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:
Trump’s Week of Legal Woes
How Dems Can Play To Win
Republicans Impeach Homeland Secretary Mayorkas
Pennsylvania’s House Special
Replacing The Con In Congress
How We Got Here: How Sports Betting Took Over America
The Question Of Trump's Eligibility
The Case for Amendment 4
Citizen Trump
Brittney Gilliam's Family Reaches A Settlement
Trump’s Trials And Errors
How We Got Here: Why it Feels Like the Southern Border is Always in Crisis
TikTok's Timeout
Kickin' Off The Party In South Carolina
Big Tech CEOs Testify Before Congress
The Deal with the Border Deal
Israel Ordered To Prevent Acts Of Genocide
CIA Chief Heads Abroad to Broker Gaza Deal
How NYC’s Mayor Fails Migrants
Nikki Haley Gets Trumped In New Hampshire
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