Former actress Saya Takagi was arrested in Okinawa on Oct. 25 for possession of marijuana, three months after she unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Upper House election on a platform to legalize pot for medical purposes. She insists the contraband was not hers. Though Takagi, whose real name is Ikue Masudo, is retired from showbiz, reruns of dramas she appeared in are still shown on TV. When a celebrity is involved in a scandal, broadcasters scour their lineups for any ties to the disgraced person. TV Asahi quickly scrubbed from its afternoon schedule old episodes of the popular detective series "Aibo" that featured Takagi.

Question: I own a single-family home in a common-interest development. One of the reasons we purchased this house was because we knew it had covenants, conditions and restrictions, and felt that we won't have to worry about policing our neighbors. That's what the board is supposed to do. But after only a year, I'm very frustrated. There are a few condominiums here, so parts of our complex have a higher density.

As medical marijuana becomes both more socially acceptable and available, a growing number of people are looking to learn more about its benefits – but the search for reliable and timely information is not always easy. Decades of misinformation about cannabis has made searching the web for answers a cumbersome and time-consuming process. Further, because new research and new cannabis products are being released at an ever-increasing rate, individuals find themselves having to scroll through numerous sites to find exactly what they're looking for. To help address these problems, Vancouver-based Lift Cannabis Co. has developed the world's first cannabis-specific chatbot. Elevator (www.elevator.ai) is a text-based artificial intelligence (AI) app that enables individuals to ask questions and get instant answers.