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The feds have embraced medical marijuana. Now what?
DOJ's cannabis reclassification offers tax, research benefits but leaves recreational weed adrift. The U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision to downgrade the drug classification for medical cannabis will help medical marijuana businesses.
Four children test positive for meth, marijuana, deputies say
Four children test positive for meth, marijuana, deputies say IT. 644 IN TIME FOR NEWS TO GO, WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP NEWS STORIES. YOUR TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE'RE BEGINNING WITH BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ANDERSON…
Two Colorado smoke shops shut down for selling restricted products to minors
A smoke shop in Denver and another in Fort Collins were both ordered to cease operations this month by city and state regulators. The Vibe Smoke Shop at 7530 East Colfax Avenue was ordered Tuesday by the City and County of Denver's Department of…
Cannabis Stocks Are Heating Up Again. Here's Which Ones Could be the Biggest Winners.
The cannabis business in the United States turned over a new leaf this year on April 22, when the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administation announced that marijuana was being rescheduled from a Schedule I controlled…
California Indian Tribes Can't Participate In Statewide Marijuana Industry Without Getting Their Own Licenses, Attorney General Says
California's attorney general says Indian tribes cannot independently engage in marijuana commerce with licensed cannabis businesses without first obtaining their own commercial license from state officials. Assemblymember Anamarie Avila Farias (D)…
Senate Candidates Face Perjury Allegations for Election Rigging Scheme
Nebraska's Senate race has taken a bizarre turn after complaints were filed against two candidates alleging that they are not serious about serving in the position if they win the race. Democrat Cindy Burbank and Legal Marijuana NOW nominee Mike…
'How To Win a Trade War'? Lose less than your opponents.
How To Win a Trade War: An Optimistic Guide to an Anxious Global Economy, by Soumaya Keynes and Chad Bown, Simon & Schuster, 288 pages, $30 The ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu advised that 'he who wishes to fight must first count the…
Welcome to Georgia, where questionable therapies flourish with little oversight
She is able to do that, she told the AJC, because of the expertise she gained through functional medicine and antiaging training organizations. “My goal has always been to fill gaps in the current system with passionate, evidence-informed…
Why Americans have turned on presidential pardons
Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that's driving politics or culture. This upcoming Thursday will mark the 500th day of President Donald…
Trump Is Being Sued For Rescheduling Marijuana By Doctors And A Pharmaceutical Company Who Are 'Aggrieved' By The Move
The Trump administration's move to federally reschedule marijuana is being challenged with yet another lawsuit, and this one includes the president himself in the list of defendants. The latest litigation was filed by a coalition of anti-marijuana…
Legalizing Marijuana In Pennsylvania Will Be 'A Lot Easier' Now That Trump Federally Rescheduled It, Senator Says
The Trump administration's move to federally reschedule marijuana is “politically good” for efforts to legalize cannabis at the state level in Pennsylvania, a senator says, because it could “create a permission structure for…
Why the American Novel Refused to Grow Up
“He made chutzpah a literary form!” proclaims a blurb on the back cover of a collection of essays and stories by the literary critic and enfant terrible Leslie Fiedler. It is just the sort of affronting remark that Fiedler was known…
Chasing a Runner's High? Science Explains How to Actually Get There
There's an elusive feeling that some runners get when out clocking miles. Your mood lifts, you feel like you could run forever, and you're in a near euphoric state. There's a name for this feeling—the runner's high—and while some…
We were teens when we tried cocaine. It took one time to get hooked
It's America's second-most popular illegal drug, rivaled only by cannabis. But unlike marijuana, cocaine hits a person in seconds, hooking them almost instantly and commanding the brain's reward pathway to want nothing else. The seeds of obsession…
Trump's Threat to Afterschool Funding-and What's Emerging to Meet It | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
The Trump administration is again attempting to eliminate federal funding for before-school, afterschool, and summer programs for underserved and low-income students. This time the push is part of a broader budget proposal that would gut the…
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