The Department of Justice took a significant step on Tuesday to downgrade federal restrictions on marijuana. The DOJ submitted a formal recommendation to the White House to reclassify it as a Schedule III drug. It’s a monumental shift in federal drug policy because, for more than 50 years, the U.S. government has considered marijuana to be among the most dangerous drugs, on par with heroin and LSD. Krishna Andavolu, the host and executive producer of the Vice TV show Weediquette, explains what reclassification could mean for businesses, medicine, and criminal justice.
And in headlines: The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial fined the former president $9,000 for violating a gag order, police arrested students that had occupied Hamilton Hall on Columbia University’s campus, and a key federal task force issued new recommendations for women and breast cancer screenings.
Show Notes:
Why You Gotta Be So Rudy?
Only Fun Drugs Should Cost Money
Trump's March To Trial
The Persecution Of Prosectors
The Trump Mugshot Seen 'Round the World
Not My Debate, Not My Monkeys
The Teacher Shortage Cheat Sheet with Becky Pringle
We Give It A One Out Of Tennessee
Beating Bans On Gender-Affirming Care
The DeSantis Documents
Your Rights Are Not Set In Mifepristone
The Future Of Tribes with Cherokee Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr
Trump's Fourth Indictment
Staying Lahaina Strong
How to Help Maui Locals
Maui Residents Flee Deadly Fires
OH Said No!
Oh Hi Go Vote
Falling Short One Goal
Even the Scandals are Bigger in Texas
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