"A large federally-funded study coming out of [US]America, published in Nature, 'marijuana users have enhanced cognitive abilities' ... [they] analysed brain imaging and cognitive data, from 37929 people. The cannabis consumers consistently outperformed the non-users in the cognitive tests. They had brain network characteristics typically associated with younger brains."

#ChrisFowlie, 2025

https://95bfm.com/bcast/95bfm-drive-w-halfqueen-r%C4%81pare-august-14th-2025

#podcasts#95bFM#MarijuanaMedia#UKBioBank #cannabis #cognition #research

“Ostensibly looking for homes that were growing illegal amounts of cannabis, SMUD analysts have admitted that such ‘high’ power usage could come from houses using air conditioning or heat pumps”
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/when-your-power-meter-becomes-tool-mass-surveillance
#surveillance #cleanenergy #cannabis

Just remembered what I wanted to post about coffee history. The story of coffee houses, and their struggle for social acceptance, mirrors the story of #cannabis.

We're still in the prohibition part of that story in Aotearoa. But the pace of global law reform has accelerated, and even we now have legal medical supply of flower.

At what point will a smart government create a regulated recreational supply business, adding a new tax base, and redirecting money away from militant criminal groups?