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:
Congress Weighs Drafting Women To Military
The Push For Federal Action On Extreme Heat
A Georgia Man's Life Mission To Preserve Black History
Netanyahu Dissolves Israel’s War Cabinet
Trump's Odds Of Getting Conviction Reversed
The Real Story Behind the Far-Right's Rise in Europe
SCOTUS Maintains Access to Abortion Drug...For Now
Rep. Jamie Raskin On Project 2025
Hunter Biden's Guilty Verdict
How Climate Change Is Impacting Reproductive Health
Israel Hostage Rescue Mission Kills Scores of Palestinians
Why Is the SAT Back (Again)?
SCOTUS Holds Off On Big Case Decisions... Again
Harris, Trump Head To California To Court Big-Money Donors
Sen. Alex Padilla: Biden's Border Plan Is "Unconscionable"
Biden's Executive Order For The Border
Celebrity Endorsements For The Win?
Trump, Guilty As Charged. Now What?
Trump's Fate Now In The Hands Of Manhattan Jury
Hush Money Trial: Closing Arguments Are Over, Now Jurors Deliberate
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