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Canada To Legalize Marijuana July 2018

In keeping with his campaign promise, Canada is the latest nation to legalize recreational marijuana!

Fortune: Canadian Marijuana Stocks Soar After Reports That Justin Trudeau Plans to Legalize Weed

38% of US Jobs Could Be Taken Over By Automation Within 15 years

According PwC, within 15 years 38% of jobs in the US, 30% in the UK, and 20% in Japan could be taken over by automation. There are gonna be a lot of people not working.

CNN: U.S. workers face higher risk of being replaced by robots.

Representative Tulsi Gabbard Calls for Federal Decriminalization of Pot

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii urged Congress to pass a bipartisan bill to decriminalize marijuana. The bill, Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act would remove marijuana from the federal controlled substances list, allowing marijuana to be treated like alcohol and tobacco.

Rep. Gabbard homepage: Calls for Federal Decriminalization of Marijuana

60% In US Want Legal Pot

In a poll conducted by Gallup, 60% of Americans want to legalize marijuana.

Gallup: Support for Legal Marijuana Use Up to 60% in U.S.

Wasted Money?

Imagine if all the money wasted by the former administrations of President Lee Myung-bak and Park Keun-hye was instead invested in alternative energy. Pipe dreams? hehe

Illinois May Legalize Recreational Marijuana

Illinois is the newest state to consider legalizing recreational marijuana. They already decriminalized marijuana in 2016. 

Time: The Next Legal Marijuana State? Illinois Considers Recreational Marijuana Bill

Negative Emotions Are Necessary To Well Being?

Many studies say that negative emotions play an important part in emotional and mental well being, Depression helps to alter our consciousness and give us a different perspective on things that are troubling or concerning to us. Anger and other bad feelings draw attention to problems or important matters that need our attention.

Sometimes negative feelings result from physical pain, or cognitive dissonance, and other times they result from legitimate concerns.

For detailed information on negative feelings and well being, please refer to the following article in Scientific American.

Negative Emotions Are Key to Well-Being

Wisconsin Legalizes CBD Oil

The Wisconsin Assembly voted unanimously, 98-0, to legalize possession of CBD oil, a marijuana extract used to treat seizures.

Fox6Now: Wisconsin Assembly UNANIMOUSLY approves marijuana extract

China's First CBD Research Company

A company in China has registered to sell CBD oil in China, along with other hemp based products.

High Times: China Launches First CBD Research Firm

Empathy is stressful?

Agreed, but it seems to become less so when understanding comes.

Scientific American: Too Much Emotional Intelligence Is a Bad Thing

At the lowest stages of emotional intelligence, it seems that people would try to manipulate others, but that usually leads to cognitive dissonance.

In later stages, it becomes less depressing, sort of amusing, when contemplated alone.
There is always a mix of emotions inside. Not one or the other.

Many say South Korea is a democracy?

Many say South Korea is a democracy?

Ever try to start a leftist group in Korea?

Marijuana dampens response to potentially winning money

I knew that! Why spend money on research? Ask me next time.

This article in Science Digest seems to paint it in a slightly negative tone.

Marijuana use dampens brain's response to reward over time, study finds

To put it in a positive light -

Dampening response to material rewards is actually good. That is what they say you need to do to reach "enlightenment".

Want people want and like always change, and even when they get it, they are not satisfied. Why? Cognitive dissonance. How to remedy it?

Would people rather not die?

Would people rather not die, than never live a life?

Comforting, eh?

Death is the other side of life?
Life can only exist, if there is death?
Energy exists forever.

Israel To Reduce Penalties For Marijuana To A Fine

It seems that Israel has millions of pot users and the cabinet just passed a measure to reduce penalties for pot use to a fine, instead of criminal charges.

Let's hope all other countries that have yet to decriminalize do so.

NY Daily News: Israel moves to reduce penalties for using marijuana

Anti-Park Demonstrations - 18th Week (Saturday)

This is probably the last Saturday before the decision on the impeachment of President Park by the Constitutional Court and demonstrators were out in full force at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul.

Gwanghwamun at 7 pm

Packed from Gwanghwamun to Seoul City Hall

Anti-Park Demonstrations - 18th Week (Wednesday)

Today is a national holiday and hundreds of thousands of protesters in Seoul braved rain to demonstrate against President Park.

In front of Sejong Cultural Center at Gwanghwamun

Crowds From Seoul City Hall To Gwanghwamun

Wearing Raincoats