When Alecia Phonesavanh heard her 19-month-old son, Bou Bou, screaming, she thought he was simply frightened by the armed men who had burst into the house in the…
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Read more Colombia’s marijuana farmers want out of the shadows. Will the government ever legalize their harvest? | News – Medical Marijuana Program ConnectionThis article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up…
Read more What Happened When Oregon Decriminalized Hard DrugsCNN — The White House has declared that the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl combined with xylazine – an animal tranquilizer that’s increasingly being used in illicit drugs –…
Read more Biden administration declares fentanyl laced with xylazine ‘an emerging threat’ in the US | CNNCNN — As President Joe Biden scored several legislative wins last year, voters across the country headed to the polls in November to decide on local measures. The…
Read more From increases in minimum wage to recreational marijuana, these new laws take effect in 2023 | CNN PoliticsCNN — The first public sales of regulated cannabis in New York began at a dispensary in Manhattan’s East Village on Thursday at 4:20 p.m., hours after the…
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