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Thirty years ago, the sociologist Craig Reinarman observed.pdf) that there's something "woven into the very fabric of American culture" that makes us susceptible to believing that a "chemical boogeyman" is to blame for "society's ills." He added that every moral panic about drugs since the 19th century has been fueled by "media magnification" in which the danger of a particular substance is dramatized and distorted. Now that recreational marijuana is legal in about half of U.S. states, and more Americans are consuming weed than ever before, the chemical bogeyman is back, and he's armed with a ...
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As of early May, more than three years after New York legalized recreational marijuana, just 119 licensed dispensaries were serving that market in the entire state. Unauthorized pot shops outnumbered legal outlets by 20 to 1, according to The New York Times, with more than 2,000 operating in New York City alone. The state had less than one licensed pot store per 100,000 residents—in contrast with about six in Massachusetts, 10 in Maine, 11 in Colorado, 19 in Oregon, and 48 in New Mexico. Legislators and regulators could have avoided this "disaster," as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently calle...
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Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will issue a blanket pardon for low-level marijuana convictions in the state today, a move that the governor's office estimates will clear the records of an estimated 100,000 people. Moore's office claims it is the largest mass pardon by a state related to marijuana, and the first to include offenses for the possession of paraphernalia as well. Maryland legalized recreational marijuana last year after voters approved a 2022 constitutional amendment by 67 percent. Moore says the pardons are an effort to remove the burdens of felony convictions, such as barrier...
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Back in 2017, Honolulu's police chief abandoned a contentious plan to confiscate firearms from residents who use marijuana for medical purposes, which the state has allowed since 2000. But law enforcement agencies still reject applications for the permits required to legally possess guns in Hawaii when the would-be owners have state-issued medical marijuana cards. Last year, according to a recent report from the state attorney general's office, that was by far the most common reason for denying gun permits, accounting for two-fifths of rejections. Under 18 USC 922(g)(3), it is a felony for any...
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What pundits say: "Joe Biden is, at the moment, losing his reelection campaign," wrote The Atlantic's Annie Lowrey in a piece this week. "And he is doing so while presiding over the strongest economy the United States has ever experienced." Lowrey cites the low jobless rate—under 4 percent!—and higher wage growth than we experienced during Barack Obama's administration. "Inflation has cooled off considerably," she adds, "meaning that consumers' purchasing power is strong." This argument isn't unique. Pundits have, of late, been scratching their heads trying to figure out why President Joe Bide...
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The US government proposed a rule change to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The historic move would recognise its use medically in the US and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than other drugs. The US Attorney General submitted a proposal on Thursday to move it from a schedule I to a schedule III drug under the US Controlled Substances Act (CSA). German MPs approve new cannabis law allowing limited possession and cultivation of marijuanaSchedule I drugs are those "with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse" such as heroin and LSD, while sched...
Euronews (English)
By Shantasree Sarkar Former Uttar Pradesh Cyber Crime Superintendent of Police Triveni Singh was unearthing scams on Telegram, a messaging platform. The investigation started with a complaint filed by a girl who was cheated of money through a part time job scam. She received a lucrative offer on WhatsApp first and then was directed towards a Telegram channel wherein her bank details were taken. When the police reached out to Telegram, the messaging platform did not respond to their queries. For months, Singh tried establishing contact with Telegram through multiple follow up emails asking for ...
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The polling company Gallup released a new opinion survey about American’s views towards marijuana and tobacco. For people who remember how ubiquitous cigarettes and smoking tobacco used to be in public areas of the U.S., and how stigmatized almost any form of drug use was, it would be shocking for them to learn that out of the Americans polled by Gallup, more of them reported being hobby pot smokers over tobacco. According to Gallup, 11% of American adults asked said they were cigarette smokers, while 16% self-reported that they smoked marijuana. Rates for alcohol use were much higher than eit...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - As pot smokers prepare to light up for "4/20" -- the annual counter-cultural celebration of cannabis held on April 20 -- the United States' legalization experiment blazes ahead. Here are five things to know about marijuana in America: Where is it legal? - Eighteen of the 50 US states, plus the capital Washington, have so far legalized recreational weed use for adults. Most states allow at least some medical use -- ranging from oils with low levels of the active ingredient THC to near-legalization. Just a few conservative states such as Idaho, Wyoming and Nebraska have held ...
AFP
Los Angeles (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Americans will gather in parks and city plazas under a fog of marijuana smoke on Wednesday to celebrate a drug that remains illegal in much of the country. April 20th has become synonymous with pot, a day when THC-infused clouds drift, people play bongos, and everyone feels a bit of love for each other. But why did 4/20 become so important? What is 4/20? Basically a day that celebrates all things Mary Jane. In more than a dozen US states where weed is legal, big rallies will take place in public spaces, with participants lighting up everything from regu...
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