#legalization

#legalization

There are times when a dangerous substance has to be legalized to fight it.By doing so, the federal government intends to decrease the consumption of cannabis, especially among young people.Health Minister Lauterbach says Germany's old cannabis policy had not been successful.Berlin, October 27th, 2022 (The Berlin Spectator) - Germany could soon take an unconventional approach.

Up a steep flight of stairs in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood, a hazy cloud hung over the crowd that had gathered over the weekend, at an event space accented by a cartoon mural of Fat Albert holding a gallon bag of fake weed.It was the awards party for the New York Growers Cup, a new grass-roots competition highlighting local craft growers who have been working for years  in the shadows and now in a legal gray area  to perfect their particular strains of marijuana.

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Three years into a pilot program launched in East New York to convert illegal basement apartments into safe and regulated dwellings, the scheme has shown minimal progress, according to a new report.

Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota signed a bill into law on Tuesday legalizing recreational marijuana use in the state.With Walz's signature, Minnesota becomes the 23rd state to legalize adult-use cannabis and the third Midwestern state to do so.What we know right now is prohibition does not work.

In California's agricultural industry, the most productive in the nation (PDF) with about $50 billion in annual revenue, almost 85% of crop workers were born in Mexico.Roughly half don't have legal authorization to work, according to estimates by the U.S. Department of Labor.As migration flows from Mexico slowed down in the mid-2000s, the age distribution of California agricultural workers shifted, with farmworkers age 55 to 64 increasing by 64% over the last decade, the UC Merced analysis found.

Politics "It's clear communities, families, retirement security and the economy will be stronger once we legalize cannabis in New Hampshire."CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The New Hampshire Legislature is once again debating recreational use of marijuana but efforts to legalize it still face significant hurdles.

The pale ruby wine emerged from the bottle with a tinge of orange.It smelled lightly smoky, not as fruity as a grenache ordinarily might but unusually herbal.The aroma would have been right at home at rock concerts and college dorms of a certain era.On the palate, it was beautifully balanced with a lingering aftertaste.

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly subsided, but another deadly plague continues to rage across America: drug overdoses.They caused more than 106,000 deaths in 2021 - greater than the toll from guns and auto accidents combined - and preliminary government health data indicate that last year was nearly as bad.

Illinois had a three-year head start on legalizing recreational marijuana, but in many ways, Missouri has surpassed it after just one month.The two states came to legalization very differently, which makes the laws in each state very different - and means Missouri is cutting into the Illinois market.

A just-published UC San Diego study says that senior citizen visits to the emergency room for cannabis-related reasons in California have increased by more than 1800% since 2003.There has been a funny footnote to California's 2016 legalization of recreational marijuana use (which did not actually take effect until January 1, 2018): the fastest-growing cannabis use demographic has been senior citizens.

Dubai has scrapped a 30% tax on alcohol and will no longer charge tourists or expats for permits to buy alcoholic drinks as the emirate tries to attract more foreign workers and visitors in the face of growing regional competition.Two major retailers in the city, located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said they had slashed their prices to reflect the tax cut.

A pivotal Supreme Court case currently being considered in India could lead to the legalization of same-sex marriage in the nation.The plaintiffs, four gay couples, are taking on a government that has been hostile to the idea of marriage equality in the past.Leaked documents acquired by Reuters show that the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been trying to convince the court to decide not to allow LGBTQ+ couples the right to marry.

Braves Franchise History
1977 - The Braves file suit against Commissioner Bowie Kuhn challenging the severity of the penalties they received for tampering charges stemming from their free agent signing of outfielder Gary Matthews.1981 - The Atlanta Braves trade outfielder Jeff Burroughs to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for pitcher Carlos Diaz.

Ontario bettors can again wager on Ultimate Fighting Championship events.The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) reinstated betting on UFC events in the province Thursday.On Dec. 1, the organization ordered registered entities to stop offering and accepting wagering on the UFC "due to non-compliance with AGCO's betting integrity requirements" But on Thursday, the commission said the UFC has since "updated its policies and procedures."

As the race between Brazil's right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, and his leftist challenger, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has tightened, Mr. Bolsonaro and his allies have intensified their courting of a voting bloc key to his campaign: evangelical Christians.In the days leading to Sunday's runoff election, the country has been awash in harsh attacks against Mr. da Silva that are meant in part to sway evangelical voters, who make up by some estimates roughly 30 percent of the population and have become key supporters of Mr. Bolsonaro.

Do as we say, not as we profit from.The NFL, which has embraced a major revenue stream from partnerships with multiple sports books that legally offer sports betting in most states, prevents NFL personnel from wagering on any sports.Jets receiver Miles Austin apparently bet on sports other than football.

We're mere days away from the legalization of sports betting in Maryland, so you're nearly out of time to secure the $500 in free bets AND three free months of NBA League Pass available to you from three different sportsbooks.I'll explain each amazing promo and what you need to do here, but know that you need to act quickly as time is running out.

Even after adjusting for whopping restaurant price increases, consumer spending on what government statisticians call food services and drinking places is up more than 7% from what it was before the pandemic.Meanwhile, employment at food services and drinking places is down more than 4%.That can be irritating for diners.