The new provision goes completely in the other direction. It will ban any product that contains more than .4 mg of THC in any form. Most CBD products contain at least this much THC, which is "almost zero," says Jonathan Miller, hemp advocate and former Kentucky treasurer.

At the eleventh hour, Mitch McConnell slipped a provision into the federal spending bill that could end the shutdown—banning Delta 8 THC, THCA & even most CBD products. Congressional Republicans in Kentucky, one of the largest producers of hemp, are unhappy. My latest.

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RFK Jr.’s FDA Is Now Also In Turmoil Over Corrupt Drug Regulator While we've talked quite a bit about the horror show that is RFK Jr.'s position as Secretary of HHS, most of the focus of those posts has been around what is happening at the CDC. And for good reason, too. The ongoing measles…

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Seems very fitting indeed—and intensely grotesque—that, on this particular day of vile & shocking MAGA revelations, the MAHA summit concluded with a performance from their favorite dude Russell Brand who is facing multiple sexual assault charges. There seems to be a common theme throughout.

Anybody with Raynaud's got a rec for some compression sleeves or gloves that don't restrict movement so much, cause I still want to be able to type and do my crafts and things with them on.

Epstein and Maxwell funded and were on the board of Seed Media Group, which created and ran Science Blogs. The Science Blogs. The premier network of science communicators.

Today’s government shutdown update email says “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hopeful that the Democrat-led government shutdown may conclude today”. I thought they were told to stop using partisan language? 🙄

Some folks spend a lot of time agonizing over writing emails and these guys can barely form a coherent sentence

Here's our deep dive from December 2024 on why uptake has been so slow: www.wired.com/story/the-wo...

It's been nearly two years since the first gene-editing therapy, Casgevy, was approved for sickle cell disease. Just 39 patients worldwide have received it in that time. This is from a Nov. 10 update from manufacturer Vertex:

It’s 12 November, so it’s time to mark the 55th anniversary of the exploding whale of Oregon, an attempt to clear a cetacean carcass from a beach which prompted one reporter to say “The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds”

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The Eugene Emeralds Exploding Whales alternate identity is still one of my favorite MiLB logos

“the CDC’s leadership seems to have already gotten what they wanted all along: getting the pesky staff out of the way” nymag.com/intelligence...

“Most troubling to agency officials and contractors is that Prasad and Høeg are changing procedures rapidly and with little input from career staff. They have not discussed their ideas in a public forum, such as the FDA’s vaccine advisory committee.”

“He and Høeg have also seized control from career scientists who run the FDA’s vaccine surveillance programs. They have criticized study designs, saying that they are biased… They’re instructing agency contractors who work on post-market vaccine safety to restructure these studies.”

“They are focused most intensely on Covid-19 shots, but are also looking at vaccines more broadly. Prasad wants to make it more difficult for vaccine makers to tell doctors they can offer their shots together, something providers have done for decades to more efficiently protect people from disease”

A few more photos from tonight’s incredible #aurora. I’m fascinated by the amount of red light tonight. This is generated by oxygen molecules being excited by light plasma at least 600 km above the Earth. The green is also oxygen molecules, but much lower (100-250km). Definitely a great night.

The new episode of Million Bazillion is about intellectual property! 😍 What are royalties, trademark and copyright? view.connect.americanpublicmedia.org?qs=a30cf7993...

“For those who believe the health system is controlled by a conspiracy, Holmes is a victim of Big Pharma. For biohacking enthusiasts into wearable devices, she was an early adopter. For mothers who see themselves as protectors, she is a mom who is trying to provide the best care for her family”

If you want to start a newsletter and don't want to use Substack because they currently platform/sponsor Nazis: consider using the free and open-sourced alternative that has been around for over a decade. I'll personally walk you through it.

uhhh this actually reminds me a lot of how LLMs function at a basic level too - predicting tokens based on proximity & context, etc 😬 ...so we're teaching kids to read like AI & saying AI level is good enough

how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...

ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy

"The closing keynote, slated after an “eloquent rant” from Russell Brand, will be delivered by Kennedy himself."

“The event raises new questions about which groups get access to top leaders and when policy ideas are disclosed to the public — even as Kennedy and his deputies have promised ‘radical transparency’ and decried closed-door meetings between former policymakers and industry leaders.”

There’s a rumor on Reddit about medchem layoffs at AbbVie… #chemchat

The eds-and-meds economy that reshaped Pittsburgh after the collapse of steelmaking relies on skilled H-1B visa holders. The administration’s disruption of these visas pose challenges for Pitt, the area’s largest employer of H-1B workers, and many others www.publicsource.org/h1b-visa-app...

“Well, the hormone replacement therapy announcement was changed because of the warnings of one doctor with the Women's Health Initiative. And now you're citing one man in making the acetaminophen reference.”

-She repeatedly corrects the use of an outdated and unrepresentative statement from an authority -She clearly explains what specifically is inconsistent about the agency’s recent actions -She ends with a clear statement of the problem anyone can understand -She doesn’t let him have the last word

This interview by @aliroginpbs.bsky.social with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is a masterclass. It should be taught in j-schools and she should receive a medal for it. Here are just a few of the things she does while making it all look easy: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

For those in/around College Park, MD come on over to Ledo Pizza, 4509 Knox Rd, next Tuesday 11/18, 6pm+ for Science on Tap, where I will share a talk and dialogue on: "Science Matters: Confronting the Impacts of Federal Cuts to Research on Communities Nationwide" science.umd.edu/events/scien...

It’s time

Now we are going to have a bunch of dudes that only wear IPA sweaters

Finding a new use for beer leftovers: fermented brewer’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) can be used to make fiber “Pilot-scale production achieved a fibre fineness similar to wool and a little coarser than cotton. The fibre’s strength was 50% higher than natural protein fibres such as wool.”

Poppies are a symbol of remembrance on Armistice Day. Did you know that some poppies are also the source of powerful opioid painkillers? Find out more in this graphic: www.compoundchem.com/2020/11/11/p... #ChemSky 🧪

#SciArt 🧪

SAVE the Date! The Science Ball is here! Dec. 5th in Worcester, MA The lab coat is more than a uniform. It is a canvas of curiosity where science and self-expression meet. Tickets are free (available soon). Check out the website to learn more. scienceball.atomic-lab.org

"The FDA’s decision to request sponsors of menopausal hormone therapies remove certain warnings from their labels marks the first time Makary’s 'expert panels' have been used as a catalyst for regulatory action" instead of going through an AdComm insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/d...

Thanks @chemjobber.bsky.social for doing the math on this. The job market is brutal right now, and there don’t seem to be many openings for entry level positions. It has been a challenge to give students career advice.

At my blog, I write more about my concerns for aspiring entering grad students in chemistry for Fall 2026. To reiterate - if you don't have a plan for next fall RIGHT NOW, you need to talk to your professors and advisers and develop a plan NOW: chemjobber.blogspot.com/2025/11/towa... #chemchat 🧪⚗️

Generic drug manufacturing is going to be difficult to (re)establish in the US:

I hope yinz enjoy watching this as much as I did

Love to see alumni from state universities winning Nobel Prizes. You don't have to go to an Ivy League school to be successful. 🧪 👩‍🔬 🥽

Reading through SAD and MAD studies is just reminding me that I am sad and mad

My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard. We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions. We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.