Hacker News

MARCH 2, 2024

Anecdotal evidence of cannabis use by professional programmers abounds. Recent studies have found that some professionals regularly use cannabis while programming even for work-related tasks. However, accounts of the impacts of cannabis on programming vary widely and are often contradictory.

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Hacker News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Cannabis use may increase the risk of developing a new anxiety disorder or worsen existing anxiety, a large Ontario study suggests.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach calls his plan ‘the best attempt at legalization of cannabis so far.’

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JULY 26, 2023

The issuer says its debit cards must not be used for legal cannabis, due to federal laws in the US.

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Hacker News

AUGUST 18, 2023

With pot laws changing, we thought it'd be a good idea to send our weed-averse correspondent to see what life is really like in Amsterdam, the world's cannabis capital. He took a job at a marijuana coffee shop, inhaled the best stuff on earth, and saw the totally righteous future of legalized ganja

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Dataconomy

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Their earlier venture, Nordic Oil , catapulted into one of Europe’s most prominent cannabis startups – a testament to their entrepreneurial acumen. At the helm of Oscar’s meteoric rise are the dynamic Danish duo Dannie Patiño-Hansen and Christian Pallesen, already revered figures in the European startup ecosystem.

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Smart Data Collective

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Big data and cannabis are two seemingly different concepts. In June, Nicole Martin wrote a very detailed article for Forbes on the role of big data in operations management for the cannabis industry. legal cannabis market was valued at $11.9 Big Data is Critical to the Thriving Cannabis Market. billion by the end of 2025.

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Smart Data Collective

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Nicole Martin wrote an article in Forbes on ways that big data and AI are changing the cannabis industry. These two tasks often took an entire day to complete. Now, you’re looking at about 10 minutes for both. Medical Marijuana Cards. Some of the big data applications in this industry are obvious. However, some applications are less obvious.

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Hacker News

JANUARY 26, 2024

carat diamond ring appraised for $46k (sold for $23k) A 40.95-carat carat emerald appraised for $25k (sold for $17k) On a few occasions, shoppers have inadvertently come across their own lost items in the store.

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Hacker News

JULY 11, 2023

TMS: An Up-and-Coming Treatment for Addiction This type of brain-zapping therapy, known as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), has shown encouraging results in clinical trials involving chronic users of cocaine, alcohol, heroin, methamphetamine, and cannabis.

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Data Science 101

OCTOBER 23, 2023

My clients are people challenging norms & fighting stigma (a depression clinic that specializes in ketamine & psilocybin therapy, a couples intimacy coach, a cannabis bakery, a sex ed documentarian…) I like to support people on the fringe of society since that’s where we push boundaries and create change!

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