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For several decades, psychedelic mushrooms were considered nothing more than hallucinogenic drugs. Magic mushrooms, as they were fondly referred to, were treated as a symbol...
Cannabis and Autism: The Data Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About I’m going to level with you right from the start: if you’re a parent...
Let me tell you something they won’t say on cable news, something that makes too much sense to survive the standard political discourse: the United...
The Psychosis Paradox: Why Society Fears the Wrong Things Let me tell you something that’s going to piss off every pearl-clutching prohibitionist from here to...
The Tax Deterrence Delusion: Why Economists Don’t Understand Why Kids Get High There’s a special kind of academic hubris that emerges when economists try to...
There are moments in media that cut through the bullshit so cleanly, you can actually hear the narrative collapse in real-time. Combat veteran Staff Sergeant...
Schedule III Was Always a Trap: Congressman Says the Quiet Part Out Loud I’m not going to say “I told you so.” Wait, yes I...
Prohibitionists thought that marijuana legalization would protect the kids and society as a whole. They believed that ‘normalizing’ weed through legalization would make the drug...
The New York Times’ Cannabis Problem: Follow the Money, Question the Narrative The New York Times wants you to believe America has a marijuana problem....
There are few things in life more painful than being told you only have a few months or years to live. Curative treatments will no...
Why Buying from the Right Online Head Shop Matters The cannabis accessory market has grown rapidly over the past decade. Today, consumers can choose from...
The One Plant Alliance: Why It’s Time to Stop Pretending Hemp and Marijuana Are Different Sources: Community Newspapers | One Plant Alliance Let me ask...
Late last month, the United States announced a formal exit from the World Health Organization. This was shocking news, to say the least, considering that...
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom still insists that he hasn’t decided to run for president in 2028. But...
Recently, at the urging of a Norwegian American friend, I watched a documentary about Princess Martha Louise of Norway and her new husband, Durek Verrett,...
Miyoko Schinner, the founder and namesake of Petaluma-based vegan dairy brand Miyoko’s Creamery, said her bid to buy back the company she started more than...
The legal battle over late celebrity chef Michael Chiarello’s culinary empire is escalating, with the estate now accusing a former executive of helping orchestrate a...
By JAY COHEN ASSOCIATED PRESS Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt won his second straight AL Manager of the Year award and Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy repeated for the...
Charlotte Scott has been appointed a Mendocino County Superior Court judge, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced Oct. 22. She fills the vacancy created by the...
By ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three paintings from famously chill public television legend Bob Ross sold Tuesday for more than $600,000...
Petaluma Poultry has awarded $50,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin for its after-school programs. In an October 29 news release, Nathan Bryner,...
Downtown Barbecue, the Santa Rosa restaurant that announced it would close after Halloween, is open again — this time under new leadership. The Third Street...
Jed Steele, an early winemaker at Kendall-Jackson winery in Santa Rosa and a Lake County vintner, died Oct. 31 of bladder cancer. He was 80...
Under gray skies that broke now and then into warm sunlight, Petaluma’s annual Veterans Day Parade drew cheers, applause and shouts of “Thank you for...
Crimson Wine Group Ltd., maker of Pine Ridge Vineyards in Napa Valley and Seghesio Family Vineyards in Sonoma County, reported quarterly lower sales and profits,...
By MEAD GRUVER, Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned a trail runner who briefly took a prohibited trail...
Sonoma County pediatricians are warning of dire consequences if Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital follows through on plans to close its inpatient children’s ward, a move...
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown stretches on, military advocates are warning of long-lasting effects to National Guard troops...
Newly released election results show Petaluma City Schools’ Measure I making slight gains since Election Day but still falling short of the two-thirds approval needed...
Flags fly in preparation for Veterans Day service at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Santa Rosa on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat) Tuesday,...
Coach Kyle Shanahan had to catch himself when opening his postgame comments with two words which haven’t been associated with the 49ers this season, and...
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to throw out a jury’s...
Police arrested two juveniles Friday in connection to a Napa shooting that wounded a man and a boy early last week, authorities said. The shooting occurred...
By JOSH DUBOW Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The injuries that have hampered San Francisco’s defense have provided the offense with little margin...
By Kate Sullivan, Bloomberg News Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Americans may receive a tariff “dividend” of at least $2,000...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the latest in a series of strikes on boats accused of ferrying drugs, killing six...
Torun, POLAND – From walk-on status at St. Mary’s to beginning his pro career overseas this year, former Piedmont High basketball standout Luke Barrett is...
By LISA MASCARO, Associated Press Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track Monday after a handful...
By WAFAA SHURAFA and JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Monday returned the remains of 15 Palestinians to Gaza...
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and...
SANTA CLARA – Here is how the 49ers (6-4) graded in Sunday’s 42-26 home loss to the Los Angeles Rams (7-2): PASS OFFENSE: B Mac...
By KEN SWEET, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The pain Americans are facing at airports across the country is expected to get...
SAN JOSE – Yaroslav Askarov made 37 saves, including 12 in a frantic third period, to help the San Jose Sharks pull out a 3-1...
St. Vincent’s 39-14 defeat of Maria Carrillo on Saturday afternoon in Petaluma ended the Redwood Empire Conference’s Bay division title race in a three-way tie...
Freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jacob De Jesus on fourth down in the first overtime and Cal stunned host No....
League pennants were claimed and several class and school course records fell at Spring Lake on a gorgeous Saturday morning during the North Bay League...
San Marin won Friday night’s regular-season finale in Rohnert Park, beating Rancho Cotate 27-14 to head into the playoffs with a winning record in league...
Deysean Akins of Montgomery is pursued by Santa Rosa’s Logan Bayao, Friday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat) Santa Rosa’s Rashai Thompso,...
(Have details to add or a stat correction? Email sports@pressdemocrat.com) Marin Catholic 28, Windsor 27: Windsor dropped a heartbreaker in its Redwood Empire Conference Adobe...
A chutzpah prize for the president Editor: A rough definition of the Yiddish word “chutzpah” could be audacity. The classic example has been a patricide...