Day in court put on hold Tax code challenges could set precedent for pot businesses. By Alicia Wallace The Denver Post The operators of a now-defunct Denver dispensary who are challenging the IRS on a tax code that views marijuana businesses as illegal operations, and thus ineligible to claim otherwise deductible expenses, will have to wait … Continue reading COLORADO POT SHOPS CANNOT DEDUCT BUSINESS EXPENSES?
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GUIDE TO BITCOIN
http://theskimm.com/skimm-guides/what-is-bitcoin?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits theSKIMM’S GUIDE TO BITCOIN THE STORY Bitcoin is still a thing -- a thing people are confused by. Turns out being a currency that could change the future of payments isn’t easy. WHAT IS BITCOIN? A digital currency. But unlike Visa or PayPal, there’s no centralized operationheading it up. Meaning no bank CEO and no issuing authority (think: … Continue reading GUIDE TO BITCOIN
Tattoos May Pose Skin Problems Later: Study
http://www.ibtimes.com/tattoos-may-pose-skin-problems-later-study-1943544 Researchers at New York University have urged the public to think twice before getting inked. According to a study, tattoos may leave people with long-term chronic health complications, some of which might require surgical intervention later in life. Researchers found that nearly 6 percent of adults in New York who get tattooed experience some form … Continue reading Tattoos May Pose Skin Problems Later: Study
Science Seeks to Unlock Marijuana’s Secrets
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/marijuana/sides-text Science Seeks to Unlock Marijuana’s Secrets As the once-vilified drug becomes more accepted, researchers around the world are trying to understand how it works and how it might fight disease. "There’s nothing new about cannabis, of course. It’s been around humankind pretty much forever. "In Siberia charred seeds have been found inside burial mounds … Continue reading Science Seeks to Unlock Marijuana’s Secrets
DOES COLOR EVEN EXIST?
What you see is only what you see BY MALCOLM HARRIS May 21, 2015 Color perception is an ancient and active philosophical problem. It’s an instance of the wider category of sensory perception, but since the color spectrum fits on a single line (unlike, say, touch and taste), it has always been of particular interest. … Continue reading DOES COLOR EVEN EXIST?
ALMOST AS BIG AS SCOTLAND
NASA SAYS AN ANTARCTIC ICE SHELF COULD COLLAPSE BY 2020 Interesting that with the additional CO2 in the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels, the oceans have become much more acidic, killing much of the coral reefs which harbors 25% of ocean fish. Ironically, the melting of the glaciers will help change the Ph back to … Continue reading ALMOST AS BIG AS SCOTLAND
NO BLADE WIND TURBINES
NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR CHEAPER, SAFER WIND TURBINES http://www.wired.com/2015/05/future-wind-turbines-no-blades/?mbid=social_fb
LUNG CANCER VACCINE FROM CUBA YEARS AGO
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/14/cuba-lung-cancer-vaccine_n_7267518.html Cuba's Had A Lung Cancer Vaccine For Years, And Now It's Coming To The U.S.
Paul Shaffer Ready to Disband the CBS Orchestra
NEW YORK (AP) — Hidden in the attention being paid to David Letterman leading to his May 20 retirement is the knowledge that it will also mean the end of a regular television role for America’s bandleader, Paul Shaffer. The gravel-voiced sidekick, who’s 65, isn’t ready to leave show business even with the gig of … Continue reading Paul Shaffer Ready to Disband the CBS Orchestra
MARIJUANA AND ALZHEIMERS
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/28/alzheimers-and-marijuana_n_5731002.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063" Low Doses Of Marijuana Compound Could Slow Or Stop Progression Of Alzheimer's
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