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16 May 2019: Bernie Sanders leads Joe Biden in Emerson national poll of 2020 contenders.
16 May: Serious Injuries From Domestic Violence Dropped After Marijuana Decrim, Study Finds.
16 May: 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on the cover of Time magazine. #ClimateStrike
15 May: Amazon Tribe Wins Lawsuit Against Big Oil, Saving Millions Of Acres Of Rainforest.
13 May: St. Kitts And Nevis Court Rules Adults Can Legally Use Marijuana In Private.
| 12 May: Trumpcare: Sweeping lawsuit accuses top generic drug companies, executives of fixing prices. On 60 Minutes. CBS news. From article: "But 1,215 generics, many of them the most prescribed drugs, jumped on average more than 400 percent in a single year. ... 90 percent of all prescriptions filled in this country are filled with generic drugs." |
9 May 2019: Mexico Wants to Decriminalize All Drugs and Negotiate With the U.S. to Do the Same.
7 May: Cannabis Industry Work Costing U.S. Veterans Their Retirement Pensions. Senate Republicans refuse to allow simple majority votes on rescheduling cannabis. Dictatorship by Veto and Filibuster.
4 May: Illinois. Democrat governor (with Democrat legislature) announces plan to legalize marijuana.
3 May: 'Luxembourg Can Set an Example in Europe' When It Legalizes Cannabis in 2020. [4][5].
2 May: Colorado. Marijuana Consumption and Hospitality Businesses Passes Legislature. It will allow dispensaries, restaurants, hotels and other businesses to apply for pot consumption areas.
| 2 May: Trumpcare: Health insurance deductibles soar, leaving Americans with unaffordable bills. [6]. 2 May: Trumpcare: Study: (Republican) Texas rate of uninsured children double national average. [7]. |
1 May 2019: Las Vegas council approves marijuana ‘social’ lounges. 30 Apr: Large-Scale Cannabis Business Park in Detroit Will Train Past Marijuana Offenders. 30 Apr: Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (Republican) says Senate won't pass bill to lower penalties for marijuana. 29 Apr: People Over 40 Shouldn't Work More Than 3 Days a Week, Study Says. [16].
29 Apr: Paul Free released after 25 years in prison for nonviolent marijuana offenses. [17][18].
Yearly GCM-420 city lists and maps. 27 Apr 2019: Why Senate Republicans block and filibuster the rescheduling of cannabis (even for medical purposes): Marijuana can block a green card holder’s U.S. citizenship — even in states where it’s legal. 24 Apr 2019: Will legal pot mark the end of the neighborhood weed man? Exorbitant dispensary prices.
2019 Facebook event pages and reports. 4/20 and Cannabis Marches worldwide. Getting lit! Stoners around the US and Canada celebrate the biggest 420 day EVER at public festivals after a tenth state legalizes recreational weed. Daily Mail.
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10 Apr: Medicare For All: Accept No Substitutes. [19][20]. Medicare spends only 1.4% on bureaucracy:
Weekly totals for cities/towns worldwide for #FridaysForFuture youth strike for climate.
Video: A teenage climate activist (Greta Thunberg) called out world leaders in December 2018 at age 15. [21][22][23]. Her videos have tens of millions of views. Wikipedia: School strike for climate.
2 in 3 Americans (66%) Support Legalizing Recreational Marijuana. [24]. By Gallup Poll. See: CBS poll at 65%. Senate Republicans, and their anti-democratic modern-day filibusters block most cannabis progress. State-Legal Marijuana Use Makes Immigrants Morally Unfit for Citizenship, Trump Administration Warns.
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Louisiana. Serving Life w/ Hard Labor w/o Parole for $20 of Marijuana.
UK and Europe Cannabis Events Diary and Calendar. 420 and more.
9 Apr 2019: Washington State Bans Free Books to Prisoners for No Logical Reason.
7 Apr: Police across the UK are given green light to let cannabis users off.
6 Apr: Biggest Hash Bash ever: With pot legalized, rally draws huge crowd in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
4 Apr: Study: 88% of Madrid’s Hashish, Some From Morocco, Unsuitable for Humans.
3 Apr: Democrat Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Marijuana In Guam.
31 Mar: Israel Police to Enact Cannabis Decriminalization Tonight (March 31, 2019).
28 Mar: DEA looking for a contractor who can burn 1,000 pounds of marijuana per hour.
19 Mar: ‘Not your normal church’: Kensington ‘temple’ is Philadelphia’s first safe space for cannabis consumption.
9 Mar: Man accused of having 16 pounds of marijuana in his car won't be prosecuted. Baltimore's prosecutor will not prosecute anyone for marijuana.
Democrat Senators Angry That Marijuana Sentences Are Longer Than Paul Manafort's.
8 Mar 2019: Watch: Missouri Police Officers Search Pancreatic Cancer Patient's Bags for Marijuana in Hospital.
7 Mar: Recreational Marijuana legalization bill passes New Mexico House. All Republicans opposed it.
7 Mar: New Poll Finds 52% of Arizonans Support Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization.
5 Mar: Arizona Bill Would Decrease Medical Marijuana Card Fee from $150 to $50 Annually.
5 Mar: Medical marijuana dispensaries bill passes Georgia House.
4 Mar: ‘It’s A Serious Degree’: Students Across US Now Majoring In Marijuana At Colleges.
3 Mar: Ohio’s budding medical-marijuana industry has more open jobs than candidates.
28 Feb: US Senator Cory Booker introduces bill to legalize marijuana at the federal level, with support from fellow 2020 candidates. Will Republican Mitch McConnell let it be voted on? [25][26].
27 Feb: New Hampshire House passes recreational marijuana bill. Republican governor threatens veto.
25 Feb: California homeless shelter receives 100 beds paid for by Port Hueneme pot businesses.
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For first time, as many Iowans support legalizing recreational marijuana as oppose. 23 Feb 2019.
23 Feb 2019: Trump Continues to Flip-Flop on Medical Marijuana.
23 Feb: Getting high on Thailand’s campaign trail. And: Bangkok 420 event. [27].
20 Feb 2019: U.S. Supreme Court Rules Unanimously That States Cannot Impose Excessive Fines. This limits ‘policing for profit’, asset forfeiture.
19 Feb: The Nursing Home With A Medical Cannabis Program The Feds Can Live With.
19 Feb: Oregon's small towns revel in weed tax windfall.
17 Feb: He pushed for marijuana legalization for nearly 20 years. Now the Weedman feels sidelined. [28][29]. And: Bodega owners, too. 14 Feb: Democrat Senator Tim Kaine introduces bill to allow veterans access to medical marijuana through VA. Will Republican Senate block it?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Marijuana Prohibition Hit Black and Latino People Hardest So They Should Profit From Legalization First. 14 Feb 2019 in Newsweek. 12 Feb: Denver-area pot shop offers 1-cent cannabis deal to striking teachers. 12 Feb: As tobacco sales dry up, Kentucky farmers look to the state’s ‘original crop’ — hemp. And: How A Powerful Psychedelic From Africa is Treating Opioid Addiction…& the U.S. Doesn’t Care.
Say Goodbye to authoritarian kings and US Presidents. No European democracy has an executive veto power requiring a 2/3 vote to override. Wikipedia: Nuclear Option: Bring back "50% plus 1" democracy to the US Senate: Stop the: Republican Senate filibuster against federal marijuana legalization. Still true. See Wikipedia: Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. 2 in 3 Americans Support Legalizing Recreational Marijuana.
11 Feb 2019: Senator Kamala Harris acknowledges smoking weed in the past, supports legalization, and says it gives people joy. [30].
6 Feb: First Cannabis Vending Machine Installed in Athens, Greece. 5 Feb: Marijuana access is associated with decreased use of alcohol, tobacco and other prescription drugs.
2 Feb: Senator Cory Booker calls for legalizing marijuana as he launches 2020 bid. 1 Feb: Clueless Kentucky Republican Senate leader McConnell opposes election holiday to increase turnout as in other countries. [31]. 31 Jan 2019: Mexico's President Declares an End to Drug War. 29 Jan: Baltimore to no longer prosecute pot possession. [32]. 29 Jan: California's sluggish legal cannabis industry could get jump-start with tax cuts. [33].
24 Jan: Company launches mobile hemp, flax decorticators to extract valuable fibers.
24 Jan: Philippines and Bangladesh. Drug-war extrajudicial killings of many opposition leaders. 23 Jan: Pot advocate John Sinclair sues state of Michigan over Schedule 1 status. 23 Jan: Here's the Medical Cannabis Super Bowl Ad CBS Refused to Run. [34]. 22 Jan: Pot website offers free medical marijuana to government workers amid shutdown. 22 Jan: Michigan business offers free marijuana with book-bundle purchase. 20 Jan: New Zealand company gets licensed for high THC cannabis. 16 Jan: Virginia House Republicans snuff out marijuana bills. Even decriminalization with civil fines.
15 Jan: Erdogan wants to revive cannabis production, and Turkish Islamists love it. [35]. And: Turkey’s Authoritarian President Comes Out in Favor of Cannabis Cultivation.
14 Jan: Americans Are Now More Likely To Die Of An Opioid Overdose Than On The Road.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Hires Former Marijuana Lobbyist As Senior Advisor.
As Poll Shows Majority Back 70% Top Marginal Tax Rate for Ultra-Rich, Ocasio-Cortez's "Radical" Proposal Proves Extremely Mainstream. [36][37].
Ocasio-Cortez floats 70% tax on super wealthy to fund Green New Deal. And: Research backs her up. Progressive Republican President Eisenhower had a 91% top marginal income tax rate in the 1950s, and oversaw one of the greatest eras of economic prosperity-for-more in the US. With lower overall taxes on the middle class. Make America Great Again. Haters. Dancegate.
9 Jan 2019: The government shutdown spotlights a bigger issue:
78% of US workers live paycheck to paycheck. "Debt is also a growing issue for workers, CareerBuilder reports. Just more than 70 percent of all respondents say that they're in debt." - Medical debt (Republicans block single payer), student loans, etc..
The top line in the chart below is for hourly wages adjusted for inflation: Bottom of chart below says: "Data for wages of production and non-supervisory employees on private non-farm payrolls." Rich get richer; while middle class wages are flat (inflation-adjusted):
USA. Since 2001, labor’s share of national income has suffered a sustained decline:
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The rapidly rising income of the top 10% and the super-rich:
| Rapidly rising income share of the top 10%. Rapidly decreasing income share of the bottom 90%: |
And: The Richest 10% of Americans Now Own 84% of All Stocks. [38]. See Wikipedia: Wealth inequality in the United States.
See: Wikipedia: List of countries by wealth per adult. Partial table below:
Note that USA is number 21 in the 2018 list. Canada is number 8.
Median wealth is exactly in the middle. 50% of adults have more, and 50% of adults have less. Wealth is all assets (money, stocks, bonds, property, etc.) minus all debts.
| Median wealth per adult. Credit Suisse. 2021 report. Country links are to Wikipedia articles. Click red column headers to sort. Link. |
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The average median wealth per adult for Canada is much higher than for the USA, a former great nation. Trump is right. America is no longer great. It's due to Republican trickle-down voodoo economics: Giving tax cuts mainly to the rich instead of to the middle class and poor who actually need them. Combined with predatory mortgage loans and foreclosure. And predatory unforgivable student loans. And predatory medical bills and high deductibles from predatory for-profit health insurance companies.
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9 Jan: New US Congressional Marijuana Bill Is Actually Numbered H.R. 420.
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St. John’s snow sculpture attracts attention. St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
It Would Take Oregonians 7 Years to Smoke All the Weed They Harvested This Year. [44][45][46][47].
31 Dec 2018: Legendary pot advocate John Sinclair opening cafe in Detroit, Michigan.
26 Dec 2018: Irish farmers set to grow medical cannabis after Health Minister announces support.
26 Dec 2018: St. Louis, Missouri Will No Longer Prosecute Marijuana Possession Under 100 Grams.
26 Dec 2018: These States Are Most Likely To Legalize Marijuana In 2019.
25 Dec 2018: Marijuana lounge opens in Phoenix, Arizona.
25 Dec 2018: Canadian dispensary. Video. "This store clerk fought off robbers with a bong".
25 Dec 2018: Thailand approves medical marijuana in New Year's 'gift'. [48][49].
21 Dec 2018: Oregon. Video. What Happens When a State Grows Way Too Much Weed.
20 Dec 2018: Democrat Pennsylvania senator says he'll pen bill to legalize pot. And: Pa. Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf commutes convicted drug dealer's 125-year sentence. And: Gov. Wolf says it’s time for Pennsylvania to ‘take a serious look’ at legalizing recreational marijuana.
| 20 Dec 2018: Arizona. Republican prosecutor Sheila Polk on crusade against cannabis charges stage 4 cancer patient with felony for possessing legally purchased cannabis oil from dispensary. 2.3.4. |
18 Dec 2018: California Regulators: Cities Can't Ban Recreational Marijuana Deliveries.
18 Dec: Nevada becomes first US state with majority-female legislature. After voters dump the trump morons (male Republican leaders) who opposed recreational cannabis (Nevada legalized).
17 Dec 2018: U.S. Student Loan Debt Sets Record, Doubling Since Recession. $1.465 trillion. 14 Dec 2018: Federal judge forces Trump administration to cancel $150 million in student loan debt.
- 7 Dec 2018: Older Americans Are Flocking to Medical Marijuana.
- 3 Dec 2018: Michigan. Democrat bill seeks to release prisoners with marijuana convictions.
Luxembourg’s New Deal: Free Transit (summer 2019) and Legal Weed (by 2023). [50]. 7 Dec 2018.
- 29 Nov 2018: CBD is about to revolutionize the veteran community and PTSD, taking America by storm. [51]. 29 Nov 2018: The Next Big Thing in 'Green' Packaging Is Hemp Bioplastic. 28 Nov 2018: Marijuana, mountains and money: How Lesotho is cashing in.
27 Nov 2018: The president's job approval is at 38 percent while his disapproval numbers are at a record 60 percent. And: America's 'war on terror' has cost the US nearly $6 trillion and killed roughly half a million people.
South Korea becomes first country in East Asia to legalize medical marijuana.
Trump storms ahead with Medicaid work rules, even though they’re disastrous for enrollees. By Los Angeles Times.
Michael Moore: Put Marijuana On The Ballot To Drive Voter Turnout In 2020. 23 Nov 2018. And on Youtube. At 7 minutes 10 seconds in. And 21 Nov 2018:
Saudi Arabia 'tortured female activists', charities say. BBC.
Massachusetts mayor first in line for recreational marijuana.
19 Nov 2018: Greece eyes pot of gold as medicinal cannabis licensed. 18 Nov 2018: Couples offer marijuana at weddings. 18 Nov 2018: Here's what's behind Mexico's radical move toward legalizing marijuana during its war on drugs 18 Nov 2018: How Democrat and medical cannabis activist Nikki Fried became Florida’s agriculture commissioner. [52][53]. 16 Nov 2018:
Jim Belushi: Medical Marijuana Would Have Saved My Brother’s Life..
16 Nov 2018: It's now cheaper to build a new wind farm than to keep a coal plant running. 16 Nov 2018: Oregon marijuana prices plunge – and sales soar. 12 Nov 2018: Michelle Obama says smoking pot was 'part of her becoming story'.
Mexico's incoming government moves to legalize marijuana. 8 Nov 2018. Medical, recreational, sales, and home growing.
Mysterious interstellar object floating in space might be alien, say Harvard researchers. USA Today. Interstellar Cannabis March! The mysterious flying joint! 6 Nov 2018.
Michigan Legalizes Recreational Marijuana. 10th state to do so. 6-7 Nov 2018: Election results 2018: States legalize marijuana, felon voting rights. USA Today. And: Missouri votes to legalize medical marijuana. And: Utah Voters Approve Medical Marijuana Legalization. And: Florida restores voting rights to 1.5 million former felons.
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Highest midterm eligible voter turnout (50.3%) since 1914. [54][55][56][57][58]. 2 Nov 2018: Reminder: US. Republicans Want to Take Your Health Care. Pre-existing conditions.
Marijuana In The Governor's Mansion: Record Number Of Democrat Candidates Say Legalize It.
Vote out most Republicans! Ballotpedia issues: marijuana and minimum wage.
1 Nov 2018: Mexico's Supreme Court effectively legalized weed in an effort to eliminate gang-related violent crime. [59][60].
Bernie Sanders: 3 people own more wealth than the bottom 50% of Americans. [61]. And: Happy alternatives to Republican poverty.
Thailand is Poised to Become the First Asian Country to Legalize Medical Marijuana. [62][63]. 30 Oct 2018: The World's Largest Weed Dispensary Is About to Open Near the Las Vegas Strip.
Mike Tyson Starting TV Show About His Life as a Cannabis Grower. “I smoke it all day, every day,” Tyson said. 29 Oct 2018: Supermom Katrina Spraggon has a cannabis message for the Australian government. [64].
28 Oct 2018: US. Another Big Election Year For Marijuana As Candidates Recognize Voters Want Legal Weed. And: CannabisVoter.info And: Quebec cannabis stores to close 3 days a week due to shortages.
Construction complete on B.C.’s first sustainable ‘Lego’ home.
25 Oct 2018: Toronto Airport Says Cannabis Trash Cans Are Not 'Free Weed' Bins.
Utah Lawmaker Releases Video of His First Cannabis Experience. [65][66][67][68][69][70]. 24 Oct 2018: US. 'They're all lying': Republicans claim to support pre-existing conditions. MSNBC. 23 Oct 2018: Bong arm of the law: South Korea says it will arrest citizens who smoke weed in Canada.
22 Oct 2018: US Republican Attorney General seeks to outlaw hashish for medical marijuana patients.
Most Republican politicians oppose what these average Americans want:
- 21 Oct: North Dakota Marijuana Legalization Measure Winning In Latest Poll.
- Ohio Issue 1 is leading in polls. 21 Oct 2018: Cutting through the hype. Possession of drugs would be no more than a misdemeanor. Treatment could be mandated. [71][72][73][74].
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20 Oct 2018: How compassion club founder Hilary Black changed the course of cannabis law in Canada. 19 Oct: Canada. Calgary Police Association files grievance over cannabis ban for officers. 18 Oct 2018: US. Cannabis Price Collapse Putting Billions in Consumers’ Pockets.
17 Oct 2018: Republican Mississippi. Medical cannabis patient gets 8 years in prison for possession of 3 pounds. [75]. See: Cost of Republican-led drug war.
US Congressman Issues 'Blueprint To Legalize Marijuana' For Democratic House In 2019.
| 17 Oct: Canada. First legal weed sold in Canada at Newfoundland shops. 2. CBC News. |
17 Oct: US. Legalizing Marijuana Nationwide Would Create One Million Jobs, Study Says.
Medicare spends less than 2 percent on bureaucracy. 1.4% to be exact. See chart. We need Medicare for All. Nearly a third of our health care dollars go to something other than health care. See also:
Trump approval hits new low (35%) in CNN poll. 32% in AP–NORC poll. Lowest in history for a first-year President. [76]. Bring back democracy: Remove Presidential veto power. And: Senate 60% rule.
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29 Jan 2020: Pro-Legalization Group Ranks Best And Worst Governors On Marijuana. [77][78].
| Legal Marijuana Advocates Rank The Best And Worst Governors On Cannabis. 2.. By Tom Angell, Jan 16, 2019. From the article (emphasis and links added): |
| Of the governors who received passing grades in the new scorecard, 22 are Democrats and only five are Republicans. Meanwhile, 100 percent of those who got A grades are Democrats. On the other end of the scale, the 15 who got D grades and the four who received an F are all GOP governors. No Democrat got less than a C. |
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