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Gossip: Rob Kardashian And Blac Chyna Are Back Together; Johnny Depp Emails Reveal He Knew He Was In Financial Trouble

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Gossip: Rob Kardashian And Blac Chyna Are Back Together; Johnny Depp Emails Reveal He Knew He Was In Financial Trouble

Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna are reportedly giving their relationship another go for the sake of their daughter.

via TMZ:

Rob showed up at Chyna’s doorstep last week and hasn’t left.

We showed you how they spent Father’s Day … at Disneyland with 7-month-old Dream. As we said, it didn’t make a whole lot of sense for them to take an infant to a theme park she can’t appreciate, so it seems liked it was more for them than the kid.

Now we’ve found out Rob’s been there every day and every night … going on a week. They’ve been socializing with friends and family with BBQ’s and a pool party, and they’ve taken hikes together.

Chyna dropped a ton of cash on gifts for Father’s Day, including a Louis Vuitton bag, a customized Dodgers hat, sneakers and white and blue roses emblazoned with an “R.”

We’re told this has nothing to do with a TV show or business … they’re back into each other, at least for now.

Johnny Depp Emails Reveal He Knew He Was In Financial Trouble

Emails obtained by Deadline reveal that in late 2009 Depp’s accounts were overdrawn by $4 million. The Management Group principal Joel Mandel then emailed Depp advising him not to overdo it on holiday spending or travel:

“Since my email to you in September, I have done what 1 was told you wanted done, meaning, “getting us through” financially until work could start again. The good news is that, so far, we have been able to do that. Notwithstanding, I need your help in a variety of ways. First, we need to “take it easy” on holiday spending. Second, we need to discuss some dollar limit in the upcoming Dillinger auction. Third, I need to be able to sit with you on your return from this trip, and before you leave for France, so that we can talk about where we are financially, what we have borrowed in order to sustain ourselves, what we have had to do to obtain those borrowings, what is now necessary to pay those borrowings back and, finally, to look realistically at income and expenses and to work together on how to make sure that these are back in balance.”
Depp replied:

“First, thank you for dealing and getting me through. secondly, i am doing my very best on holiday spending, but there is only so much i can do, as i need to give my kiddies and famille as good a Christmas as possible, obviously within reason. but, regarding the plane situation,., i don’t have all that many options at the moment. a commercial flight with paparazzis in tow would be a fucking nightmare of monumental proportions.”

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Ohio Officials Say Fentanyl Is Being Mixed With Marijuana

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Ohio Officials Say Fentanyl Is Being Mixed With Marijuana

It appears the deadly synthetic opiate fentanyl is now being mixed with marijuana in some Ohio communities – sparking some concern that this dangerous trend could soon spread across more of the United States.

What started out as a rumor last week on social media networks has been confirmed as gospel. Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco said during a recent press conference with Senator Rob Portman that she has seen some cases in which fentanyl, a hardcore painkiller with a potency up to 100 times greater than morphine, has been mixed with marijuana.

“We have seen fentanyl mixed with cocaine, we have also seen fentanyl mixed with marijuana,” Sammarco said.

So far, this year, Sammarco has documented nearly 300 deaths brought on by opioid overdoses. However, she could not confirm how many of those cases involved marijuana laced with a synthetic opioid. But she warms that even the possibility of this deadly combination should be enough to give pause to people who frequent the black market.

“Essentially, the message we’ve tried to get out there, is if you are using any form of street drugs, count on them having some form of synthetic opioid mixed in,” she said, according to NBC affiliate WLWT-TV.

It is more than likely that cases where fentanyl is being found in marijuana is more of a novelty-type situation and not something that is being done on a regular basis. Drug dealers often use fentanyl to cut other powdered drugs because it is cheap and extremely powerful. But there would be absolutely no financial benefit for a dealer who uses synthetic opioids to cut marijuana – that is unless the enhancement, much like those cases where pot is mixed with other drugs, like cocaine, heroin or even formaldehyde (embalming fluid), comes at the request of the user.

Even the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration does not have any evidence that this dangerous phenomenon is on the verge of becoming a national trend.

“In regard to marijuana, I’m not familiar with that,” DEA spokesman Melvin Patterson told the Cincinnati Enquirer. But he admitted, “there could be” some cases in which this mixture could occur.

The only possible way to ensure that marijuana is not being tampered with in such a way that makes it harmful to the user is for lawmakers to step up and allow the herb to be taxed and regulated in a manner similar to alcohol.

Ohio is working to launch a medical marijuana program, but the system will do very little to chisel away at the strength of the black market. The next logical step would be to legalize the leaf for recreational use, providing all adult users 21 and over with safe access.

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Mexico Just Legalized Marijuana In Historic Milestone

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Mexico Just Legalized Marijuana In Historic Milestone

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto issued a decree to legalize marijuana after overwhelming support from Mexico’s Lower House of Congress. The decree, however, comes with a catch. Only products with 1 percent THC or lower will be allowed.

The historic policy began back in December of 2016 when the Mexican Senate passed the bill with huge support on a 98-7 vote. From there the policy went through Mexico’s Lower House of Congress where it too earned a giant majority, receiving an astonishing 374-7 vote.

Mexico’s Secretary of Health also publicly voiced his support. “I welcome the approval of the therapeutic use of cannabis in Mexico,” he wrote on Twitter.

But there were still months of speculation as Peña Nieto was a staunch opponent of cannabis legalization. He began changing his mind, however, after Mexico held a national public debate on legalization. As Leafly reported, Peña Nieto told the 2016 United Nations General Assembly Special Sessions in April 2016: “So far, the solutions [to control drugs and crime] implemented by the international community have been frankly insufficient. We must move beyond prohibition to effective prevention.”

Peña Nieto’s decree tasks the Ministry of Health with establishing and enforcing regulations regarding “public policies regulating the medicinal use of pharmacological derivatives of cannabis sativa, indica and Americana or marijuana, including tetrahydrocannabinol, its isomers and stereochemical variants, as well as how to regulate the research and national production of them.”

This decree also takes significant measures in effectively eliminating criminalization of the medicinal use of marijuana, in addition to legalizing the production and selling of cannabis for medicinal and therapeutic usage. As mentioned, the only cannabis to be permitted must contain 1 percent or less of THC.

Still this is a significant milestone for legalization. While the Ministry of Health will require time to determine the legal and medicinal networks, the biggest obstacle has already been tackled.

As a statement from the Lower House of Parliament, known as La Cámara de Diputados, read “The ruling eliminates the prohibition and criminalization of acts related to the medicinal use of marijuana and its scientific research, and those relating to the production and distribution of the plant for these purposes.”

How Tech Companies Are Now Embracing Marijuana Over Tobacco

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How Tech Companies Are Now Embracing Marijuana Over Tobacco

Perusing a smoke shop in a non-legalized state will lead to some funny conversation. No matter the vibe—whether it be professional or an aesthetic that hasn’t changed from the ’70s—shop managers will show off glassware and vaporizers repeating one phrase. “This is for tobacco use only.” But the truth is that tech companies are embracing marijuana over tobacco.

It’s a wind-and-nod routine of sorts, but according to a recent TechCrunch report, that trend could soon be changing. The article focuses on how funding for cannabis startups have been on the rise in the past year, while e-cigarette startups are fledgling.

Via TechCrunch:

Not a single company that mentioned tobacco, cigarettes or e-cigarettes in its Crunchbase profile raised a disclosed funding round in the past year. By contrast, at least 45 self-described marijuana and cannabis companies did.

The story also goes on to detail that funding and money hasn’t exactly been bursting in the e-cigarette sector, but that there’s still been substantial funding and exits over the years. That’s now changing, partly due to the FDA finalizing tighter regulations on e-cigarettes. Previously that market hoped for lighter rules, as e-cigarettes were pitched as an alternative to smoking.

But cannabis has also played a factor in the downward trend of e-cigarette funding.

Via TechCrunch:

Part of the funding dearth may be due to lack of VC interest. It’s hard to find a cigarette smoker in Silicon Valley, where caffeine and alcohol are the preferred indulgences and addictions (with cannabis not far behind). Thus, it’s not entirely surprising that the venture industry hasn’t been a big backer of e-cigarettes.

Binge Drinkers Turning To Marijuana On Oregon College Campuses

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Binge Drinkers Turning To Marijuana On Oregon College Campuses

A study published last week found an uptick in cannabis consumption among Oregon college students after marijuana was legalized in the state two years ago. The finding was hardly a surprise. But what was unexpected is that the increase was due to underage students who were also binge drinkers.

According to the research, published in the journal Addiction, students who reported binge drinking were 73 percent more likely to also report cannabis consumption, compared to binge-drinking students in non-legal states.

The 25-page report was written by researchers from Oregon State University and the University of Michigan. According to the paper:

There were 10,924 undergraduate participants. One large public Oregon university participated in 2014 and 2016; six universities in U.S. states where recreational marijuana use was illegal participated both in 2016 and at least once between 2012 and 2015.

The researchers did not reveal the name of the Oregon university.

“We found that, overall, rates of marijuana use have increased across most schools and across the country likely, but that the rates in Oregon increased more,” Oregon State University professor and lead author David Kerr told the Eugene Register-Guard.

Kerr was quick to point out that the study does not definitively find that legalization is the only cause of the increase.

“It does appear that legalization is having an effect on usage, but there is some nuance to the findings that warrant further investigation,” Kerr said.

“We found that overall, at schools in different parts of the country, there’s been an increase in marijuana use among college students, so we can’t attribute that increase to legalization alone.”

The research discovered  increases at six out of seven universities in the study. The unnamed Oregon university scored the highest in increased consumption.

The study is the first to take a look at marijuana usage patterns after Oregon legalized it in 2014. The law went into effect in 2015.

“It’s an important current issue and even the most basic effects have not been studied yet, especially in Oregon,” Kerr said. “There are a lot of open questions about how legalization might affect new users, existing users and use of other substances.”

Netflix Introduces Interactive Content Where You Choose The Ending

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Netflix Introduces Interactive Content Where You Choose The Ending

We reported back in March that Netflix was quietly producing interactive television programming. The product seemed targeted at young children, though with hints it could expand into mature content.

Today Netflix announced the rumors as reality. This Tuesday Netflix will roll out content with interactive features they’ve been developing for the past two years. Viewers will be able to choose the outcome of their shows as they watch them, which will also allow for repeat viewings.

“Content creators have a desire to tell non-linear stories like these, and Netflix provides the freedom to roam, try new things and do their best work,” Netflix said in a press release “Being an internet-based company enables us to innovate new formats, deliver at scale to millions of members all over the world on multiple device types and, most importantly, learn from it.”

As mentioned the programming so far is aimed at children and family content. The first interactive shows will be Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale, and Buddy Thunderstruck: The Maybe Pile, out July 14. Viewers will be able to choose between two options at key junctures of the story, either through touching the screen or pressing the corresponding arrows on a remote. This will allow people to feel like they’re influencing the story as it goes along.

With more than 100 million viewers online and having nearly 54% of households engage with family and children content, it seems sure this interactive programming will find an audience.

“The children’s programming space was a natural place for us to start since kids are eager to ‘play’ with their favorite characters and already inclined to tap, touch and swipe at screens,” the release stated. “They also talk to their screens, as though the characters can hear them. Now, that conversation can be two-way. It’s really about finding the right stories — and storytellers — that can tell these complex narratives and bring them to life in a compelling way.”

How this will impact narrative storytelling in the future is curious. A program like Arrested Development Season 4 had no formal episode order. You could watch them out of order, though some would argue this had an adverse effect rather than a positive one. Viewers could be potentially interested in a choose-your-own-adventures Orange is the New Black season, but that will remain to be seen.

Considering some of the innovative approaches Netflix has had to programming, there is potential. But it would be important for a narrative to organically include an interactive storytelling element. The simplicity might work for kids, but it’s easy to see older audiences hungry for interactive content to turn to gaming instead.

Netflix’s interactive programming is currently available on smart TV platforms, streaming, and iOS devices.

Gossip: Gwen Stefani And Blake Shelton Working On Clothing Line; Kim Kardashian And Caitlyn Jenner No Longer Speaking

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Gossip: Gwen Stefani And Blake Shelton Working On Clothing Line; Kim Kardashian And Caitlyn Jenner No Longer Speaking

According to the National Enquirer, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are teaming up for a new clothing line for men.

A source told the Enquirer that “Gwen wants to create comfortable and casual men’s clothes that are cut really well – no dad jeans.” I’m not sure where Blake comes into play with this project, as the source added, “He’s letting her take the lead and will just weigh in on what guys will and won’t wear.” Sure he will.

Kim Kardashian And Caitlyn Jenner No Longer Speaking

CONFIRMED: Kim Kardashian revealed on “The View” that she and Caitlyn Jenner are no longer speaking since the release of her book.

“To say I don’t have a relationship… she’ll always be a part of me,” Kim shared. “Have I talked to her in the last couple months? No.”

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The Weird Sex Habits Of Ghost Sharks

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The Weird Sex Habits Of Ghost Sharks

Ghost sharks exist. No, they are not the spirit of dead sharks, but an actual type of cartilaginous fish formally known as chimaeras. These fish kind of look like sharks (they are their closest living relatives) but way scarier, with vacant eyes and grey bodies that look like they were shoddily stitched together, like a deep sea dwelling version of Frankenstein’s monster.

Chimaeras are so rare that 40 percent of their population were discovered in the past 15 years. In 2016, the first ever video of a ghost shark appeared and people were understandably freaked out.

Their sex habits are also extremely bizarre. Females have two uteri, something that they have in common with sharks, and the males have their reproductive organs located in their heads. This friendly penis has hooks that allows them to grasp the female and make it harder for her to escape when they’re mating.

The most interesting biological fact is that for these animals copulation and breeding can happen at different times. Females have a special sperm storage in their heads that allows them to keep the sperm there and use it a later time when it’s more convenient to lay their eggs. This is an important quality for animals that live in the deep sea, where food and mates can be hard to find.

There’s not a lot of information available on this species, but I’m convinced that they’re the coolest animals ever.

This Marijuana Vape Will Deliver The Perfect Dose Every Time

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This Marijuana Vape Will Deliver The Perfect Dose Every Time

Peter Calfee grasps the importance of his product. Like others within the cannabis space, the stakes of success aren’t just financial, they’re personal. His company GoFire is building the first vaporizer with metered control consumption, with aims of laying the groundwork for the “Future of Alternative Medicine.” The SMART Cartridge allows the marijuana vape to deliver the most precise dosing thanks to a proprietary extrusion technology.

Photos courtesy of GoFire

However, that’s not how GoFire started. Calfee and his partner John Woodbine received their first check of seed funding for GoFire on April 29th, 2015. Five days later Calfee was the passenger in a head-on collision, which left him bed-bound for months and with a broken back. Not exactly the best thing to happen to a company’s CEO in seed funding.

“My team would gather around my bed for daily meetings,” Calfee said. “John and I wrote our first patent physically in bed together, [which] continues to be a running joke within the company. Life and the company went on.”

The accident left Calfee in physical pain. Like many in his situation, he was prescribed opiates that him in a “fog.” He turned to alternative medicine—which he still uses to this day—to manage the pain. Building a technology that provided a “safe, reliable method to consume and manage an array of alternative medicine” was a business methodology and personal matter.

An introduction to using alternative medicine to manage pain can lead to inexact result for newcomers and casual users alike. It can be frustrating, and have patients consuming too little or too much to produce the desired outcome. Furthermore, the formulas for managing different types of pain—like Calfee’s back pain—or quelling anxiety vary among people.

Photos courtesy of GoFire

GoFire’s personal dosing app will allow patients to identify how multiple concentrates and extracts affect them. Their system aims to enable patients and caregivers alike to study the unique formulas of consumption—the potency of the bud, loose leaf or concentrate, how much was inhaled—then compare that against the desired outcome. That information will be relayed to partners and enhance product knowledge in the future.

“GoFire will enable plant-based research to identify the therapeutic effectiveness of alternative medicine,” Calfee said. “Which product formulas are best for pain management? Or, sleep? Our model will help patients, caregivers, clinicians and researchers find out.

“The GoFire Platform will target products and doses best suited to specific ailments, such as Cancer, Arthritis, Anxiety, Epilepsy, Parkinson’s, etc,” he added. “We will provide patients and caregivers with the ability to accurately recommend alternative treatments by tracking a patient’s use and effect. The end result is a personalized care plan, built for a specific condition, and optimized for the individual with the GoFire system.”

GoFire is currently accepting applications to join their BETA community, and experience the “first intelligent vaporization device with personal dosing.” Interested parties can submit applications until the first week of September and the private testing will begin this fall. Participants will shape how GoFire products look, function, and feel, including the navigation and user experience moving forward.

“The GoFire ecosystem will move research on the therapeutic efficacy of plant-based-therapy forward,” Calfee said. “Unique feedback from clinical patients will drive product development insights, and optimize decision-making for the health and wellness industry.

“Evidence-based research and quantitative feedback will lock “feelings” in “formulas”, so the GoFire ecosystem can find products tailored to specific patient needs and disease states. The end result builds an analytical foundation for Alternative Health; all centered around GoFire.”

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