A Virginia preschool teacher is suing the federal government to keep her job and block a federal vaccine mandate for federally funded preschool programs. Elizabeth Etherton is a veteran teacher at Fairfax County Public Schools, serving preschool students for over 15 years. She has been told she will be fired on Feb. 28 for not … Continue reading Virginia teacher sues to stop federal vaccine mandate
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Richie Greenberg, activist and organizer of the recall of embattled San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin, today issued a statement regarding the final one hundred days until Boudin's recall election June 7th 2022: "Following the historic recall of three school board commissioners just weeks ago, San Francisco's voters are again poised to hit the polls … Continue reading One Hundred Days Until SF District Attorney Recall
Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have introduced legislation to incentivize state and local governments to expunge the criminal records of those who have previously been convicted of marijuana offenses. Their bill, entitled The Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act, seeks to appropriate $20 million to the US Attorney General for the purposes of financially … Continue reading Congress: Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Facilitate Expungements for Those with State-Level Cannabis Convictions
Officials at American Life League, the nation’s oldest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization, reacted to President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. “The president of the United States has proven once again that he is not only clueless when it comes to morality and the law but committed to reshaping the justice system so that … Continue reading “President’s SCOTUS ‘Choice’ Is ‘Surrogate’ for the Abortion Industry,” American Life League
Justices on the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled 4 to 1 to strike down a voter-approved initiative (Constitutional Amendment A) legalizing the adult-use possession and sale of cannabis. “Legalization opponents cannot succeed in the court of public opinion or at the ballot box,” NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano said. “Thus, they are now petitioning the courts … Continue reading South Dakota: State’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Adult-Use Marijuana Vote
A a Harris County judge allowed Azael Sepulveda, the owner of Oz Mechanics in Pasadena, Texas, to open his shop while his lawsuit against the city of Pasadena is pending. The temporary injunction was granted in a suit filed by the Institute for Justice (IJ) challenging the city’s mandatory parking minimum law, which requires Azael … Continue reading Texas Mechanic Wins Right to Open His Shop in Ongoing Challenge to Pasadena’s Parking Minimum Law
The legalization of marijuana is associated with improvements in police clearance rates for multiple types of violent crimes, according to data published online ahead of print in The International Journal of Drug Policy. A pair of researchers affiliated with the University of Utah and the University of China assessed trends in crime clearance rates in Oregon versus control … Continue reading Analysis: Marijuana Legalization Associated with Improved Clearance Rates for Violent Crimes
Lawmakers in the island nation of Malta (population 525,000) have approved legislation permitting the personal possession of marijuana by adults without penalty. Members of Parliament voted in favor of the legislation and it was expected to be signed into law. Under the measure, those ages 18 and older may legally possess up to seven grams of cannabis and/or home-cultivate up to … Continue reading European Island Nation of Malta Moves to Depenalize Marijuana Possession
Police officers may not engage in the warrantless search of a vehicle based solely upon the smell of marijuana, according to a determination by the state’s Supreme Court. The majority ruled that law enforcement cannot infer criminal activity from the odor of marijuana because medical cannabis can legally be possessed by authorized patients under state … Continue reading Pennsylvania: Supreme Court Rules Marijuana Odor Is Insufficient Grounds for a Warrantless Search
The popularity of unregulated products containing delta-8 THC is far greater in states where cannabis is illegal than it is in jurisdictions where it has been legalized, according to an analysis published in The International Journal of Drug Policy. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego analyzed Internet users’ interest in delta-8 THC products in all 50 … Continue reading Analysis: Public Interest in Delta-8 Products Rising in States Where Cannabis Remains Criminalized
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