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07.09: Too High to Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution
2013-06-20 02:35:24| Powells Books Events Calendar
Doug Fine, author of Farewell, My Subaru, offers an in-depth look at the legal cannabis industry and how the "new green economy" is shaping our country in Too High to Fail (Gotham). The nation's economy is in trouble, but one cash crop has the potential to turn it around: cannabis. ABC News reports that the underground cannabis industry produces $35.8 billion in annual revenues. But, thanks to Nixon and the War on Drugs, marijuana is still synonymous with heroin at the federal level, even though it has won mainstream acceptance. Too High to Fail is an objectively (if humorously) reported account of how one plant can change the shape of our country: culturally, politically, and economically. It is a wild ride that includes college tuitions paid with cash, cannabis-friendly sheriffs, and access to the world of the emerging legitimate, taxpaying "ganjapreneur."
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VIDEO: 'Too big to fail, too big to jail'
2013-06-20 00:20:22| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Sir Mervyn King said 'It is not in our national interest to have banks that are too big to fail, too big to jail or simply too big'
NYC Subway WiFi, A Rare Triple #Fail
2013-06-17 12:56:57| Wireless - Topix.net
New York is rapidly becoming a digital city. Startups are lurking in every possible piece of real estate.
Farmers fail to feed nation after extreme weather hits wheat crop
2013-06-12 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The wettest autumn since records began, followed by the coldest spring in 50 years, has devastated British wheat, forcing food manufacturers to import nearly 2.5m tonnes of the crop. "Normally we export around 2.5m tonnes of wheat but this year we expect to have to import 2.5m tonnes," said Charlotte Garbutt, a senior analyst at the industry-financed Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. "The crop that came through the winter has struggled and is patchy and variable. The area of wheat...
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Tesla-backed bills in Texas fail to make it to vote
2013-06-05 02:42:53| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
A pair of bills that would have allowed electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc to sell vehicles directly to consumers in Texas failed to make it to a vote in the state legislature before its regular session ended on May 27. Chief Executive Elon Musk has said that traditional car dealers cannot effectively sell electric cars because they derive most of ... (more)
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