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Jan 02 2020
Analysis
Although Cannabis Consumers Who Own Firearms Are Federal Felons, Illinois Says They Can Keep Their Guns
Cannabis consumers in Illinois, where state-licensed marijuana dispensaries started serving recreational customers yesterday, will pay more in taxes than cannabis consumers in most other states that have legalized pot. But at least they do not have to worry that the state police will be coming for their guns, thanks to protections included in the 2019 law that allows adults 21 or older to
ReasonNov 11 2020
News
U.S. prepares for worst four months of the pandemic as it stares down the ‘darkest’ days yet
Ohio has had an “unprecedented spike” in Covid-19 hospital admissions. ICU beds in Tulsa, Oklahoma, are full. North Dakota’s hospitals don’t have enough doctors and nurses. And hospital administrators in Iowa are warning that they are approaching their limits.
The U.S. is heading for a “dark winter,” a “Covid hell,” the “darkest days of the pandemic.” However you describe it, the next
CNBCApr 27 2020
News
Andy Cohen says he couldn't donate plasma because he is gay
Andy Cohen is speaking out about what he says is a discriminatory practice happening at the federal level when it comes to LGBTQ people being able to donate blood and convalescent plasma.
The 51-year-old talk show host tested positive for the coronavirus in March and recovered from COVID-19 by the end of that month. Since then, he said he's been trying help those still suffering from
NBC Today ShowJun 05 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Brandon Judd: Here’s why Trump’s tariffs on Mexico deserve our support (hint: pressure works)
Securing our southern border against a massive influx of illegal immigrants and deadly illegal drugs is a national security crisis of the highest order. President Trump deserves bipartisan support from Congress and the American people to deal with this national emergency.
With an estimated 11 million or more illegal immigrants in the U.S. and hundreds of thousands more coming in,
Guest Writer - RightApr 21 2014
News
Holder: U.S. To Make More Convicts Eligible for Presidential Clemency
The Obama Administration continued its push to reduce the number of prisoners serving long sentences as a result of the nation’s federal drug laws on Monday with an announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder describing new rules that would expand the pool of convicts eligible to apply for presidential clemency.
Time MagazineAug 31 2020
News
Kenosha Police Reveal How Many of Those Arrested Weren't From City
Kenosha Police revealed that a majority of the individuals arrested during the riots that rocked the city following the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake were not from Kenosha.
In a media release, the department said that in preparation for President Trump’s visit to Kenosha, they would not be at a 1 p.m. briefing so they were releasing the relevant information from the preceding
TownhallFeb 19 2020
News
Who got pardoned, who got shorter prison sentences under Trump's clemency spree?
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump granted clemency on Tuesday to 11 people who served prison sentences for crimes in high-profile cases ranging from gambling fraud to tax evasion to drug-related charges.
Trump, who has broad clemency powers granted by the Constitution, granted full pardons – a full legal forgiveness for a crime – to seven people and commuted, or shortened, the
USA TODAYFeb 15 2020
News
What is CHS? Marijuana advocates warn of a little-known condition affecting heavy users
As more and more U.S. states expand marijuana legalization, and with weed usage on the rise, doctors and advocates are warning about a little-known condition affecting heavy users of the drug.
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, or CHS, causes severe abdominal pain, nausea and “cyclic vomiting” among regular marijuana users — and can lead to extreme dehydration and, in rare cases, death
Yahoo NewsOct 06 2014
Opinion
OPINION: Yes to Marijuana Ballot Measures
The decision by California voters in 1996 to legalize medical marijuana produced a wave of similar initiatives around the country. Less than two decades later, over half the states allow at least limited medical use. Now it looks as though recreational use of the drug may follow the same path.
New York Times (News)Dec 21 2020
News
Capitalism Delivered Promise, and Faced a Reckoning, in 2020
On Dec. 13, the Detroit Free Press posted a video on its Twitter feed. I didn’t expect to get emotional watching it. The shaky clip, shot by someone holding a smartphone, showed UPS and FedEx semitrailer trucks carrying the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, pulling out of the parking lot of Pfizer’s Kalamazoo, Mich., plant, turning on to Portage Road. There, a handful of onlookers cheered
Time Magazine