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.
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Kamala Harris' Time As DA: Cop or Progressive?
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Misogynoir Takes Center Stage During Q&A With Trump At NABJ
All The Vice President's White Men
Democrats Get Serious About Court Reform
"Smart On Crime": How VP Harris's Record As Prosecutor Could Impact The 2024 Race
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The Paris Olympics Gets Political
Voters Outside The Democratic Base Weigh In On VP Harris
Will Vice President Harris Follow Biden's Lead on Middle East Policy?
Why Democrats Aren't Afraid of GOP Legal Challenges to VP Harris's Candidacy
Biden Exits The Race, Kamala Harris Races To Replace Him
Will the Trump Assassination Attempt Change the 2024 Race?
RNC 2024: Same Old Trump
Three Weeks After The Debate, More Dems Call For Biden To Step Down
Breaking Down Project 2025
From Foe to Bro: JD Vance is Trump's VP
A Call For Unity After Trump Assassination Attempt
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