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The circus — doing business as the Ohio General Assembly — left the Statehouse last week, aiming to stay home until sometime in 2024. Given that Ohio’s primary election will be held March 19 — 2 1/2 months into the New Year — don’t expect much Capitol Square boat-rocking before then.

Many, if not most, contests for (gerrymandered) state Senate and Ohio House of Representatives seats are filled in the primary. The last things any incumbent General Assembly member wants just before a primary election are tough Statehouse votes on controversial statewide issues.

For those Ohioans who keep an eye on the Statehouse, many are interested in how and when the legislature will mess with Issue 2, the November ballot measure in which 57% of the Ohioans voting backed the legalization of adult-use recreational marijuana.

The law took effect this month — with some ifs and buts. (Ohio had already legalized medical marijuana in 2016 in a bill whose prime sponsor was then-Rep. Steve Huffman, a suburban Dayton Republican, now a senator, who is a physician.)

Voter-passed Issue 2 allows Ohioans to possess up to six marijuana plants per person (and no more than 12 per household). Initially, the Senate’s GOP buzz-killers had the politically suicidal impulse to forbid homegrown plants altogether. The Senate instead opted for a maximum of six plants per household.

Because the House failed to act on the Senate scheme Wednesday, what Ohio voters legalized in November — up to six plants…

View the original article about CBD for Dogs at Real Tested CBD.

Pet owners often get interested in CBD oil for the same reasons humans take this product. If customers aren’t drawn in by CBD’s anti-inflammatory benefits, chances are they want to use CBD to calm their canine’s nerves. Plenty of studies suggest CBD has tremendous anti-anxiety properties for people, so why wouldn’t these effects transfer to dogs?

Although there are countless success stories of using CBD oils to reduce pet anxiety, the scientific data on this topic is relatively low. While this doesn’t mean CBD can’t be effective for helping dogs de-stress, pet owners must recognize there are many unanswered questions about using CBD for this purpose.

To be frank, most of the studies looking into CBD for dog anxiety haven’t been super impressive. For instance, one study out of the University of Kentucky examined whether CBD affected a dog’s response to loud fireworks. In this trial, researchers gave participating pups a dose of CBD, trazodone, or trazadone and CBD. There were also a few dogs who took a placebo pill before the test began.

After giving the dogs a few minutes to settle down, scientists played loud fireworks noises and examined each dog’s behavior. Researchers also collected blood samples from the dogs to determine whether there were any stress biomarkers.

Trazodone was the only therapy that appeared to reduce the dogs’ fear response. Interestingly, CBD appeared to increase…

Sections of Nairobi including the Central Business District (CBD) flooded on Thursday morning following a heavy downpour. 

This was the first major flooding since the country started experiencing heavy rains in November.

Motorists using Kenyatta Avenue were inconvenienced as the road became impassable as well as adjoining roads with cars struggling to make it through the submerged streets. 

Imara Daima was one of the most affected areas as roads in the estate became submerged which brought transport to an almost standstill.

Despite being elevated, sections of the Nairobi Expressway also experienced flooding leading to a traffic snarl-up.  Additionally, a minor accident was reported in the area. 

Speaking during an interview with Spice FM on Thursday morning, Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen revealed that the government had already put in place measures to address the problem. 

The CS explained that a drainage system was being constructed along Mombasa Road. 

According to the Cabinet Secretary construction of the drainage system is being overseen by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA). 

He explained that this would complement similar works being done by Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). 

The CS added that the delays in the…

Net absorption in the area was -25,100sqm during the quarter.

The office market in Sydney’s CBD recorded net absorption of -25,100 sqm in Q3, driven by large occupiers consolidating within the finance and telecommunications sectors.

According to JLL, positive net absorption was recorded in three out of ten Sydney office markets. The largest positive result was recorded in North Sydney with 6,300 sqm of positive absorption, as small tenants (<1,000 sqm) drove demand.

Here’s more from JLL:

The Sydney CBD had the highest negative result (-25,100 sqm), followed by Parramatta (-14,700 sqm). The consolidation of Link Market Services (6,000 sqm) and negative small tenant leasing activity were the key contributors to this result. The vacancy rate for the Sydney CBD increased 0.1 percentage points to 14.5% over the quarter, and is now at the highest recorded rate since 1994.

CBD stock decreases with two withdrawals and no completions

Total stock in the Sydney CBD decreased by 19,800 sqm mainly due to 39-41 York Street (5,795 sqm) and 133 Liverpool Street (15,000 sqm) being withdrawn from the market. Both buildings will be converted to a hotel and a residence, respectively.

JLL recorded no office completions in the Sydney CBD over the quarter. There was one completion in Sydney metro markets, 88 Walker Street in North Sydney (13,602 sqm). There is currently 463,600 sqm of office space under construction across all of Sydney’s office markets. The largest of…

A woman has been taken to hospital after being assaulted at an address on Waverley Street, off Queen Street, in Auckland CBD.   

Emergency services were called at 8:53am after a woman was assaulted by a person known to her.   

A St John ambulance and rapid response vehicle could be seen on Queen Street, along with police officers.   

A person near the scene told Newshub there had been a scuffle and someone had been stabbed.   

The woman was taken to hospital with moderate injuries.   

Police say their enquiries are ongoing to find the person responsible.   

UNION SQUARE, Manhattan (PIX11) — If it seems like there’s a cannabis shop everywhere you look, it’s likely because there are so many — one every seven blocks on average, throughout the five boroughs of New York City.

Because almost all of them are illegal in New York State, some of the few legal shops are welcoming a regulatory change that allows longstanding legal medical marijuana shops to expand into recreational cannabis sales. 

The change comes exactly a year after recreational marijuana became legal in New York State. It also coincides with the end of the first holiday season ever in which recreational cannabis has been legal. 

At Union Square Travel Agency, a high-end recreational cannabis retailer, on Tuesday, Mike Conway, the company’s vice president of retail, spoke about the new change and its effect on his company’s business. 

“While, of course, more competition takes some market share, [and] takes some customers potentially,” he said, “I think we have a great shop, so I’m not too worried. It’s good to have more access to safe cannabis out there.”

The new move, approved last Friday by the New York Office of Cannabis Management, allows six medical marijuana dispensaries to begin selling cannabis for recreational use.