What Can Today’s Crusaders Against Prohibition Learn From Their Predecessors Who Ended the Alcohol Ban? Of the 27 amendments to the U.S.  Constitution, the 18th is the only one explicitly aimed at restricting people’s freedom.  It is also the only one that has ever been repealed.  Maybe that’s encouraging, especially for those of us who […]

Dr. James Ketchum tested a potent form of synthetic hemp on soldiers to develop a secret weapon in the ’60s. In 1952, the Shell Development Corporation was contracted by the Army to examine “synthetic hemp derivatives” for their incapacitating properties. Additional studies into possible military uses of hemp began two years later at the University […]

The City Council Can Help! 30,000 cannabis-scented cards have been distributed to residents of Den Haag and Rotterdam by their city councils. This disturbing plan aims to help people recognize the smell of grow rooms and report on their neighbours. We have very little confidence that asking people to rat on their neighbor will actually […]

Phosphorus summary Phosphorus plays an important role in all living organisms and forms an essential element in plant and animal foodstuffs. It has a key position in cell metabolism and the plant’s total energy transfer. It is also a building block for the cell walls, DNA and all sorts of proteins and enzymes. The availability […]

Summary Potassium is present throughout plants and is required for all water-related transport activities in plants including opening and closing the stomas. Potassium is also responsible for the plants’ strength and quality and it controls countless other processes such as carbohydrate management. The Romans and Etruscans improved the soil with potassium by burning down the […]