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:
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Putting Alabama On The Map
Reading Is Fundamental, Honey
Kevin Knows I'm Miserable Now
Introducing Laphonza Butler
Shutdown, Swerved
Shut Up Or Shut Down
A Time For Chaos
Capitalism, Explained
Pickets Down
Bob's Discount Bribery Scandal
Make Way For A New Murdoch
Going After Garland
Some Assembly Required
Bye Bye, Bail
Autoworkers, Roll Out!
Remembering Mahsa Amini, One Year Later
UAW Races To The Deadline
Hey Google, Why Is The DOJ Suing You
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