be embodied by paraphrasing the late Supreme...
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10 S&P 500 Companies With Green Operations
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 4:10pm | 1640There has been an increased push among Americans to cut down on the nation's carbon footprint and reduce the negative impact that human activity has had on the environment. As green practices have begun to matter more to consumers, many U.S. companies have started to reform their operations in...
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5 Most Energy-Efficient Companies
Monday, July 21, 2014 - 12:40pm | 891When it comes to energy efficiency, the U.S. is not exactly a world leader. According to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, America ranks 13th out of the 16 largest economies in energy efficiency. Lack Of Energy Efficiency Affects The Economy The Wall Street Journal ...
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Apple And 4 Other Environmentally Responsible Companies
Friday, July 11, 2014 - 8:22am | 926Environmental responsibility is more than a buzzword for many of the world’s largest corporations. In addition to the notion of protecting the environment, companies have found that ‘going green’ can have a positive impact on the bottom line. Here are five companies that take...
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Will The Real Inventor Of Bitcoin Please Step Forward?
Friday, March 7, 2014 - 10:08am | 524In case you missed it Thursday, a 4,500-word Newsweek cover story claims to have revealed the inventor of Bitcoin. Unfortunately for Newsweek, new revelations cast doubt on its validity. Thursday morning, Newsweek published a story by Leah McGrath Goodman titled, “The Face Behind Bitcoin”, in...
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'Distribution' In 'Trouble' Says The Daily Beast's Daniel Gross On Time Warner Cable/CBS Standoff
Monday, August 12, 2013 - 2:09pm | 408Columnist and global business editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast Daniel Gross analyzed the current state of the CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) dispute on CNBC's Squawk Box Monday morning. "I think distribution [Time Warner Cable], which we all thought was king, is in...
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The New York Times Sells The Boston Globe for $70 Million (NYT)
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 10:58am | 611In an effort to continue putting more focus on its core brand, The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), according to its flagship newspaper, The New York Times, has agreed to sell The Boston Globe and other related media properties to John W. Henry, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox. The...