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Cannabis in Japan: Strict Laws, Evolving Medicine, and a Changing National Perspective
Cannabis in Japan: Strict Laws, Evolving Medicine, and a Changing National Perspective Article

Cannabis in Japan: Strict Laws, Evolving Medicine, and a Changing National Perspective

The relationship with cannabis in Japan is one of deep history, cultural caution, and modern transformation. Once a sacred agricultural crop and symbol of purity, hemp (asa) was integral to Japanese tradition for thousands of years. Today, cannabis sits at the center of one of Asia’s most conservative drug policies. While many countries are decriminalizing or legalizing cannabis, Japan remains…
Morris Beegle
October 21, 2025
In Texas, ex-vegan restaurateurs put MAHA’s vision for farming to the test
In Texas, ex-vegan restaurateurs put MAHA’s vision for farming to the test Article

In Texas, ex-vegan restaurateurs put MAHA’s vision for farming to the test

You could be forgiven for thinking Ryland Engelhart is religious. “This is very me,” the 45-year-old says as he maneuvers his golf cart past a massive, three-dimensional heart he carved out of wood using a chainsaw. Like his forearms, the heart is emblazoned with two words: be love. Across from it sits a wooden cross Engelhart says his family erected on a…
Morris Beegle
October 20, 2025
University of B.C. launches mushroom-powered toilet, turning waste into fertilizer
University of B.C. launches mushroom-powered toilet, turning waste into fertilizer Article

University of B.C. launches mushroom-powered toilet, turning waste into fertilizer

A "beautiful experience" isn't a term often used for a trip to an outhouse, but researchers at the University of British Columbia say the description fits for their mushroom-powered waterless toilet. The toilet turns human waste into compost using mycelia, the root network of mushrooms. The MycoToilet, inside the small cedar-sided building, has been dropped in among the trees at the university's Botanical…
Morris Beegle
October 18, 2025
Using Cannabis Seeds During The Beer Brewing Process ‘Enhances The Nutritional Value,’ Study Shows
Using Cannabis Seeds During The Beer Brewing Process ‘Enhances The Nutritional Value,’ Study Shows Article

Using Cannabis Seeds During The Beer Brewing Process ‘Enhances The Nutritional Value,’ Study Shows

Adding hemp seeds to beer during the brewing process may enhance the alcoholic beverage’s nutritional value, scientists reported in a new government funded study. “The final product—beer or a barley wort-based beverage enriched with hemp seeds—is characterized by a unique sensory profile and the presence of biologically active compounds,” the paper says. “It combines the traditional qualities of barley beer…
Morris Beegle
October 17, 2025
Trump admin to ditch environmental justice FOIA reg
Trump admin to ditch environmental justice FOIA reg News

Trump admin to ditch environmental justice FOIA reg

EPA is preparing to jettison one of its last vestiges of the Biden administration, a rule that sped up Freedom of Information Act requests for marginalized communities burdened with pollution. As part of President Donald Trump’s sweep of diversity programs across the federal government, the agency is planning to ax a provision added to FOIA regulations during the previous administration.
Morris Beegle
October 16, 2025
Top Marijuana Advocacy Group Urges Collaboration With Industry Amid Rise Of ‘Neo-Prohibitionist Movement’
Top Marijuana Advocacy Group Urges Collaboration With Industry Amid Rise Of ‘Neo-Prohibitionist Movement’ Article

Top Marijuana Advocacy Group Urges Collaboration With Industry Amid Rise Of ‘Neo-Prohibitionist Movement’

leading marijuana reform advocacy organization is circulating an open letter to the cannabis industry, stressing that the two pillars of the community “need each other” at a time when a “resurgent and well-funded neo-prohibitionist movement” is on the rise. “Neither industry nor advocacy will succeed alone,” the letter from Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Executive Director Adam Smith says.
Morris Beegle
October 16, 2025
Ohio judge blocks DeWine’s ban on intoxicating hemp products for 14 days
Ohio judge blocks DeWine’s ban on intoxicating hemp products for 14 days News

Ohio judge blocks DeWine’s ban on intoxicating hemp products for 14 days

A Franklin County judge on Tuesday paused Gov. Mike DeWine’s public health emergency health order banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products for 14 days. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Carl Aveni issued a temporary restraining order, which takes effect immediately, blocking an executive order DeWine issued last week, saying he is concerned that the governor is creating “new…
Morris Beegle
October 15, 2025
From Waste to Worth: How Circular Design Is Transforming the Bioeconomy
From Waste to Worth: How Circular Design Is Transforming the Bioeconomy Article

From Waste to Worth: How Circular Design Is Transforming the Bioeconomy

By: RootSource Media Staff, As the scale of global waste continues to mount, a quiet revolution is underway. Designers, entrepreneurs, and scientists are reimagining waste as raw material. In the emerging circular bioeconomy, biological residues and side streams once destined for landfills or incinerators are being transformed into compostable packaging, biomaterials, energy, and high-value chemicals. This shift from linear to…
Morris Beegle
October 14, 2025