CNN’s Sanjay Gupta has changed his mind on weed. “I apologize because I didn’t look hard enough, until now. I didn’t look far enough. I didn’t review papers from smaller labs in other countries doing some remarkable research, and I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis.” There is simply no viable argument for attempting to keep someone in pain from using a natural drug that can help them feel better. That reality is finally starting to become obvious to everyone.

+ I recently suffered a pretty long bout of insomnia. During that period, I found myself almost obsessed with eating ice cream and frozen yogurt (also known as ice cream). It turns out my brain was reacting as expected. James Hamblin on how sleep deprivations makes us want to eat fat.

+ Bill Clinton on why he went vegan.