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Attempt to legalize cannabis in part of Berlin and open up pot shops is struck down by government agency. Sharon Reich reports.
On Friday, the US House of Representatives passed a bill to end the federal prohibition on cannabis. CNN reports the historic vote on the landmark legislation is largely symbolic. If put into law it would be a major step for the multibillion-dollar cannabis industry and broader social justice movements The bill would effectively legalize cannabis by removing marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act. It would creating a shared federal-state control of cannabis programs, but it does not force states to legalize.
It's still unknown whether President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden will win the 2020 race for the US presidency. But according to Gizmodo, one clear winner has emerged in another fight: the drug legalization movement. In both red and blue cities and states, people voted to legalize or decriminalize cannabis, psilocybin mushrooms, and, in Oregon, all illicit drugs entirely. New Jersey, Arizona, South Dakota, and Montana all passed ballot measures to legalize cannabis for recreational use. Voting to legalize cannabis and other drugs appeared to have nothing to do with whether a state voted for Trump or Biden--or its governor's party. and GOP governors of Arizona and South Dakota discouraged residents from voting to legalize cannabis. It didn't work.
South Dakota has voted to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana. According to Business Insider, it's the first time a state has voted to legalize both types of access to cannabis at the same time. Medical marijuana cards will be issued to patients with debilitating, chronic conditions--subject to a healthcare provider's recommendation. Recreational cannabis sales will be taxed at 15%. The proceeds will be used to cover the program's costs and to fund public schools and the state's general fund. Residents of the highly conservative state will be allowed to possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis for recreational use.
In the United States, it's generally understood that college kids like to party. And according to UPI, a new study in JAMA Pediatrics says nearly a third of all college students smoke cannabis. 62%--roughly twice as many--drink alcohol. However, the number of students who say they neither drink alcohol nor smoke weed has increased from just under 20% in the early 2000s to 28% today. What's more, the percentage of students who have an alcohol use disorder also has declined to 10% over the same period from just under 20%.
Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou leaves British Columbia Supreme Court after she was dealt a legal setback, as a Canadian judge ruled that proceedings to extradite her to the United States will go ahead. IMAGES