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''Share link: '''[[News]].''' See: '''[[Cannabis news and events archive|News archive]].''' See: '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2018 2018 Global Marijuana March and 420 event map].''' See: '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2019 2019].''' See: '''[[News sources|News sources]].''' See: '''[[Event lists and calendars]].'''
  
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''Share link: '''[[News]].''' See: '''[[Cannabis news and events archive|News archive]].''' See: '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2019 2019 Global Marijuana March and 420 event map].''' See: '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2020 2020].''' See: '''{{box3|link=News sources|color=yellow}}.''' See: '''[[Event lists and calendars]].''' See: '''[[vote|Elections by year]].''' And: '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/420gmm 420 and Global Marijuana March event lists by year].'''''
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'''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Alternatives <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican politicians</span> don't like illegal smiles].'''
  
   
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12 Jul: '''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2019/07/12/fabulous-furry-freak-brothers-to-fly-flag-in-animated-series/amp|text=Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers To Fly Flag In Animated Series.|color=yellow|background=yellow}}'''
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16 Oct 2018: '''[https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article220038830.html Miami police say they’ll offer opioid addicts rehab instead of arresting them].'''<br>
  
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15 Oct: '''[https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-climate-change-hoax-2018-10 Trump says he doesn't know if climate change is manmade. Thinks it will change back].'''<br>
  
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15 Oct: '''[https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/10/new-study-shows-the-huge-costs-of-the-republican-war-on-obamacare-medicaid-expansion <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> War on Healthcare countered by Ballot Initiatives in Utah, Nebraska, and Idaho to adopt Medicaid Expansion, and thereby reduce the large number of uninsured].'''<br>
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11 Jul: '''[https://www.northernwinorml.org/2019/07/11/wisconsin-gop-says-no-to-cannabis-reform-yet-eager-to-increase-budget-for-corrections Wisconsin <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> Say No To Cannabis Reform. Increase Budget For Corrections].'''<br>
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9 Jul: '''{{box3|link=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/9/18623492/hawaii-marijuana-decriminalization-legalization|text=Hawaii decriminalized marijuana. 26th state to legalize or decriminalize recreational pot.|color=yellow|background=yellow}}'''<br>
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14 Oct: '''[https://www.twincities.com/2018/10/14/hemp-if-its-legal-limbo-ends-could-become-a-leading-minnesota-crop Hemp could become a leading Minnesota crop if the <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> legal limbo ended].'''<br>
  
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8 Jul: '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump buddy:</span>]''' '''[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/08/rodrigo-dutertes-drug-war-is-large-scale-murdering-enterprise-says-amnesty Duterte's drug war is 'large-scale murdering enterprise' says Amnesty].'''
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|15 Oct 2018: '''[https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/10/15/legalization-events-across-toronto Happy bud-day: events across Toronto mark weed freedom].''' 14 Oct 2018: '''[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/14/world/canada/marijuana-legal.html Canadians Already Smoke a Lot of Pot. Now It’s About to Become Legal].''' ''New York Times.''
  
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|8 Jul 2019: '''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrebourque/2019/07/08/perhaps-jack-herer-was-right-the-future-of-mankind-may-be-hemp|text=Perhaps Jack Herer Was Right, The Future Of Mankind May Be Hemp.|color=yellow|background=yellow}}'''<br>
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8 Jul: '''[https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/07/the-biggest-lie-in-trumps-environmental-speech-today Biggest Lie in Trump’s Environmental Speech Today].'''<br>
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8 Jul: '''[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/08/fact-check-trumps-environmental-claims-1573352 Fact Check: Trump's environmental rhetoric versus his record].''' "A Washington Post-ABC News poll released over the weekend found that 62 percent of people disapprove of Trump's work on climate change while just 29 percent approve."<br>
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8 Jul: '''{{box3|link=https://shareblue.com/americans-struggle-bills-trump-brags-wall-street|text=4 in 10 Americans struggle to pay bills as Trump brags about helping Wall Street.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}''' And: '''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/this-doesnt-look-like-the-best-economy-ever-40percent-of-americans-say-they-still-struggle-to-pay-bills/2019/07/04/855c382e-99b5-11e9-916d-9c61607d8190_story.html ‘This doesn’t look like the best economy ever’: 40% of Americans say they still struggle to pay bills].'''
 
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*12 Oct 2018: '''[https://gritpost.com/economic-cost-climate-change-gdp Climate change by 2040 would displace approximately 50 million people living on coastlines, and cost $54 trillion].''' 11 Oct: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/572954339818443 Bernie Sanders video: Antarctica is melting three times faster than it was just 10 years ago.]''' 8 Oct: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/2047820528864603 Bernie video. Geothermal energy. Clean, job creating, energy.]''' And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/473939023111105 Wind power].'''<br>
  
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'''{{box3|link=https://www.newyorkfed.org/microeconomics/hhdc.html|text=US household debt is at an all time high. $13.7 trillion.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}''' See '''[https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/interactives/householdcredit/data/pdf/HHDC_2019Q1.pdf#page=3 PDF]''' page 3.<br>
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12 Oct: '''[https://www.facebook.com/NowThisPolitics/videos/179111009681504 Video. Disney heiress opposes shifting huge taxes from the wealthy to the middle class].''' [https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10157382677377908].<br>
  
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11 Oct 2018: '''[https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45822629 Doctors can prescribe medical cannabis from November in UK].''' BBC.<br>
  
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American revolutionary '''[[wikipedia:Thomas Paine|Thomas Paine]].''' See: '''''[[wikipedia:Common Sense (pamphlet)|Common Sense]].''''' His statue in [[wikipedia:Thetford|Thetford, England]]. See '''[https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Paine his quotes].''' Search for "poor" within those quotes. He supported economic justice, unlike today's '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout Republicans.]'''
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8 Oct: '''{{box3|link=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/support-for-marijuana-legalization-grew-again-in-2018-pew-poll-finds|text=US. Support For Marijuana Legalization Grew Again In 2018, Pew Poll Finds.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
  
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5 Oct: '''[http://www.702.co.za/articles/321921/dagga-makes-sex-feel-better-for-women-the-journal-of-sexual-medicine Dagga (cannabis) makes sex feel better for women (The Journal of Sexual Medicine)].'''
  
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6 Jul 2019: '''{{box3|link=https://nypost.com/2019/07/06/new-york-eyes-plan-to-clear-criminal-records-for-over-200k-pot-arrests|text=New York eyes plan to clear criminal records for over 200,000 pot busts.|color=yellow|background=yellow}}'''<br>
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3 Jul: '''[https://www.nbc15.com/content/news/Wisconsin-Republican-Senate-leader-opposes-medical-marijuana-512178871.html Wisconsin <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Senate leader opposes medical marijuana].'''<br>
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2 Jul: '''{{box3|link=https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-new-medical-marijuana-law-doesnt-cover-veterans-suffering-from-ptsd|text=Texas <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans'</span> New Medical Marijuana Law Doesn’t Cover Veterans Suffering from PTSD.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}'''
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'''{{box3|link=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/10/05/susan-collins-yes-kavanaugh-leaves-2-million-donated-opponent/1537749002|text=$3 million raised for <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> Senator Susan Collins' opponent amid outcry on Kavanaugh vote.|color=yellow}}''' Oct 5, 2018 article. '''{{box3|link=https://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/387413/either-sen-collins-votes-no-on-kavanaugh-or-we-fund-her-future-opponent|text=$4 million now.|color=yellow}}''' [https://secure.actblue.com/donate/replacecollins]. '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/amber.ferguson.351/posts/10158102707215620|text="Pulp Fiction."|color=yellow}}''' Many witnesses ignored (including '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=Kenneth+Appold+Brett+Kavanaugh Kenneth Appold]'''): [https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/will-the-fbi-ignore-testimonies-from-kavanaughs-former-classmates][https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/kenneth-appold][https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/dozens-potential-sources-information-have-not-been-contacted-fbi-kavanaugh-n916146][https://www.vox.com/2018/10/14/17976620/donald-trump-ford-lesley-stahl-60-minutes-kavanaugh-accuser]. Susan Collins also does not support '''[[wikipedia:Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act|descheduling cannabis at the federal level]].'''
  
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4 Oct 2018: '''[https://www.news4jax.com/health/new-cannabis-ice-cream-sold-to-help-treat-florida-patients New cannabis ice cream sold to help treat Florida patients. Heavenly Hash creamery in Lakewood Ranch created the ice cream that contains CBD].''' Sold to people without medical marijuana cards.<br>
  
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30 Sep: '''[https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/409120-willie-nelson-debuts-new-song-vote-em-out-at-beto-orourke-rally Texas. Willie Nelson debuts new song, 'Vote ‘Em Out,' at Democrat Beto O'Rourke rally.]''' [https://www.jambase.com/article/willie-nelson-vote-em-out-single].<br>
  
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29 Sep: '''[https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/casey-eyes-minimum-wage-health-coverage-1.2391422 Pennsylvania. Democrat Casey supports raising the minimum wage, health coverage].'''<br>
  
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28 Sep 2018: '''[https://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/09/rick_steves_to_campaign_for_ma.html Rick Steves to campaign for marijuana legalization in Michigan].'''<br>
  
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28 Sep: '''{{box3|link=https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/28/philippines-duterte-confesses-drug-war-slaughter|text=Philippines. Duterte confesses: 'My only sin is the extrajudicial killings'.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/28/duterte-confesses-my-only-sin-is-the-extrajudicial-killings][https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/28/sin-extrajudicial-killings-admits-philippines-duterte]. '''[https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2018/sep/28/philippine-president-admits-extrajudicial-killings-video Video].'''<br>
  
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28 Sep: '''[https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/28/poll-legal-marijuana-easier-voting-michigan/1446391002 Poll: Michigan backs legalizing recreational marijuana, easier voting].'''<br>
  
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27 Sep 2018: '''[https://lifehacker.com/all-the-information-you-need-to-vote-in-the-2018-midter-1829328834 All the Information You Need to Vote in the 2018 Midterm Elections.]''' So, '''[https://www.vote.org/voter-registration-deadlines Register to vote]!'''<br>
  
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27 Sep: '''[https://www.app.com/videos/news/local/2018/09/28/weedman-sells-pot-front-statehouse-avoids-arrest/1451132002 New Jersey video. 'Weedman' sells pot in front of Statehouse. Police do not arrest].''' [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2018/09/27/nj-weedman-protests-legislators-work-legal-weed-bill/1447755002][https://www.app.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2018/09/27/weedman-sparks-up-outside-statehouse/1449201002].<br>
  
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27 Sep: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/house-gop-blocks-marijuana-tax-fairness-vote US House <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republicans</span> Block Marijuana Tax Fairness Vote].'''<br>
  
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26 Sep 2018: '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinmurphy/2018/09/26/its-time-for-washington-to-help-veterans-access-cannabis It's Time For Washington To Help Veterans Access Cannabis].''' Blocked by '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:0 2px;">Republicans.</span>]'''<br>
  
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26 Sep: '''{{box3|link=https://www.cp24.com/news/ontarians-will-be-able-to-smoke-pot-wherever-smoking-tobacco-is-allowed-pc-government-1.4110687|text=Ontarians (in Canada) will be able to smoke pot wherever smoking tobacco is allowed.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
  
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25 Sep 2018: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/leading-congressional-marijuana-opponent-in-danger-of-losing-seat-polls-find Texas. Leading <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> Congressional Marijuana Opponent In Danger Of Losing Seat].'''
  
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25 Sep: '''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickwwatson/2018/09/25/real-wage-growth-is-actually-falling|text=US Real Wage Growth Is Actually Falling.|color=yellow}}''' Wages adjusted for inflation. ''[[wikipedia:Forbes|Forbes]].''
  
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'''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Wages Republicans and Libertarians oppose helping workers through increases in the minimum wage].''' They only care about making the rich richer.
  
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23 Sep: '''{{box3|link=https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/editorials/2018/09/23/legalize-marijuana-recreational-weed/1372784002|text=Michigan. Legal marijuana: Vote for it, even if you aren't going to smoke it.|color=yellow}}.''' Detroit Free Press Editorial Board. 24 Sep 2018: '''[https://www.theroot.com/seattle-throws-out-15-years-of-marijuana-convictions-1829279679 Seattle Throws Out 15 Years of Marijuana Convictions].''' 24 Sep 2018: '''[https://www.theroot.com/chicago-judge-exonerates-18-people-framed-by-crooked-co-1829274427 Chicago Judge Exonerates 18 People Framed By Crooked Cops].'''
  
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21 Sep: '''{{box3|link=https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/nation-now/8-prisoners-released-263-cases-under-review-after-florida-deputy-accused-of-planting-drugs/465-8bcdba25-fc62-46b4-bdf9-61e15343fb1f|text=8 prisoners released, 263 cases under review after Florida deputy accused of planting drugs.|color=yellow}}''' 21 Sep 2018: '''[https://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2018/09/former_eugene_pot_lab_owner_ti.html Oregon. Former Eugene pot lab owner tied to white nationalists sued by employees]. - [https://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2017/12/eugene_cannabis_lab_owner_plan.html History]. - [http://archive.is/GPTqf Twitter archive]. - [https://www.eugeneweekly.com/2018/02/01/i-married-a-white-supremacist Related].''' 20 Sep 2018: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/cop-caught-on-tape-making-racist-comments-about-marijuana-legalization New Jersey. Top Cop Caught On Tape Making Racist Comments About Marijuana Legalization].''' "State Attorney General, ... subject of additional racist remarks."
 
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21 Sep: '''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/09/21/governor-signs-marijuana-legalization-bill-making-history-in-us-territory/#359bdc5327ea|text=Northern Mariana Islands. Governor Signs Marijuana Legalization Bill.|color=yellow}}''' Making History In US Territory.<br>
  
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18 Sep 2018: '''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45559954 South Africa's highest court legalises cannabis use].'''<br>
  
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2 Jul: '''[http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/new-evidence-says-raising-the-minimum-wage-wont-cost-jobs.html There’s More Evidence That Raising the Minimum Wage Won’t Cost Jobs].'''<br>
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1 Jul 2019: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/canadian-lawmaker-introduces-bill-to-decriminalize-all-drugs Canadian Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Decriminalize All Drugs].'''<br>
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28 Jun: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/malaysia-will-soon-decriminalize-drug-possession-top-government-official-says Malaysia Will Decriminalize Drug Possession, Top Gov't Official Says].''' [https://phnompenhpost.com/international/malaysia-proposes-softening-drug-laws].<br>
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27 Jun: '''[https://mixmag.net/read/ecstasy-and-cocaine-less-harmful-alcohol-and-tobacco-news New report finds ecstasy and cocaine less harmful than alcohol and tobacco].'''<br>
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14 Sep 2018: '''[http://www.news9.com/story/39094888/democrats-call-for-special-session-for-medical-marijuana Oklahoma. Democrats Call For Special Session For Medical Marijuana].''' 14 Sep: '''[http://floridapolitics.com/archives/274647-polling-gop-candidates-on-wrong-side-of-medical-marijuana-smoking-ban Florida. Polling: <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> candidates on wrong side of medical marijuana smoking ban].''' 13 Sep: '''[https://www.wweek.com/potlander/2018/09/11/the-new-revenue-coalition-is-pushing-lawmakers-to-legalize-social-cannabis-consumption Oregon. The New Revenue Coalition Is Pushing Lawmakers to Legalize Social Cannabis Consumption].'''
 
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21 Jun: '''[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/nyregion/marijuana-laws-ny.html Marijuana Decriminalization Is Greatly Expanded in New York state].''' [https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/21/18700636/new-york-marijuana-decriminalization-legalization].<br>
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20 Jun: '''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2019/06/20/congress-votes-to-block-feds-from-enforcing-marijuana-laws-in-legal-states|text=Congress Votes 267 to 165 To Block Feds From Enforcing Marijuana Laws In Legal States.|color=yellow|background=yellow}}''' The majority of '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span>]''' opposed it. Only 8 Democrats voted against it.<br>
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12 Sep: '''{{box3|link=http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/406399-willie-nelson-to-headline-rally-for-beto-orourke|text=Texas. Willie Nelson to headline rally for Democrat O'Rourke, running against <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> Ted Cruz|color=yellow}}'''. [https://www.facebook.com/betoorourke/videos/1711930802189956][https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/14/willie-nelson-beto-orourke-rally-performance-fans-upset]. 10 Sep 2018: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-in-texas-where-ted-cruz-and-beto-orourke-stand-on-legalization Marijuana In Texas: Where Ted Cruz And Beto O’Rourke Stand On Legalization].''' 12 Sep 2018: '''[https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/12/646423762/more-older-americans-are-turning-to-marijuana NPR. More Older Americans Are Turning To Marijuana].''' [https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2018/boomer-use-marijuana-increases.html].
  
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18 Jun: '''[https://www.laweekly.com/light-it-up-is-it-time-for-l-a-and-california-to-join-colombia-in-legalizing-public-consumption-of-cannabis Colombian court legalizes public pot consumption].''' [https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse/2019/06/19/colombia-public-cannabis-consumption][https://colombiareports.com/how-a-simple-law-school-exercise-tumbled-duques-repressive-drug-policy][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Colombia].<br>
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17 Jun: '''[https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/asia/china-us-marijuana-smuggling-intl-hnk/index.html?no-st=1560895485 <span style="background-color:yellow; padding:2px; color:blue;">Beijing</span> says legalization of <span style="background-color:yellow; padding:2px; color:blue;">marijuana</span> in US/Canada is a <span style="background-color:yellow; padding:2px; color:blue;">'threat to China'</span>].''' 2 Jul: [https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3016940/overseas-influence-blamed-rise-marijuana-abuse-among-young Overseas influence blamed for rise in marijuana abuse among young Chinese].<br>
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12 Jun: '''[https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/11/marijuana-cincinnati-council-debates-how-much-pot-should-allowed/1420362001 Ohio. Cincinnati City Council votes to allow marijuana possession up to 100 grams]. [https://www.wlwt.com/article/city-council-votes-to-decriminalize-marijuana-possession-up-to-100-grams/27953690]<br>
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12 Jun: '''{{box3|link=https://news.gallup.com/poll/258149/medical-aid-top-reason-why-legal-marijuana-favored.aspx|text=64% of Americans support legalizing adult use of marijuana.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.marijuanamoment.net/poll-reveals-top-reasons-people-support-or-oppose-marijuana-legalization/]. By '''[[wikipedia:Gallup (company)|Gallup Poll]].''' 19 April: '''[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/support-for-marijuana-legalization-hits-new-high-cbs-news-poll-finds CBS poll at 65% for legalization].''' ''Senate '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span>]''' block the will of the American people. '''{{box3|link=https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout|text=Vote!|color=yellow|background=yellow}}'''''<br>
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12 Jun: '''[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/12/hundreds-arrested-in-moscow-protests-over-arrest-ivan-golunov-investigative-journalist Hundreds arrested in Moscow during protest over Ivan Golunov, and drugs planted by police].''' And: 11 Jun: '''[https://www.npr.org/2019/06/11/731643631/russian-journalist-ivan-golunov-is-freed-as-drug-charges-are-dropped Russian Journalist Ivan Golunov Is Freed; Ministry Orders Inquiry Into Drug Charges].''' [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48566028].<br>
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8 Jun: '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2019/06/08/aoc-pushes-to-make-it-easier-to-study-shrooms-and-other-psychedelic-drugs AOC Pushes To Make It Easier To Study Shrooms And Other Psychedelic Drugs].''' [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7119709/AOC-pushes-magic-mushroom-research-cities-decriminalize-psilocybin.html].<br>
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7 Jun 2019: '''[https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2019/06/07/528634.htm Marijuana Legalization Front and Center in 3 States].'''<br>
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6 Jun: '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarabrittanysomerset/2019/06/06/empire-state-norml-activist-doug-greene-passes-away New York City. Empire State NORML Activist Doug Greene Passes Away].''' [https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2019/jun/07/veteran_drug_reform_activist][https://blog.norml.org/2019/06/06/cannabis-excelsior-remembering-doug-greene][https://www.celebstoner.com/blogs/steve-bloom/2019/06/05/new-york-marijuana-activist-doug-greene-rip][https://www.facebook.com/troyatnorml/posts/2220998558016242][https://www.civilized.life/articles/the-cannabis-community-mourns-new-york-activist-doug-greene][https://www.facebook.com/aiviamonitto/posts/10156832680458889].
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5 Jun: [https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/state/nh-house-passes-increase-in-minimum-wage/article_72cdc926-5e42-5b30-8483-9386816fc7b1.html New Hampshire House passes increase in minimum wage]. With only three '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span>]''' votes.<br>
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5 Jun: [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/06/04/bernie-sanders-walmart-minimum-wage-grotesque-and-absurd/1345549001 Bernie Sanders: Walmart resistance to raising minimum wage is 'grotesque,' slams Walton family.]<br>
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5 Jun: [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walmart-ceo-calls-on-congress-to-raise-federal-minimum-wage-162000938.html Walmart CEO calls on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage].<br>
 
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4 Jun: '''{{box3|link=https://themindunleashed.com/2019/06/oakland-decriminalized-magic-mushrooms-ayahuasca-peyote-iboga.html|text=Oakland Just Decriminalized Magic Mushrooms, Ayahuasca, Peyote, Iboga.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}''' [https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/06/04/oakland-votes-to-decriminalize-magic-mushrooms]. And: 8 May 2019: '''[https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/5/8/18535475/denver-psilocybin-psychedelic-magic-mushrooms-decriminalization-vote Denver voted to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms].''' 18 June: '''[https://www.thestar.com/business/2019/06/18/first-pot-then-magic-mushrooms-decriminalization-is-spreading.html Is Canada next for shrooms?]'''
 
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11 Sep 2018: '''[http://fortune.com/2018/09/11/jimmy-buffett-surterra-coral-reefer-beau-wrigley Marijuanaville: Jimmy Buffett Gets Into the Weed Business With Billionaire Wrigley Heir].''' 10 Sep 2018: '''[http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91654/florida-medical-cannabis-opposition-hurts-governors-senate-bid Poll. <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> Rick Scott. Florida Governor’s Opposition to Medical Marijuana Hurts His Senate Bid.]'''
 
   
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'''{{box3|link=Sao Paulo, Brazil|text=Sao Paulo, Brazil.|background=#cfc|color=#cfc}}''' -- '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/pg/MarchaDaMaconhaSaoPaulo/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2416963368324495|text=June 1, 2019. Huge crowd. Photos.|color=yellow|background=yellow}}''' [http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Category:Sao_Paulo_2019_June_1_Brazil_event_photos][https://www.facebook.com/events/408063560009924/?active_tab=discussion]. Marcha da Maconha. Marijuana March. Streets filled from end to end in overhead photos and videos. '''[https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1535980066732936&id=100009628718079 Video].'''
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10 Sep: '''{{box3|link=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/10/this-man-will-spend-life-in-prison-for-a-marijuana-conviction-unless-donald-trump-or-the-supreme-court-helps-him|text=He will spend life in prison for pot. Trump hasn't given clemency to any cannabis lifers.|color=yellow}}''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_granted_executive_clemency_by_Donald_Trump]. And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/buriedaliveproject/photos/a.1447657482046200/1555312947947319/?type=3&theater In the four years since Corvain Cooper was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on marijuana charges, California law has changed. The two prior felony charges that triggered his life sentence are now deemed misdemeanors].''' And: '''[https://vimeo.com/267178175 Video. John Knock serving Life for Pot. For a first time offense.]'''<br>
  
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'''{{box3|link=https://abc7ny.com/nypd-change-in-marijuana-arrest-policy-goes-into-effect/4117380|text=New York City. No more arrests for smoking marijuana in public.|color=yellow}}''' 2 Sep 2018 article: NYPD change in marijuana arrest policy goes into effect.
 
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31 May: '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse/2019/05/31/federal-appeals-court-rules-dea-federal-govt-must-promptly-reassess-marijuanas-illegality Federal Appeals Court Rules DEA, Fed. Govt. Must 'Promptly' Reassess Marijuana's Illegality].'''
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1 Sep 2018: '''[https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/01/editorial-prop-12 California. Editorial board: Vote yes on Prop. 12, allowing farm animals a cage-free life].''' Compassion for all sentient beings. The aliens are among us. Prisons at all levels need to be made more humane.
  
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23 Aug 2018: '''[https://hightimes.com/activism/mothers-courage-peru-facing-prison-giving-her-son-medical-marijuana A Mother’s Courage in Peru: Facing Prison for Giving Her Son Medical Marijuana].'''
  
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20 Aug 2018: '''[https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2018/08/17/sweeney-says-he-has-the-votes-for-marijuana-564897 New Jersey Democrat legislature has the votes to pass recreational marijuana bills].''' [http://blog.norml.org/2018/08/22/new-jersey-momentum-grows-for-passage-of-adult-use-marijuana-legalization][https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/weed-new-jersey-legalization-social-justice-expungement-711702].
  
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31 May: '''{{box3|link=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-31/illinois-becomes-11th-state-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana|text=Illinois Becomes 11th State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana.|background=honeydew|color=honeydew}}'''<br>
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3 Aug 2018: '''[https://fox17online.com/2018/08/03/80-year-old-medical-marijuana-patient-with-expired-card-jailed-for-less-than-eighth-of-cannabis Michigan. 80-year-old medical marijuana patient with expired card jailed for less than an eighth of cannabis].'''
 
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30 May: '''[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/zimbabwe-cannabis-marijuana-farm-medicinal-scientific-use-a8937346.html Zimbabwe government approves country's first cannabis farm].''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Zimbabwe]<br>
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29 May: '''[https://www.westword.com/marijuana/colorado-governor-signs-bill-legalizing-marijuana-cafes-lounges-and-other-social-use-areas-11360517 Colorado Governor Jared Polis Signs Bill Legalizing Social Marijuana Use Areas].''' [https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/politics/polis-signs-bill-defelonizing-single-use-drug-possession-for-schedule-i-and-ii-substances].<br>
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28 May: '''{{box3|link=https://merryjane.com/news/michigan-man-still-serving-60-year-prison-sentence-for-selling-weed-in-the-90s|text=Michigan Man Still Serving 60 Year Prison Sentence for Selling Weed in the ‘90s.|color=yellow|background=yellow}}'''<br>
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27 May 2019: '''[https://greencamp.com/20-day-pro-cannabis-march-embarks-across-thailand 20-day pro-cannabis march embarks across Thailand].'''<br>
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26 May: '''[https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/05/germany-war-radio-social-media/590149 A Lesson From 1930s Germany: Beware State Control of Social Media].'''<br>
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31 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/07/31/trump-administration-must-seek-consent-before-giving-drugs-to-migrant-children-judge-rules Trump administration must stop giving psychotropic drugs to migrant children without consent, judge rules].''' 30 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/georgias-high-court-removes-marijuana-possession-penalties Country of Georgia’s High Court Removes Marijuana Possession Penalties].''' [http://oc-media.org/constitutional-court-outlaws-all-punishment-for-cannabis-consumption-in-georgia]. 29 Jul 2018: '''[https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/michigan-democrats-hope-pot-measure-brings-youth-vote Michigan Democrats hope pot measure brings out youth vote in November].''' 29 Jul 2018: '''[http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-utah-mormons-marijuana-20180729-story.html Two-thirds of voters in Utah support November ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana].''' 26 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/medical-cannabis-uk-prescription-legal-epilepsy-pain-relief-home-office-moj-nhs-a8464766.html UK government approves prescription use of medical cannabis].''' [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/medical-cannabis-uk-prescriptions-legal-explained-benefits-sajid-javid-a8466236.html].
  
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24 May: '''[https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/24/iowa-governor-kim-reynolds-rejects-medical-marijuana-expansion-bill-potency-thc-oils-capsules/3667338002 Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">(Republican)</span> vetoes medical marijuana expansion bill, saying 'Iowa must proceed cautiously' on changes].''' <span style="background:#fcf; color:black; padding:2px;">Republican vetoes and filibusters.</span><br>
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24 May: <span style="background:#fcf; color:black; padding: 0 2px;">Trump dictatorship:</span> '''[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-admin-bypassing-congress-billion-arms-sale-saudi/story?id=63254837 Trump bypassing Congress with $8 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates].''' <span style="background:#fcf; color:black; padding: 0 2px;">Trump's dictator friends:</span> '''[https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/05/06/saudi-arabia-arrests-tortures-kills-trump-world-shrug-column/3643557002 One of my Saudi clients is dead. Another is living, but he could be next: Exiled lawyer.]''' Many dissenters regularly executed after torture and false confessions.<br>
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26 Jul 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/07/26/workers-wages-continue-fall-under-trump-analysis-shows-ceo-pay-way-higher-typically|text=As Workers' Wages Continue to Fall Under Trump, Analysis Shows CEO Pay Is Way Higher Than Typically Reported.}}''' Trumponomics. A stimulus program for the rich that only benefits the rich. 22 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/22/business/portugal-economy-austerity.html Portugal. A stimulus program that works for the middle class and poor].''' And: '''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Portugal|text=Portugal led the way on drug reform, too.|color=lime}}''' 23 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.vox.com/2018/7/23/17602746/tax-cuts-work-bloomberg-wages How the <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> tax cuts are failing workers, in one chart].''' [https://www.vox.com/2018/7/29/17627134/income-inequality-chart]. And: >>> '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; border:1px solid; padding:0 2px;">Republican</span>]''' leaders will do anything to avoid talking about '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/wages flat inflation-adjusted real wages under Trump.]'''
 
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23 May: '''{{box3|link=https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2019/05/23/federal-judge-rules-people-can-secretly-record-police-in-public-spaces|text=Federal Judge Rules People Can Secretly Record Police In Public Spaces.|color=honeydew|background=honeydew}}'''<br>
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23 May: '''[https://www.freedomleaf.com/mexico-withdraws-merida-initiative Mexico’s President to the U.S.: We Don’t Want Your Armed Helicopters].''' He’s proposed across-the-board drug decriminalization in both nations. Cannabis is being legalized in Mexico.<br>
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26 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/07/25/john-tory-toronto-shooting-gun-control-us_a_23489571 John Tory's Actions After Toronto Shooting Were What No U.S. Leader Has Ever Done].''' Handguns, which are already severely restricted in Canada, may be banned in Toronto. Canada has a much lower homicide rate than the USA. And no fear of the American NRA. '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/NRA The NRA expanded mandatory sentencing state by state, and thus created mass incarceration.]'''
  
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21 May 2019: '''[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/washington-becomes-1st-state-to-allow-composting-of-human-remains Washington becomes 1st state to allow composting of human remains].'''<br>
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24 Jul 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://hightimes.com/news/new-jersey-stalls-all-marijuana-court-cases-until-september|text=New Jersey Stalls All Marijuana Court Cases Until September.|color=lime}}''' 24 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/dogs-rcmp-marijuana-retrain-retire-1.4759428 Canada. RCMP sniffer dogs out of work due to pot legalization].'''
 
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16 May: '''[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/16/election-2020-bernie-sanders-leads-joe-biden-national-poll/3482387002 Bernie Sanders leads Joe Biden in Emerson national poll of 2020 contenders].'''<br>
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16 May: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/serious-injuries-from-domestic-violence-dropped-after-marijuana-decriminalization-study-finds Serious Injuries From Domestic Violence Dropped After Marijuana Decrim, Study Finds].'''<br>
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19 Jul 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.thedailybeast.com/70-democrats-sign-on-to-new-medicare-for-all-house-caucus|text=70 Democrats Sign On to New ‘Medicare for All’ House Caucus.|color=lime}}''' 16 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/16/upshot/costs-health-care-us.html The Astonishingly High Administrative Costs of U.S. Health Care].''' ''New York Times''. See: '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Canadianhealthcare Canadian healthcare].'''<br>
  
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16 May: '''[https://www.facebook.com/groups/929294497203110/permalink/1550254335107120 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on the cover of Time magazine].''' #ClimateStrike<br>
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15 May: '''[https://www.disclose.tv/amazon-tribe-wins-lawsuit-against-big-oil-saving-millions-of-acres-of-rainforest-367412 Amazon Tribe Wins Lawsuit Against Big Oil, Saving Millions Of Acres Of Rainforest].'''<br>
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13 May: '''{{box3|link=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/st-kitts-and-nevis-court-rules-adults-can-legally-use-marijuana-in-private/|text=St. Kitts And Nevis Court Rules Adults Can Legally Use Marijuana In Private|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}.'''
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18 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/07/18/630275042/a-spike-in-liver-disease-deaths-among-young-adults-fueled-by-alcohol A Spike In Liver Disease Deaths Among Young Adults Fueled By Alcohol].''' Wake the f*ck up! '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/safer Cannabis is safer!]'''
  
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17 Jul 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/17/629750597/pussy-riot-prevails-against-russia-in-european-human-rights-court-ruling|text=Pussy Riot Prevails Against Russia In European Human Rights Court Ruling.|color=lime}}''' Also 17 Jul 2018, they demand: '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1v7u1GacSU "Stop imprisoning so many people for 228 article of Criminal code (drug offenses)."]''' (in Youtube description). [http://observer.com/2018/07/pussy-riot-uses-world-cup-detainment-to-put-russian-imprisonment-tactics-on-show] [https://www.amazon.com/Pussy-Riot-Prayer-Mariya-Alyokhina/dp/B00GHH9HAO] [https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-pussy-riot-release-new-arrest/29400714.html] [https://www.nme.com/news/music/pussy-riot-free-prison-again-2361967].
  
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7 May: '''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeadams/2019/05/07/cannabis-industry-work-costing-u-s-veterans-their-retirement-pension|text=Cannabis Industry Work Costing U.S. Veterans Their Retirement Pensions.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}''' Senate '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span>]''' refuse to allow simple majority votes on '''[[wikipedia:Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act|rescheduling or descheduling cannabis]].'''
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[[File:Cardiff 2019 May 4 Wales UK crowd.jpg|thumb|'''[https://www.facebook.com/events/401808440369519 Cardiff, UK. Cannabis March].''' May 4, 2019. [https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2019-05-04/pro-cannabis-marchers-descend-on-cardiff Media].]]
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4 May: '''{{box3|link=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/illinois-governor-announces-plan-legalize-marijuana-62824034}|text=Illinois. Democrat governor (with Democrat legislature) announces plan to legalize marijuana.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}'''
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16 Jul: '''{{box3|link=https://www.fitsnews.com/2018/07/16/medical-marijuana-scores-huge-victory-in-georgia|text=Jury nullification wins medical cannabis case. Georgia.|color=lime}}''' [https://www.facebook.com/Catherine4GA/posts/1816936275092657]. And: '''[https://bettergeorgia.org/2018/05/09/gov-deal-signs-ineffective-medical-marijuana-bill Georgia <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republicans</span> created near-useless medical cannabis laws].''' [https://merryjane.com/news/georgia-expands-medical-cannabis-program-qualifying-conditions-patients-lose]. 7 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/cops-took-their-son-away-for-medical-marijuana-now-reunited-family-speaks-out Georgia Cops Took Their Son Away For Medical Marijuana. Now Reunited, Family Speaks Out.]''' [https://herb.co/marijuana/news/david-ray-reunited-medical-cannabis][https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/reunited-family-small-win-for-critics-georgia-war-weed/g1bkaKVaG2rYttbdNeu0LL]
  
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3 May: '''{{box3|link=https://www.civilized.life/articles/luxembourg-can-set-an-example-in-europe-when-it-legalizes-cannabis-in-2020|text='Luxembourg Can Set an Example in Europe' When It Legalizes Cannabis in 2020.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2593670564001119][https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2593203434047832].<br>
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2 May 2019: '''[https://www.westword.com/marijuana/colorado-legislature-approves-marijuana-cafes-lounges-and-social-use-areas-11331200 Colorado. Marijuana Consumption and Hospitality Businesses Passes Legislature].''' It will allow dispensaries, restaurants, hotels and other businesses to apply for pot consumption areas.
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16 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2018/07/16/decriminalize-all-drugs-toronto-health-board-urges-ottawa.html Decriminalize all drugs, Toronto health board urges Ottawa].''' [https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/b-c-nurses-call-on-feds-to-decriminalize-drugs-as-opioid-overdoses-climb-1.4017265]. 14 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/271855766915613 Video. Mexico's Crime-Free Town? The secret? No politicians. Many independent representatives, but no political parties.]''' 11 Jul 2018: '''[https://fox11online.com/news/election/candidates/democrats-hope-for-advantage-in-counties-holding-marijuana-referendums Wisconsin. Democrats hope for advantage in counties holding marijuana referendums.]'''
 
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We interrupt your regular daily Trump programming .... 9 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/495067514273793 News bulletin. Video. Antarctica is melting three times faster than it was just 10 years ago.]''' Climate change is real, very real — and it is devastating our planet. [https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10157140059407908].
  
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6 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/TyltHashItOut/videos/462208107524124 Video. Hash it out. Should Non-Violent Marijuana Offenders be Released?]''' 7 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10157134053162908 Bernie Sanders video. 1 in 5 inmates have not been convicted. They can not afford bail].'''
 
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5 Jul 2018: '''[http://time.com/5330071/philippines-mayors-political-assassination-duterte Duterte is Assassinating Opponents Under the Cover of the Drug War, Philippine Rights Groups Say].''' And: '''''{{box3|link=https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+supports+duterte&source=lnms&tbm=nws|text=Trump supports Duterte.}}''''' [https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+supports+duterte].
 
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17 June 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10157083758137908 Viral Bernie Sanders video. Why Can We Import Vegetables But Not Medications?]''' 18 June 2018: '''[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/study-almost-half-of-diabetics-skip-medical-care-due-to-costs Study: Almost half of diabetics skip medical care due to insulin costs].''' 15 June 2018: '''[http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-california-single-payer-healthcare-20180615-story.html 50,000% markup for a shot makes the case for a single-payer healthcare system in California].'''
  
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1 May 2019: '''[https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/may/01/las-vegas-approves-marijuana-consumption-lounges Las Vegas council approves marijuana ‘social’ lounges].'''
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30 Apr: '''[https://www.texastribune.org/2019/04/30/texas-senate-marijuana-decriminalization-dan-patrick-joe-moody Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span>) says Senate won't pass bill to lower penalties for marijuana].'''
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29 Apr: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/lifeforpot/posts/2256694464390293|text=Paul Free released after 25 years in prison for nonviolent marijuana offenses.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}''' [https://www.civilized.life/articles/paul-free-marijuana-lifer-sentence][https://www.candoclemency.com/clemency-paul-free].
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15 June 2018. '''[https://www.alternet.org/economy/wheres-4000-raise-gop-promised-workers Where’s That $4,000 Raise <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republicans</span> Promised Workers?]''' And: 7 June 2018. '''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/06/07/u-s-suicide-rates-rise-sharply-across-the-country-new-report-shows Suicide rates rise sharply across the United States, new report shows.]''' [https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/06/07/617897261/cdc-u-s-suicide-rates-have-climbed-dramatically][https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/health/suicide-spade-bordain-cdc.html][https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/p0607-suicide-prevention.html][https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/53785][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_the_United_States][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate].<br>
  
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'''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/420|text=Yearly GCM-420 city lists and maps.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}''' 27 Apr 2019: Why Senate '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span>]''' block and filibuster the rescheduling of cannabis (even for medical purposes): '''[https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article229721419.html Marijuana can block a green card holder’s U.S. citizenship — even in states where it’s legal].''' 24 Apr 2019: '''[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-met-marijuana-legalization-weed-man-william-lee-column-20190320-story.html Will legal pot mark the end of the neighborhood weed man? Exorbitant dispensary prices.]'''<br>
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11 June 2018. '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/ben-jealous-talks-marijuana-dave-chappelle-and-his-campaign-for-maryland-governor Democrat Ben Jealous Talks Marijuana, Dave Chappelle, And His Campaign For Maryland Governor].'''<br>
  
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[[File:Mexico City 2019 May 4 Mexico.jpg|thumb|'''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Mexico_City Mexico City].''' May 4. '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2019short Global Cannabis March].''']]
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Louisiana. '''[https://campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/serving-life-w-hard-labor-w-o-parole-for-20-of-marijuana Serving Life w/ Hard Labor w/o Parole for $20 of Marijuana].'''<br>
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23 May 2018: '''[https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/357982/nz-may-vote-on-marijuana-legalisation-in-2019 New Zealand may vote on marijuana legalisation in 2019].''' [https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/358067/pm-won-t-commit-to-law-change-if-marijuana-referendum-successful][https://hightimes.com/news/new-zealanders-may-soon-vote-on-cannabis-and-euthanasia].<br>
  
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22 May 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/OurPlanetbyattn/videos/187624125400359 Video. These unexpected uses for hemp are giving us hope for the planet].'''<br>
  
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9 Apr 2019: '''[https://www.theroot.com/washington-state-bans-free-books-to-prisoners-for-no-lo-1833915004 Washington State Bans Free Books to Prisoners for No Logical Reason].'''
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[[File:Weed weddings are taking over.jpg|thumb|250px|'''[https://www.facebook.com/NowThisWeed/videos/1701993593216432 Weed weddings are taking over].''']]
  
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7 Apr: '''{{box3|link=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6897013/Police-UK-given-green-light-let-cannabis-users-scot-free.html|text=Police across the UK are given green light to let cannabis users off.|color=yellow}}'''
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[[File:Pope Francis on unfair economic structures that create huge inequalities. 2009.png|thumb|250px|See '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10157014732767908 Bernie Sanders post and comments].''']]
  
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6 Apr: '''[https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2019/04/biggest-hash-bash-ever-with-pot-legalized-rally-draws-huge-crowd-in-ann-arbor.html Biggest Hash Bash ever: With pot legalized, rally draws huge crowd in Ann Arbor, Michigan].'''
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[[File:New York City 2018 May 5. Cynthia Nixon and Dana Beal.jpg|thumb|250px|'''[[wikipedia:Cynthia Nixon|Cynthia Nixon]]''' and '''[[wikipedia:Dana Beal|Dana Beal]]''' [http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Dana_Beal]. '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/New_York_City New York City]''' (NYC) Cannabis Parade. May 5, 2018. '''[https://herb.co/marijuana/news/nyc-cannabis-parade Racial justice:]''' [https://www.theroot.com/this-cynthia-nixon-marijuana-reparations-drama-is-dumb-1826020763][https://www.forbes.com/sites/monazhang/2018/05/15/cannabis-advocates-defend-cynthia-nixons-reparations-comments/#6a888d4217a4][https://cannabisnow.com/nyc-cannabis-parade-racial-justice][https://cassiuslife.com/62257/cynthia-nixon-marijuana][https://cannabisnow.com/new-york-marijuana-related-racial-injustices][http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5695543/Cynthia-Nixon-calls-marijuana-legalization-number-one-priority-New-York-City-Cannabis-Parade.html].]]
  
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4 Apr: '''[https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/04/269707/study-madrid-hashish-morocco-unsuitable-humans Study: 88% of Madrid’s Hashish, Some From Morocco, Unsuitable for Humans].'''
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3 Apr: '''{{box3|link=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/governor-signs-bill-legalizing-marijuana-in-guam|text=Democrat Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Marijuana In Guam.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}'''
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31 Mar: '''[https://www.jewishpress.com/news/police-news/israel-police-to-enact-cannabis-decriminalization-tonight/2019/03/31 Israel Police to Enact Cannabis Decriminalization Tonight (March 31, 2019)].'''
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28 Mar: '''[https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/dea-looking-for-a-contractor-who-can-burn-1000-pounds-of-marijuana-per-hour/285-1fbdc361-f734-4e5c-bf13-05c85464f09d DEA looking for a contractor who can burn 1,000 pounds of marijuana per hour].'''
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19 Mar 2019: '''[https://www.philly.com/business/weed/cbd-medical-marijuana-weed-patrick-duff-philly-thc-kensington-20190316.html ‘Not your normal church’: Kensington ‘temple’ is Philadelphia’s first safe space for cannabis consumption].'''
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9 Mar: '''[https://abc13.com/man-accused-of-having-16-pounds-of-marijuana-wont-be-prosecuted/5179760 Man accused of having 16 pounds of marijuana in his car won't be prosecuted].''' Baltimore's prosecutor will not prosecute anyone for marijuana.
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8 Mar 2019: '''[https://www.newsweek.com/watch-missouri-police-officers-search-pancreatic-cancer-patients-bags-1356850 Watch: Missouri Police Officers Search Pancreatic Cancer Patient's Bags for Marijuana in Hospital].'''
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7 Mar: '''[https://www.abqjournal.com/1289448/marijuana-compromise-emerges-in-capitol.html Recreational Marijuana legalization bill passes New Mexico House. All <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> opposed it.]'''
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7 Mar: '''[https://azmarijuana.com/arizona-medical-marijuana-news/new-poll-finds-52-of-arizonans-support-adult-use-marijuana-legalization New Poll Finds 52% of Arizonans Support Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization].'''
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5 Mar: '''[https://azmarijuana.com/arizona-medical-marijuana-news/arizona-bill-would-decrease-marijuana-card-fee-from-150-to-50-annually Arizona Bill Would Decrease Medical Marijuana Card Fee from $150 to $50 Annually].'''
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5 Mar: '''[https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-bill-passes-georgia-house/TiRIqJOF7ogWvhe8sK0JaO Medical marijuana dispensaries bill passes Georgia House].'''
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4 Mar: '''[https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/03/04/its-a-serious-degree-students-across-us-now-majoring-in-marijuana-at-colleges ‘It’s A Serious Degree’: Students Across US Now Majoring In Marijuana At Colleges].'''
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3 Mar: '''[https://www.cleveland.com/business/2019/03/ohios-budding-medical-marijuana-industry-has-more-open-jobs-than-candidates.html Ohio’s budding medical-marijuana industry has more open jobs than candidates].'''
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28 Feb: '''[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/28/cory-booker-introduces-bill-to-legalize-marijuana-nationwide.html US Senator Cory Booker introduces bill to legalize marijuana at the federal level, with support from fellow 2020 candidates. Will <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican Mitch McConnell</span> let it be voted on?]''' [https://mjbizdaily.com/bill-reintroduced-in-us-senate-to-remove-cannabis-from-controlled-substances-act][https://www.theroot.com/federal-legalization-of-marijuana-could-be-back-on-the-1832957044].
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27 Feb: '''[https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/marijuana/2019/02/27/new-hampshire-house-passes-marijuana-legalization-bill/ZL1UHU8b9eO61uMoV2nuoJ/story.html?event=event25 New Hampshire House passes recreational marijuana bill. <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> governor threatens veto].'''
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25 Feb: '''[https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/oxnard/2019/02/25/oxnard-marijuana-business-gives-homeless-shelter-100-new-beds/2933505002 California homeless shelter receives 100 beds paid for by Port Hueneme pot businesses].'''
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'''{{box3|link=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2019/02/23/iowa-poll-medical-marijuana-expansion-medpharm-recreational-pot-420-legalization-colorado-legal/2908557002|text=For first time, as many Iowans support legalizing recreational marijuana as oppose.|color=yellow}}''' 23 Feb 2019.<br>
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18 May 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/NowThisWeed/videos/1701993593216432|text=Weed weddings are taking over.|color=lime}}'''<br>
  
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23 Feb 2019: '''[https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/02/23/trump-continues-to-flip-flop-on-medical-marijuana.aspx Trump Continues to Flip-Flop on Medical Marijuana].'''<br>
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17 May 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2136378246591685|text=''New York Daily News'' editorial board calls for marijuana legalization with huge front page headline.|color=lime}}''' [http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/war-pot-article-1.3995772].<br>
  
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23 Feb: '''{{box3|link=https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/02/article/getting-high-on-thailands-campaign-trail|text=Getting high on Thailand’s campaign trail.|color=yellow}}''' And: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/events/310443286343364|text=Bangkok 420 event.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.eventpop.me/e/5008-2019thailand420].
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17 May 2019: '''[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/17/world/europe/estonia-marijuana-flag.html Thanks, Internet: Estonian Town of Kanepi (Kanep means cannabis) Gets Cannabis Leaf as Its Emblem].''' And: '''[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/world/europe/georgia-drug-legalization-protests.html Movement to Legalize Drug Use Gains in the Former Soviet Republic of Georgia].''' [https://www.rferl.org/a/georgian-police-raid-on-clubs-triggers-protests-in-capital/29223031.html][https://www.reuters.com/article/us-georgia-protests/hundreds-protest-in-georgia-after-police-raid-night-clubs-idUSKCN1ID0I4]. And: '''[https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Philadelphia-Gets-Green-Light-to-Study-Pot-Treat-Opioid-Addiction-With-Cannabis-482548781.html Philadelphia Gets Green Light to Study Pot, Treat Opioid Addiction With Cannabis].'''
 
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18 May 2018: '''[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/do-rocks-contribute-sea-rise Snopes. <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> theory debunked. Silt and rocks falling in ocean do not explain sea level rise].''' [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-congressman-explains-sea-level-rise-its-rocks-falling-into-the-sea/ar-AAxrdgO]. And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/522975711437457 Bernie Sanders video. In 2020 all new California homes will be required to install solar panels].''' [https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/05/report-china-now-has-9-times-as-many-solar-jobs-as-the-us].<br>
  
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15 May 2018: <span style="border:lime 2px solid; padding:2px 3px;">'''[https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2069256333109214 NYC. Manhattan District Attorney says he'll stop prosecuting pot possession on Aug. 1].'''</span> [https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2018/05/15/new-york-may-finally-address-its-cannabis-catastrophe/#657e3a8970c1][https://herb.co/marijuana/news/nyc-cannabis-parade][https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/17/new-york-city-easing-pot-arrests].
  
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[[File:Herbie.gif|frame|none|'''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2018|text=2018 March|color=lime}}''']]
  
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12 May 2018: '''{{box3|link=http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article210981999.html|text=Texans march and say it is time to vote out anti-cannabis (<span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span>) politicians.|color=lime}}''' And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/1941609699206958 Bernie Sanders. Workers need $15 an hour and a union].''' And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2064210823613765 Trump Officially Backed Out of His Own Plan to Make Drugs Cheaper. Pharma stocks spiked in celebration].''' [https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2064195276948653][https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mbkjdx/trump-officially-backed-out-of-his-own-plan-to-make-medicare-cheaper]. And: '''[https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/mom-serving-16-years-marijuana-pens-mothers-day-letter-daughters-im-dreaming-sleepy-faces-202628625.html Mom serving 16 years for marijuana pens Mother's Day letter to daughters].''' [https://www.change.org/p/clemency-for-crystal-munoz-serving-20-years-for-marijuana].<br>
  
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10 May 2018: '''[https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/AMLO-Open-to-Debate-Drug-Legalization-in-Mexico-20180510-0008.html Front-runner in Mexico's presidential election Open to Debating Drug Legalization to Stop Violence].'''<br>
  
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5 May 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2069469293087918|text=Awesome full-screen panorama of Mexico City Marijuana Liberation Day.|color=lime}}''' And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2060544500647064 Port Louis, on the small island of Mauritius. East of Africa and Madagascar. May 5, 2018. Global Marijuana March. Marche pour la dépénalisation du cannabis].''' [https://www.inside.news/2018/05/video-marche-pour-la-depenalisation-du-cannabis-nou-oule-gandia].<br>
  
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9 May 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://herb.co/marijuana/news/medellin-global-marijuana-march|text=We marched with 100,000 people in Medellin, Colombia.|color=lime}}''' And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/eyecatcherbyculturetrip/videos/807319256117830 Colombia video. Graffiti is legal in this country! Every wall is a mural in Bogota.]''' And: '''[https://prezi.com/p/moeh7liq019z Global medical cannabis map. Click on it and zoom in on any country].''' See popup box with info about that country's medical cannabis laws and history. '''[https://prezi.com/view/ZbXrMRCxf2tVMGy05RqV Spanish version].'''<br>
  
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6 May 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/photos/a.208851165816416.58262.146011555433711/2056698914364956/?type=3|text=Buenos Aires, Argentina. PHOTO. 100,000 at Global Marijuana March.|color=lime}}''' [https://www.facebook.com/frentefoca/photos/a.274914992930982.1073741828.274080846347730/439576829798130/?type=3&theater][https://www.facebook.com/cannabicultoresdelnorte/photos/a.702308036638051.1073741830.688990534636468/889267771275409/?type=3&theater]. See '''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2018_Global_Marijuana_March_and_420_event_map|text=2018 global map.|color=lime}}'''
 
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*Also on May 5: '''[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5693617/Men-woman-strip-Australia-World-Naked-Gardening-Day.html Men and women strip off around Australia for World Naked Gardening Day].''' [https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2055399491161565][https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/700716/world-naked-gardening-day-wngd-nude-young-nudists-of-australia-pics].
  
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2 May 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://hightimes.com/news/maine-lawmakers-override-governor-start-adult-use-marijuana-sales|text=Maine Lawmakers Override <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> Governor To Start Adult-Use Marijuana Sales.|color=lime}}'''<br>
  
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2 May 2018: '''[https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/05/02/guest-opinionwhy-its-time-to-let-oregon-cannabis.html Guest opinion: Why it's time to let Oregon cannabis cross state lines. Removing cannabis from the federal list of controlled substances].'''<br>
  
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30 Apr 2018: '''{{box3|link=http://nycitylens.com/2018/04/20012|text=Serving Life for Pot in the Legal Cannabis Era.}}''' And: '''[http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/democratic-governor-candidates-philip-levine-andrew-gillum-back-legalized-recreational-marijuana-10275739 Two Democratic Frontrunners for Florida Governor Back Legal Recreational Weed].''' And: '''[http://www.koco.com/article/okla-group-cleared-to-collect-signatures-to-put-recreational-pot-on-ballot/20105466 Oklahoma group cleared to collect signatures to put recreational pot on ballot.]'''<br>
  
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[[File:Spot the social problem.jpg|thumb|250px|'''[https://www.facebook.com/norml/posts/10157278787063032 Spot the social problem].''' [https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10156939076482908][https://twitter.com/SenSanders/status/986717499344543746/video/1][https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/849367851916328].]]
  
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[[File:Good people don't smoke marijuana.jpg|thumb|250px|See: '''[https://www.facebook.com/events/254003415125240/permalink/314659835726264 Comments].''' And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/NowThisPolitics/videos/2008826379148842 Video].''' Congressman brutally called him out over it.]]
  
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[[File:Global Marijuana March animated.gif]] '''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2018|text=2018 Global Marijuana March and 420 events|color=lime}}.''' April 20 and May 5, 2018. Or thereabouts. '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/vote Take power! Global campaign to register and vote for medical cannabis, and against conservative-led cannabis incarceration worldwide].'''
 
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28 Apr 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.businessinsider.co.za/zimbabwe-has-legalised-marijuana-farming-2018-4|text=Zimbabwe just became the second country in Africa to legalise cannabis cultivation.|color=lime}}''' And: '''[http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/385248-seattle-officials-file-motion-to-vacate-marijuana-convictions Seattle officials file motion to vacate all marijuana possession convictions since 1996].''' [https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/04/27/26107159/city-files-motion-to-vacate-misdemeanor-pot-convictions][https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-to-vacate-misdemeanor-marijuana-convictions-dismiss-charges].
  
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27 Apr 2018: '''{{box3|link=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-medical-marijuana-opiod-20180426-story.html|text=People with opioid prescriptions could get medical marijuana instead under Illinois Senate plan that passed.|color=lime}}''' It now goes to the House. And: '''[http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/police-chiefs-studying-decriminalizing-drugs-as-possible-solution-to-opioid-crisis-1.4635294 Canada. Police chiefs studying decriminalizing drugs as possible solution to opioid crisis].''' And: '''[https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/we-could-learn-something-from-italy-about-dealing-with-opioid-abuse Everybody in Italy has full access to free addiction treatment].'''
  
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20 April 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/bleacherreport/videos/10156120998096006 Video. 85% of the NBA smoked weed according to former players].'''
 
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19 Apr 2018: '''{{box3|link=http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/384041-schumer-to-introduce-bill-to-decriminalize-marijuana|text=Democrat Senator Schumer to introduce bill to federally decriminalize marijuana.|color=lime}}''' [https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/7xdjqz/sen-chuck-schumer-to-introduce-bill-to-decriminalize-marijuana][http://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-marijuana-marijuana-justice-act-cory-booker-kirsten-gillibrand-893184][https://www.facebook.com/NowThisPolitics/videos/2017473324950814]. And: '''[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/16/australian-greens-propose-full-legalisation-of-cannabis Australia. Greens propose full legalisation of cannabis].''' And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10156936769597908 Faces of Greed: Walton Family of Walmart. Bernie Sanders video: "One family, the Walton family, owns more wealth than the bottom 40 percent"].'''<br>
  
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8 Feb 2018: '''<span style="background-color:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/02/08/25794565/guest-editorial-why-seattle-is-erasing-misdemeanor-marijuana-convictions-from-peoples-records <span style=color:blue;>Mayor Jenny Durkan: Why Seattle Is Erasing Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions.</span>]</span>''' [https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/02/08/25795351/seattle-is-erasing-pot-possession-convictions-will-washington-follow]. And: [https://www.aclu.org/blog/mass-incarceration/smart-justice/san-franciscos-da-clearing-thousands-marijuana-convictions San Francisco’s D.A. Is Clearing Thousands of Marijuana Convictions. Others Around the Country Should Do the Same]. And: '''[http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/02/08/International-Criminal-Court-preliminary-examination-Duterte-drug-war.html International Criminal Court to begin preliminary examination on Philippines killings by Duterte].''' And: '''[https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/02/07/584059938/trump-says-he-will-focus-on-opioid-law-enforcement-not-treatment Trump Says He Will Focus On Opioid Law Enforcement, Not Treatment].''' And: '''[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/12/stephen-mader-west-virginia-police-officer-settles-lawsuit Police officer (and veteran) fired for not shooting black suspect wins $175,000].'''
  
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7 Feb 2018: '''<span style="background-color:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/07/military-veterans-fight-for-medical-marijuana-to-kick-opioid-addiction.html <span style=color:blue;>Military veterans defy Jeff Sessions, fight for medical marijuana to kick opioid addiction. Of all the veterans returning from the Middle East, about 60 percent experience chronic pain.</span>]</span>''' And: [http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/pot-in-california/article197967114.html California could make it easier to erase your old marijuana convictions]. And: '''<span style="background-color:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.hrdive.com/news/maine-becomes-first-state-to-protect-marijuana-use-outside-of-work/516084 <span style=color:blue;>Maine becomes first state to protect marijuana use outside of work.</span>]</span>'''<br>
  
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'''<span style="background-color:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10156690978857908 <span style=color:blue;>Bernie Sanders video. Debunking Single Payer Myths with Dr. Danielle Martin of Canada.</span>]</span>''' [http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Template:Healthcare._Canada,_USA,_other_countries._Beta][http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Canadian_healthcare]. <br>
  
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30 Jan 2018: '''[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/obituaries/dennis-peron-early-medical-marijuana-advocate-dies-at-71.html Dennis Peron, gay hippie Vietnam veteran, and Early Medical Marijuana Advocate, Dies at 71. ''New York Times''].''' [https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/america-mourns-passing-of-dennis-peron-father-of-medical-marijuana][http://pdr.autono.net/DennisPeron.html]. And: [https://apnews.com/34875385904644f5b77773277d9a0ed8/Federal-judge-knocks-down-Florida's-voting-ban-for-ex-felons Federal judge: Florida’s felon voting restoration flawed.] And: [http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-florida-felon-voting-rights-on-ballot-20180123-story,amp.html Floridians will vote this fall on restoring voting rights to 1.5 million felons]. And: '''<span style="background-color:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/the-slave-power-behind-floridas-felon-disenfranchisement/552269 <span style=color:blue;>27 percent of all the disfranchised felons in the U.S. live in Florida.</span>]</span>''' And: '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/monazhang/2018/01/31/marijuana-company-donates-1-million-meals-to-needy-californians Marijuana Company Donates 1 Million Meals To Needy Californians]. '''And: '''[https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/01/russian-presidential-candidate-wants-to-legalize-marijuana Russian Presidential Candidate Wants to Legalize Marijuana].''' [https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russian-presidential-candidate-sobchak-calls-to-legalize-marijuana-60247]<br>
  
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29 Jan 2018: '''<span style="background-color:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/general-assembly/virginia-senate-republicans-kill-bill-to-decriminalize-small-amounts-of/article_93739abe-14ba-5cdb-a291-bd9f22f03957.html <span style=color:blue;>Virginia Senate <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republicans</span> kill bill to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana.</span>]</span>'''<br>
  
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'''[https://www.talkingdrugs.org/france-consider-decriminalisation-all-drug-use France To Consider Decriminalising All Drug Use, Following Government-Commissioned Report].''' And: [https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2018/01/24/judge-rules-medical-marijuana-law-allows-patients-to-grow-own-drug-210896 Florida: Judge rules medical marijuana law allows patients to grow own drug]. And: [http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/01/22/group-urges-patients-to-step-forward-in-support-of-dr-ganja Malaysia: Amiruddin facing death penalty for possession and distribution of medical marijuana].<br>
  
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[[File:Marijuana is a gateway drug.jpg|thumb|none|550px|[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Republicans '''Jeff Sessions,''' the '''<span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> Party,''' and '''Donald Trump'''].]]
  
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22 Jan 2018: '''<span style="background-color:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.yahoo.com/news/vermont-makes-history-legalizing-marijuana-193656120.html <span style=color:blue;>Governor signs bill: Vermont Makes History By Legalizing Marijuana through legislature.</span>]</span>''' [https://www.facebook.com/colbertlateshow/videos/1314618788682869]. 17 Jan 2018: '''[http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2018/01/17/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-next-thailand Thailand About to Make Medical Marijuana Legal].''' And: [https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/1933212036713645 Police chief advises police candidate concerning teen marijuana users: "F*ck the right thing! If Black, shoot them!"] And: [https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ontario-seeks-public-feedback-on-allowing-cannabis-lounges-as-legalization-looms-1.3769005 Ontario (Canada) seeks public feedback on allowing cannabis lounges as legalization looms]. And: [https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/california-allowing-one-million-residents-convicted-weed-charges-wipe-slate-clean California is Allowing One Million Residents Convicted of Weed Charges to Wipe Slate Clean].<br>
  
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'''<span style="background-color:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/19/poll-trump-approval-rating-2018-349306 <span style=color:blue;>New poll shows Trump with historically low approval rating.</span>]</span>''' Jan. 19, 2018 article.
  
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14 Jan 2018: '''<span style="background-color:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10156668001687908 <span style=color:blue;>Bernie Sanders video. We took some American doctors to Canada to see a universal health care system up close.</span>]</span> [http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Canadian_healthcare].''' 16 Jan 2018: '''[https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/liberal-mps-urge-dropping-criminal-penalties-for-all-illicit-drug-use-1.3762070 Canada. Liberal MPs urge dropping criminal penalties for all illicit drug use].'''
 
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17 Jan 2018: '''<span style="background:yellow; color:black; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/patty-schactner-wins_us_5a5ec4e2e4b096ecfca88c03 <span style=color:blue;>Democrats Score Special Election Upset In Wisconsin GOP Stronghold.</span>]</span>''' And: '''[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-portugal-marijuana/portuguese-doctors-back-marijuana-medicine-as-bill-enters-parliament-idUSKBN1F02MM Portuguese doctors back marijuana medicine as bill enters parliament].''' And: [https://www.facebook.com/ATTNVideo/videos/1802702293368057 Video. $8000 for an ambulance ride in the USA. $12 in Germany!] And: [http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/89636/latest-pew-poll-finds-record-support-favor-legalization Latest Pew Poll Finds Record Support in Favor of Marijuana Legalization]. And: '''<span style="background-color:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/01/10/video-shows-apparently-incapacitated-half-naked-woman-put-out-in-cold-by-baltimore-hospital <span style=color:blue;>Video shows apparently incapacitated, half-naked woman put out in cold by Baltimore hospital.</span>]</span>''' [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-captures-video-of-patient-dumping-outside-baltimore-hospital][http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5257489/Shocking-video-shows-woman-dumped-freezing-cold.html][https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/us/baltimore-hospital-patient-woman.html][http://www.non-stop-zapping.com/actu/divers/baltimore-les-employes-dun-hopital-abandonnent-une-patiente-dans-le-froid-les-images][http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-hospital-video-follow-20180111-story.html][https://www.facebook.com/imamu.baraka/videos/1946298165384316][https://news.google.com/news/search/section/q/Imamu+Baraka][https://www.abc2news.com/news/region/baltimore-city/man-who-filmed-viral-patient-video-speaks-out][https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-media-fury-follows-video-of-dazed-woman-put-out-in-cold-by-baltimore-hospital/2018/01/11/b8a7866c-f70d-11e7-b34a-b85626af34ef_story.html][http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/mother-care-denied-daughter-left-cold-hospital-gown-52452682]. And: [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/north-carolina-gerrymandering_us_5a5547abe4b03417e873209f Federal Court Strikes Down North Carolina Congressional Map As Unconstitutional Gerrymandering].<br>
  
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7 Jan 2018:'''[https://www.thebetterindia.com/126955/sustainable-fashion-plant-based-fibre-local-source-ethical-fashion Fabrics Made From banana, pineapple, bamboo, jute, aloe vera, flax, hemp, beetroot, pomegranate, teak, sewali flower? The Fashion Industry Is Making It Happen!]'''
 
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[[File:Bernie Sanders. Marijuana is not the same as heroin. Allow states to move forward.jpg|thumb|300px|4 Jan 2018: '''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px; border:solid 1px;">[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10156642266882908 <span style=color:blue;>From Vermont's Bernie Sanders.</span>]</span>''' [https://www.civilized.life/articles/bernie-sanders-calls-out-sessions-cole-memo-decision][https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/01/04/no-bernie-sanders-tells-jeff-sessions-marijuana-not-same-heroin]]]
  
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5 Jan 2018: '''<span style="background:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.civilized.life/articles/vermont-defies-jeff-sessions-by-legalizing-recreational-marijuana <span style=color:blue;>Vermont Defies Jeff Sessions By Legalizing Recreational Marijuana.</span>]</span>''' [https://www.marijuanamoment.net/vermont-legislature-legalizes-marijuana][http://crrh.org/news/vermont-senate-passes-recreational-cannabis-bill][http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/government/2018/01/04/vermont-house-vote-marijuana-legalization-thursday/1003206001][https://vtdigger.org/2018/01/19/scott-sign-marijuana-legalization-bill-behind-closed-doors]. And: '''[http://blog.norml.org/2018/01/04/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-to-crackdown-on-state-legal-marijuana Attorney General Jeff Sessions To Crack Down On State-Legal Marijuana].''' [http://crrh.org/news/ag-sessions-rescind-memo-state-cannabis-laws][https://www.civilized.life/articles/trump-supports-sessions-marijuana-decision-breaks-promise][http://www.pressherald.com/2018/01/04/u-s-to-end-obama-era-policy-that-lets-legal-marijuana-flourish][https://www.facebook.com/TYTBreakdown/videos/356307714846672]. And: '''[http://www.newsweek.com/marijuana-legalization-2018-which-states-will-consider-cannabis-laws-year-755282 Marijuana legalization 2018. At least 12 states could consider cannabis laws this year].''' And: '''[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/california-marijuana-legalization-war-on-drugs_us_5a3c1303e4b025f99e15b738 California’s Marijuana Legalization Aims To Repair Damage From The War On Drugs].''' [https://www.theroot.com/puff-puff-pass-marijuana-goes-legit-in-california-ja-1821656136][https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/2/16840600/california-marijuana-legalization]. And: [https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/1908639469170902 Boy who missed eight years of school makes astonishing recovery due to CBD oil]. [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teen-who-missed-eight-years-11720440]. And: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-marijuana/mexico-to-legalize-marijuana-based-product-sales-next-year-idUSKBN1EF022 Mexico to legalize marijuana-based product sales in 2018]. And: '''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.facebook.com/policethepoliceACP/videos/2017596794923973 <span style=color:blue;>What if this was your mother, wife, or daughter? WATCH: Tyrant Cop Knocks Handcuffed Woman Unconscious for No Reason & Lies About It.</span>]</span>'''
 
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Chart below is from a ''Washington Post'' article on Dec. 29, 2017:<br>
  
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'''{{box3|link=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/12/29/the-u-s-has-one-of-the-stingiest-minimum-wage-policies-of-any-wealthy-nation|text="The U.S. has one of the stingiest minimum wage policies of any wealthy nation."}}'''
  
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28 Dec 2017: '''[http://www.gctelegram.com/news/20171228/no-3-shona-bandas-two-year-court-case-ends-with-plea-agreement Kansas. Facing 30 years in prison, and custody loss, for treating her Crohn’s disease with cannabis, Shona Banda’s two-year court case ends with plea agreement of mail-in probation in Washington state.]'''
 
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[[File:Shona Banda 2017.jpg|thumb|none|310px|'''[http://www.gctelegram.com/news/20171228/no-3-shona-bandas-two-year-court-case-ends-with-plea-agreement Shona Banda].''']]
 
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20 Dec 2017. '''Final passage of: [[Wikipedia: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017]].''' Info below:
  
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|'''{{box3|link=wikipedia:Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017|text=2017 <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> tax bill}}. {{box3|link=commons:File:1-Distribution of Impact per Taxpayer v1.png|text=Yellow is for an average increase in cost each year}}''' for people in those groups. '''<span style="background-color:yellow; color:black; padding:0 2px; border:solid 1px;">Up to incomes of $75,000.</span>''' Repeal of '''[[wikipedia:Individual shared responsibility provision|individual mandate]]''' hurts more and more people each year by increasing healthcare costs for many people. See '''[[commons:File:1-Distribution of Impact per Taxpayer v1.png|explanation]].'''
  
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24 Dec 2017: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10156618265837908 Watch this Canadian politician explain the difference between health care in Canada and in America].'''<br>
  
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[[File:Universal health coverage. Not a radical idea.jpg|thumb|none|300px|[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/its-time-for-a-single-payer-healthcare-system_us_58d6470de4b0f633072b37f8 Time For Single-Payer Healthcare].]]
  
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19 Dec 2017: '''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://hightimes.com/news/norways-parliament-votes-decriminalize-illegal-drugs <span style=color:blue;>Norway to decriminalize all drugs, likely following Portugal's model.</span>]</span>''' [https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/norway-decriminalize-drug-use_us_5a387b70e4b0860bf4aa96c4][http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/healthcare]. And: '''<span style="background:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/365548-cnn-poll-trump-approval-rating-hits-new-low <span style=color:blue;>Trump approval rating hits new low (35%) in CNN poll. 32% in Associated Press–NORC poll. Lowest in history for a first-year President.</span>]</span>''' Dec. 19, 2017 article.
 
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18 Dec 2017: [https://www.straight.com/cannabis/1009331/marc-and-jodie-emery-plead-guilty-fined-nearly-400000-cannabis-culture-courtcase Marc and Jodie Emery plead guilty, fined nearly $400,000 in Cannabis Culture court case] [https://www.gofundme.com/MarcAndJodieEmerySupport]. And: [https://hightimes.com/news/california-enlists-cheech-marin-help-register-pot-businesses California Enlists Cheech Marin To Help Register Pot Businesses].
  
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15 Dec 2018: '''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20171215/world-health-group-pots-cbd-has-health-benefits <span style=color:blue;>World Health Organization (WHO): Pot's CBD Has Health Benefits.</span>]</span>''' [http://www.newsweek.com/medical-marijuana-cbd-not-addictive-toxic-who-says-748069][https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/cbd-has-no-health-risks-claims-world-health-organization][http://www.who.int/medicines/access/controlled-substances/5.2_CBD.pdf]. And: [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/connor-clements-dubai-jail-cannabis-drugs-test-work-waiter-a8104556.html British man faces two years in Dubai jail after testing positive for cannabis]. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5164479/Liverpool-man-jailed-two-years-Dubai-cannabis.html]. And: '''<span style="background:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://www.royalgazette.com/politics/article/20171209/house-cannabis-decriminalisation-passes <span style=color:blue;>Bermuda. House of Assembly: cannabis decriminalisation passes. To Senate next.</span>]</span>''' And: '''[https://www.inquisitr.com/4668391/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-is-being-sued-by-12-year-old-girl-over-medical-marijuana-policy Jeff Sessions Is Being Sued By 12-Year-Old Girl (Alexis Bortell) Over Department of Justice Medical Marijuana Policy].''' “It’s a lot better than brain surgery.” '''[https://www.facebook.com/HealAlexis/posts/1611758835575553 Alexis Bortell wins "Most Influential Individual 2017!"]''' - [https://www.facebook.com/cannaawards/videos/1569226439830517 Video]. [https://www.facebook.com/HaleighsHopeOfficial/videos/1380510372057323][http://thehofstrachronicle.com/student-suffers-12-seizures-marijuana-confiscated].
  
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7 Dec 2017: '''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/12/7/16738058/obamacare-sign-ups-trump-sabotage <span style=color:blue;>Obamacare sign-ups defy Trump’s sabotage campaign, but “the window is closing” Dec. 15. Many plans are free. Some states have later deadlines.</span>]</span>''' [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/14-last-minute-tips-enrollees-obamacare-marketplace-133341522.html]. And: '''[https://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/indianapolis/marijuana-in-indiana-battle-lines-drawn-for-2018-legislative-session Marijuana in Indiana: Battle lines drawn for 2018 legislative session. Veterans versus prosecutors.]''' And: [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2017/12/17/reverberations-war-complicate-vietnam-veterans-end-life-care/948829001 30% of Vietnam vets have had PTSD in their lifetime].<br>
  
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'''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/estimating-the-costs-of-war-then-and-now_us_5a1495d7e4b025f8e93238f2 <span style=color:blue;>"$5.6 trillion" for endless Mideast wars that started with Bush and CIA WMD lies about Iraq.</span>]</span>''' [http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2017/Costs%20of%20U.S.%20Post-9_11%20NC%20Crawford%20FINAL%20.pdf][http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Wars]. [[wikipedia:Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highway System cost $526 billion in 2016 dollars]]. And: [[wikipedia:Apollo program#Costs|Landing a human on the moon cost $221 billion]]. And: '''[https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/marijuana-may-hold-promise-treating-veterans-ptsd-n824956 Marijuana may hold promise in treating veterans with PTSD].''' [http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/veterans-key-surge-states-medical-pot-ptsd-51390258].
  
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'''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Cost <span style=color:blue;>Trillion-dollar Cost of <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span>-led U.S. drug war.</span>]</span>''' And: '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Race Its racist application].''' [https://www.facebook.com/WokeFolks/posts/1042167205923628][https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/1874496555918527].
  
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27 Nov 2017: '''[http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cannabis-legalization-legislation-1.4421910 Canada. Federal marijuana legislation clears House of Commons, headed for the Senate].''' [https://www.civilized.life/articles/canada-passed-recreational-marijuana-bill]. And: [https://hightimes.com/news/congo-ditching-conflict-metals-cannabis Africa. Good News: Congo Is Ditching Conflict Metals For Cannabis]. And: '''[http://www.newsweek.com/will-jeff-sessions-medical-marijuana-718676 Will Attorney General Jeff Sessions end medical marijuana for all US states in December 2017?]''' And: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/local/2017/11/20/10000-people-died-waiting-for-a-disability-decision-in-the-past-year-will-he-be-next 10,000 people died waiting for a disability decision in the past year. Will he be next?]
  
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'''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;"> [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/27/us/politics/senate-tax-bills-potential-hurdle-republicans.html <span style=color:blue;>Evolving <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> tax plan. By 2027, Americans earning $75,000 a year and below would, as a group, see their taxes increase. ''New York Times''.</span>]</span>''' [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republican-tax-plan-class-war_us_5a1431dde4b0bfa88c1cfafa].
 
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16 Nov 2017: '''[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/province-pot-marijuana-legal-1.4405084 Canada. How the provinces are planning for pot legalization by July 2018.]''' And: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-marijuana/as-canada-prepares-for-legal-pot-ex-cops-get-into-the-business-idUSKBN1DH2I8 As Canada prepares for legal pot, ex-cops get into the business]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/01/canada-marijuana-cannabis-police]. And: [https://www.facebook.com/attn/videos/1126561337379324 Video. USA. 3 months behind bars for sexual assault/rape, versus 21 years behind bars for marijuana]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Turner]. And: [http://www.newsweek.com/robert-reich-poor-are-being-barred-voting-and-thats-unconstitutional-718117 Robert Reich: The Poor Are Being Barred From Voting. And That’s Unconstitutional]. And: '''[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5093031/Cannabis-oil-use-UK-doubles-YEAR.html CBD cannabis oil use in the UK doubles in a YEAR].'''
 
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15 Nov 2017: '''[https://herb.co/news/legalization/veterans-pills-ptsd-suicide Veterans Being Denied Medical Cannabis Are Crushed By Pills, PTSD, And Suicide].''' Rescheduling cannabis at the federal level to allow medical use is blocked by '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; border:1px solid; padding:0 2px;">Republicans.</span>]''' And: [http://www.kvrr.com/2017/11/09/48310 “It’s Time:” Effort to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in North Dakota Underway]. And: '''[http://hiphopchannel.info/?p=46 Maryland Man Gets 20 Years for 6 Grams of Marijuana].''' And: [https://www.ganjapreneur.com/wisconsin-legislature-unanimously-approves-industrial-hemp-bill Wisconsin Legislature Unanimously Approves Industrial Hemp Bill]. And: [https://www.facebook.com/1LEGALIZE/videos/524865127864075 Video. This is how fast Cannabis can stop a seizure!!]<br>
  
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'''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10156497158242908 <span style=color:blue;>Bernie Sanders CHART. Households making over $1 million will get almost 40% of the benefits from the <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> tax plan, while households making under $50,000 will get less than 1% of the benefits. </span>]</span>''' And: '''<span style="background:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/photos/a.91485152907.84764.9124187907/10156518525482908/?type=3&theater <span style=color:blue;>The middle class will actually end up paying even more in taxes.</span>]</span>'''
  
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[[File:5 years ago, November 6, 2012, Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana.jpg|thumb|300px|2012, the year the '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Republicans <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republicans</span>]''' lost the trillion-dollar Cannabis War. They don't know it yet, so be sure they get the message in the 2018 midterm elections. [https://www.facebook.com/HighTimesMag/photos/a.391413203444.174317.23237898444/10155546035768445/?type=3 Facebook comments].]]
  
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9 Nov 2017: '''[https://www.inverse.com/article/38281-marijuana-legalization-november-election-2017 Marijuana Won Big in the November 2017 U.S. Elections]. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2017/11/08/marijuana-won-tuesdays-election]. And: [https://thinkprogress.org/maine-medicaid-ballot-measure-708e7cc1f90b Maine voters expand Medicaid to 70,000 low-income people under Obamacare]. [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/maine-medicaid-expansion-vote-election-day_us_5a00e64be4b07eb511819f87].''' And: [http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-indiana-medical-marijuana-st-1108-20171107-story.html Indiana prosecutors pushing against medical marijuana]. And: [http://floridamarijuana.net/breaking-news-jeff-sessions-dea-stand-trial-federal-lawsuit-de-schedule-cannabis Breaking News: Jeff Sessions to Stand Trial in Cannabis De-Scheduling]. [https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-jersey/articles/2017-11-01/nj-court-rules-state-must-review-marijuanas-classification][http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/07/25/marijuana-schedule-i-lawsuit-unconstitutional/84473]. And: [https://www.facebook.com/aplusapp/videos/1759765427427719 Viral video on racial profiling]. And: [http://uspainclinic.com/2017/11/07/cannabis-smokers-shouldnt-go-to-jail-ardern Cannabis smokers shouldn’t go to jail. New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern]. And: [https://www.weednews.co/pro-marijuana-legalization-phil-murphy-wins-nj-governor-race Pro-Marijuana Legalization Democrat Phil Murphy Wins New Jersey Governor Race]. [http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/10/whoever_wins_governors_race_nj_marijuana_laws_will.html]. And: [http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=23256 7 reasons why the future has arrived in the Netherlands].<br>
  
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'''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/11/03/maine-governor-vetoes-voter-approved-bill-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana <span style=color:blue;>Maine's <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> governor vetoes voter-approved bill to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana.</span>]</span> [http://mainepublic.org/post/maine-house-sustains-lepage-veto-retail-marijuana-implementation-bill]'''
 
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[[File:Gerrymandering. How to steal an election.jpg|thumb|300px|[https://www.facebook.com/RachelMaddowFans/photos/a.440029042721337.78452508.438956182828623/1546567328734164/?type=3&theater In 2014: '''8 of the 10 most gerrymandered districts in the USA were drawn by <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republicans</span>].''']]
  
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30 Oct 2017: '''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.forbes.com/sites/monazhang/2017/10/30/germany-considers-selling-marijuana-in-pharmacies-or-dispensaries/amp <span style=color:blue;>German Parties Consider Sale Of Recreational Marijuana In Pharmacies Or Dispensaries.</span>]</span>''' [https://www.marijuanamoment.net/merkel-may-agree-legalize-marijuana-germany-coalition-deal]. And: [https://www.kyivpost.com/multimedia/photo/marchers-kyiv-call-legalization-cannabis-photos Marchers in Kiev, Ukraine call for legalization of cannabis (PHOTOS).]<br>
  
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'''<span style="background:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://thinkprogress.org/aca-open-enrollment-2017-ac2d6440ddd3 <span style=color:blue;>Trump’s Obamacare sabotage accidentally resulted in more free health plans. Open enrollment is Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, 2017.</span>]</span>''' And: [http://bloomsmag.com/smoking-marijuana-causes-complete-remission-of-crohns-disease-no-side-effects-new-study-shows Smoking Marijuana Causes ‘Complete Remission’ of Crohn’s Disease for some, No Side Effects, New Study Shows]. And: [http://theleafonline.com/c/science/2017/10/cannabis-instead-anxiety-meds Using cannabis in place of anxiety meds].
  
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26 Oct 2017: '''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/americans-support-legalizing-marijuana-in-record-high-numbers-w510340 <span style=color:blue;>Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana in Record-High Numbers: October 2017 Poll.</span>] [http://news.gallup.com/poll/221018/record-high-support-legalizing-marijuana.aspx <span style=color:blue;>2.</span>]</span>''' And: '''[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/27/1710299/-Oklahoma-City-police-officer-handcuffs-woman-for-riding-a-bike-and-handing-him-her-ID Oklahoma City police officer handcuffs woman for riding a bike and handing him her ID].''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRfgOTX5Srw]. "throwing stuff at me. You handed the ID card to me like you wanted to use it as a weapon and throw it at me.” Body cam shows otherwise. Audio starts at 30 seconds in.<br>
  
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'''<span style="background:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10156426055352908 <span style=color:blue;>80% of <span style="background:yellow; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> tax cuts would go to the top 1%. See chart in Bernie Sanders Facebook post.</span>]</span>''' And: [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-illinois-legalize-marijuana-20171022-story.html Will Illinois legalize recreational marijuana? Most Democrat candidates for governor support it]. And: '''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/10/whoever_wins_governors_race_nj_marijuana_laws_will.html <span style=color:blue;>Legalize marijuana in New Jersey? Your choice for governor on Nov. 7, 2017 will determine that.</span>]</span>''' (Democrat versus '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Republicans <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span>].''' [http://observer.com/2017/06/nj-democrats-begin-push-to-legalize-marijuana].
  
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18 Oct 2017: [https://www.marijuanamoment.net/pro-legalization-congressman-to-target-anti-cannabis-lawmakers Pro-Legalization Congressman To Target Anti-Cannabis Lawmakers]. [https://www.marijuanamoment.net/rep-blumenauer-starts-marijuana-focused-pac].
 
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20 Oct 2017: '''<span style="background:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/20/peru-marijuana-cannabis-legal-terminally-ill-children <span style=color:blue;>Peru legalises medical marijuana in move spurred by mother's home lab.</span>] [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41699405 <span style=color:blue;>2.</span>]</span>''' And: [http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/medical-marijuana-catsa-pot-police-airports-1.4357170 Canada. Airport security stops calling police on passengers carrying prescription pot]. And: [http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/opioid-related-deaths-fell-65-after-recreational-marijuana-legalized-in-colorado-research-finds Legal marijuana is saving lives in Colorado, study finds. Opioid-related deaths fell 6.5% after recreational marijuana legalized]. [http://gazette.com/legal-marijuana-is-saving-lives-in-colorado-study-finds/article/1613327]. And: '''[https://merryjane.com/news/vincente-fox-calls-for-legal-international-cannabis-trade-nafta Former Mexican President Imagines Future Where Legal Weed Is an Internationally Traded Cash Crop].'''
  
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11 Oct 2017: '''[http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/opinion/valley-views/2017/10/11/trump-tax-plan-would-make-rich-richer/750987001 The Trump tax plan would make the rich richer].'''
 
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10 Oct 2017: '''[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mps-join-activists-at-cannabis-tea-party-outside-parliament-medicine-a7992996.html London, UK: MPs join medical marijuana protest outside Parliament.]''' And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10156391992937908 Canadian Doctors Explain Universal Health Care. A video].''' [https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10156383546882908][https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10156395827407908]. And: '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2017/09/19/dr-oz-says-medical-marijuana-could-help-solve-opioid-addiction Dr. Oz Says Medical Marijuana Could Help Solve Opioid Addiction].''' [https://www.change.org/p/national-institutes-of-health-fund-more-research-for-medical-marijuana-as-a-solution-to-the-opioid-crisis][http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/10/03/opium-heroin-morphine-opioids-history/89205][https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/blumenauer-calls-for-cannabis-research-to-combat-opioid-crisis][https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/us/drug-overdose-medical-examiner.html][http://wkar.org/post/msu-doctor-warns-opioid-std-link][http://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/articles/std-numbers-are-rising-at-an-insane-rate-in-the-us-w507415].<br>
  
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'''<span style="background:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/NRA <span style=color:blue;>NRA history of mandatory minimum sentencing and drug war.</span>]</span>''' <span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/10/atlanta_decriminalizes_marijua.html <span style=color:blue;>'''Atlanta, Georgia decriminalizes marijuana.'''</span>]</span> [http://www.theroot.com/marijuana-decriminalization-ordinance-unanimously-passe-1819088489]. And Youtube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TlBTPITo1I Tom Petty music video - You Don't Know How It Feels. "let's roll another joint."] [http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/10/03/tom-petty-weed-songs/89182][http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-petty-on-past-confederate-flag-use-it-was-downright-stupid-20150714]. And: [https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/drug-war-prisoners-1-2-true-story-moses-sam-two-denver-drifters-became-cannabis-pioneers 80 Years Ago This Week, Federal Marijuana Prohibition Began With These Arrests]. And: [http://ushealthtimes.com/federal-court-ruling-a-huge-victory-for-cannabis-business-owners Federal Court Ruling a Huge Victory for Cannabis Business Owners]. And: [http://www.silive.com/news/2017/09/costly_medical_marijuana_pushe.html Costly medical marijuana pushes patients to street sales]. And: [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/opinion/sunday/portugal-drug-decriminalization.html Portugal treats addiction as a disease, not a crime].
  
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[[File:Drugs involved in U.S. overdose deaths, 2000 to 2016.jpg|620px|thumb|none|'''[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/02/upshot/fentanyl-drug-overdose-deaths.html Drugs involved in U.S. overdose deaths, 2000 to 2016].''' Compare to peak HIV-AIDS deaths: [https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6021a2.htm][http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=kb-01-03].]]
  
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[[File:Two Chicago cops take a knee.jpg|thumb|250px|'''[https://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/chicago-cops-to-be-punished-for-taking-a-knee-in-protest-against-police-brutality Two Chicago cops take a knee].''']]
  
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28 Sep 2017: '''[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/28/decriminalisation-marijuana-civil-rights-al-sharpton Why the decriminalisation of marijuana is a civil rights cause. Al Sharpton.]''' [http://framingham.wickedlocal.com/news/20171005/al-sharpton-defends-pot-at-cannabis-business-expo]. And: [http://www.houstonpress.com/news/harris-county-da-ends-prosecution-of-residue-amounts-of-drugs-or-trace-cases-9825581 Harris County, Texas DA Stops Prosecuting Drug Cases Involving Minuscule Amounts]. And: [https://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/chicago-cops-to-be-punished-for-taking-a-knee-in-protest-against-police-brutality Chicago cops to be punished for ‘taking a knee’ in protest against police brutality]. And: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/09/20/americas-opioid-problem-is-so-bad-its-holding-back-u-s-life-expectancy America’s opioid problem is so bad it’s cutting into U.S. life expectancy]. And: [https://ushealthnote.com/2017/09/22/big-pharma-losing-grip-as-study-shows-nearly-100-cannabis-users-give-up-rx-pain-meds Big Pharma Losing Grip as Study Shows Nearly 100% of Cannabis Users Give Up Rx Pain Meds]. And: '''[https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/iceland-gets-cooler-with-proposal-to-legalize-cannabis Iceland Gets Cooler with Proposal to Legalize Cannabis].''' [https://grapevine.is/news/2017/09/20/legalisation-of-cannabis-proposed-in-parliament].
  
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21 Sep 2017: '''<span style="background:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://herb.co/news/legalization/lesotho-medical-cannabis <span style=color:blue;>Lesotho. This Tiny Nation Just Became Africa’s Medical Cannabis Leader.</span>]</span>''' [https://qz.com/1080156/legalize-weed-lesotho-malawi-and-south-africa-are-all-closer-to-africas-first-legal-marijuana-license]. And: [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/19/552135830/41-states-to-investigate-pharmaceutical-companies-over-opioids 41 States To Investigate Pharmaceutical Companies Over Opioids]. And: [http://www.smh.com.au/world/philippine-president-rodrigo-duterte-orders-police-to-kill-eldest-son-paolo-if-drug-smuggling-rumours-are-true-20170920-gyllmv.html Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte orders police to kill eldest son if 'rumours' are true]. And: [http://www.thedailychronic.net/2017/77844/pennsylvania-democratic-party-adopts-marijuana-legalization-policy-platform Pennsylvania Democratic Party Adopts Marijuana Legalization Into Policy Platform]. And: [https://www.marijuana.com/news/2017/09/new-study-finds-legal-cannabis-equals-fewer-pharmaceuticals New Study Finds Legal Cannabis Equals Fewer Pharmaceuticals]. And: [http://www.wthr.com/article/im-not-a-criminal-indiana-man-criminally-charged-for-possessing-cbd-oil “I’m not a criminal:” Indiana man criminally charged for possessing CBD oil]. And: [http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170915/federal-drug-agency-asks-ri-for-medical-marijuana-patient-data Federal drug agency asks Rhode Island for medical marijuana patient data]. And: [https://globalnews.ca/news/3734019/b-c-may-not-follow-ontarios-pot-distribution-system-premier-horgan British Columbia may not follow Ontario’s pot distribution system: Premier Horgan].
  
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[https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/300124 Why Are Opioid Painkillers Legal But Marijuana Isn't?] And: [https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/1789642431070607 Federal government knew cannabis cured epilepsy over 60 years ago and still made it a Schedule 1 drug]. And: [http://topfibromyalgia.online/sheriffs-say-marijuana-legalization-overturned-makes-uncomfortable-colorado Sheriffs Say Marijuana Legalization Should Be Overturned Because It Makes Them Uncomfortable. Colorado].
 
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'''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xww4ek/bernie-sanders-is-the-most-popular-politician-in-america-poll-says-vgtrn <span style=color:blue;>Bernie Sanders Is the Most Popular Politician in America, Poll Says.</span>]</span>''' See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv-hgegVq0k Bernie on Colbert's Show] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTIStPerVNw]. And: [http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-medical-marijuana-20170909-story.html LA Times editorial board: Trump and Sessions are ignoring voters' overwhelming support for medical marijuana. Will Congress listen?] [https://www-civilized-life.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.civilized.life/articles/medical-marijuana-states-stripped-dea-protection/amp.html]. See: [http://hightimes.com/news/how-donald-trump-accidentally-helped-save-marijuana-from-jeff-sessions-for-now Temporary reprieve.] [http://marijuanapolitics.com/senate-debt-deal-saves-state-medical-marijuana-protections-now]. And: [https://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=151&sid=45533478&title=some-treatment-centers-keep-addicts-hooked-for-insurance- Hooked, hoodwinked: Some drug rehabs aim for relapse and money].
 
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1 Sep 2017: [http://globalnews.ca/news/3712736/underwear-bong-courthouses ‘Return my bong’: Ontario man protests in underwear outside courthouses, police stations]. And: [https://news.lift.co/oral-measurement-thc-intoxication-level-not-feasible-study-concludes Oral, saliva, and urine measurement of THC intoxication level is not feasible, study concludes].<br>
  
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18 Aug 2017: '''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://www.dopemagazine.com/india-first-cannabis-grow-license <span style=color:blue;>India issues its first-ever license to grow medicinal cannabis for research purposes. 2nd Most Populated Country.</span>]</span>''' And: '''<span style="background:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/utah-launches-medical-cannabis-signature-drive <span style=color:blue;>Utah Launches Medical Cannabis Signature Drive for November 2018 ballot issue.</span>]</span>''' And: [http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/NorCal-pot-growers-prosecution-blocked-by-11753672.php Federal judge blocks prosecution of Northern California pot growers. Jeff Sessions opposes restrictions]. And: [http://uspainclinic.com/2017/08/15/federal-judge-rules-medical-marijuana-patient-can-sue-for-being-denied-job-over-failed-drug-test Federal Judge Rules Medical Marijuana Patient Can Sue For Being Denied Job Over Failed Drug Test]. And: [https://www.greenrushdaily.com/justice-department-shuts-marijuana-research-dea Justice Department (Jeff Sessions) Shuts Down Marijuana Research At DEA].
  
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'''[https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/07/20/universal-health-care-is-real-freedom-anne-korkeakivi-column/480446001 Dear America, universal health care is what real freedom looks like].''' ''USA Today''. And: '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_health_expenditure_per_capita IT COSTS LESS].''' [https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10156238101147908][https://www.facebook.com/doctorsforsinglepayer/photos/a.392562374227.171053.122302489227/10155662711789228/?type=3&theater]. And: '''[http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/04/18/524380027/in-portugal-drug-use-is-treated-as-a-medical-issue-not-a-crime In Portugal, Drug Use Is Treated As A Medical Issue, Not A Crime].''' NPR. [http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/portugal-heroin-decriminalization CBC]. [https://www.aei.org/publication/chart-of-the-day-5][http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Portugal][http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Canadian_single-payer_healthcare_and_Portuguese_harm_reduction][http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/End_drug_war_with_universal_healthcare][http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=9011]. And: [http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/portugal-heroin-decriminalization In Portugal 90% of drug control money is spent on health care, just 10% on police enforcement].
  
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'''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100247212404061&set=a.663974435651.1073741825.290000799&type=3&theater|text="They can move in and out of any software still hardwired to their system. That means that anyone we haven't unplugged is potentially an agent. Inside the matrix, they are everyone and they are no one."}}''' -Morpheus in ''[[wikipedia:The Matrix|The Matrix]].'' [http://www.finestquotes.com/movie_quotes/movie/The%20Matrix/page/2.htm].
  
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13 Aug 2017:'''[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/13/1689254/-Lexington-KY-mayor-announces-all-Confederate-statues-are-coming-down-because-of-Charlottesville Lexington, Kentucky mayor announces all Confederate statues are coming down because of Charlottesville].''' And: [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1203504156459776&id=369437756533091 Philippines newspaper. "Marijuana as Medicine" on front page]. And: '''[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/va-paralegal-killed-protest-white-supremacist-rally-article-1.3407863 Heather Heyer, the woman killed in Virginia was destined to be face of change, mom says].''' [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/13/us/heather-heyer-charlottesville-victim.html]. And: [http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/indiana-lawmaker-pushes-for-medical-marijuana-to-curb-opioid-epidemic Indiana lawmaker pushes for medical marijuana to curb opioid epidemic]. His fellow '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Republicans <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republicans</span>]''' are the ones likely to block him. '''[http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/us/confederate-memorial-removal-us-trnd/index.html Here are the Confederate memorials that will be removed after Charlottesville].''' [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/346557-protesters-topple-confederate-statue-in-north-carolina][https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/1762331593801691][http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/confederate-monuments-history-trump-baltimore_us_5995a3a6e4b0d0d2cc84c952][http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-monuments-found-20170817-story.html][http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/08/the-real-story-of-all-those-confederate-statues][https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/1764183073616543].
  
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[[File:Hours per week at minimum wage to rent a one-bedroom apartment.jpg|none|frame|600px|'''{{box3|text=Related charts.|link=http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/inequality}}''' <span style="background-color:yellow; color:black; padding:0 2px; border:solid 1px;">Why does '''[[wikipedia:National Public Radio|<span style=color:blue;>National Public Radio</span>]],''' like most media, not report much on this?</span> '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/photos/a.91485152907.84764.9124187907/10156209988187908/?type=3&theater Bernie Sanders post]''' [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/06/08/heres-how-much-you-would-need-to-make-to-afford-housing-in-your-state][http://nlihc.org/oor].]]
  
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[[File:Single payer will save money.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Wikipedia: List of countries by total health expenditure per capita|List of countries by total health expenditure per capita]].]]
  
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2 Aug 2017: '''[http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40708421 How Canada became an education superpower. Far ahead of the USA.]'''
  
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*27 Jul 2017: '''[http://yournewswire.com/harvard-study-opioid-epidemic Harvard Study: Big Pharma, US Goverment Behind Opioid Epidemic].''' &: [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/drug-deaths-record-number-government-conservative-policy-legal-highs-illegal-killed-tory-policy-ons-a7873241.html?amp UK drug deaths]. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/drug-deaths-england-and-wales-3744-overdose-poisoning-legal-highs-new-psychoactive-substances-a7872241.html]
  
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[https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/booker-debuts-marijuana-justice-act-legalize-cannabis Senator Cory Booker Debuts ‘Marijuana Justice Act’ to Legalize Cannabis, & support racial justice]. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/01/cory-booker-puts-marijuana-legalization-at-the-center-of-his-new-racial-justice-bil][http://blog.norml.org/2017/08/01/the-marijuana-justice-act-introduced-in-senate].
  
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[http://www.livemint.com/Politics/izJGz5gmeCAKWdIfyRGYKM/Marijuana-should-be-legalised-for-medical-purposes-says-Man.html Marijuana should be legalised in India for medical purposes: Maneka Gandhi] And: [http://washingtonjournal.com/2017/07/15/trump-said-sacks-drugs-falling-peoples-heads-congressmans-response-perfect Trump Said Sacks Of Drugs Are Falling On Peoples’ Heads. A Congressman’s Response Is Perfect]. And: [http://thefreethoughtproject.com/study-legal-weed-reduces-crime Landmark Study Shows Legal Marijuana Sales Reduce Crime]. And: [http://www.alternet.org/drugs/why-so-many-people-dying-opiate-overdoses-broken-society Why Are So Many People Dying from Opiate Overdoses? It's Our Broken Society. Absurdly low minimum wage too.].<br>
  
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17 Jul 2017: [https://herb.co/news/legalization/jeff-sessions-big-tobacco Jeff Sessions: Anti-Weed Crusader Received Big Money From Big Tobacco]. And: [http://beforeitsnews.com/eu/2017/07/american-media-silent-after-un-just-called-for-decriminalizing-drug-use-worldwide-2625967.html American Media Silent After UN Just Called for Decriminalizing Drug Use Worldwide].<br>
  
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[[File:Big Pharma CEO pay versus median income. PNHP.jpg|thumb|250px|[https://www.google.com/search?q=big+pharma+ceo+pay+pnhp&tbm=isch Big Pharma CEO pay]. [https://www.facebook.com/pg/doctorsforsinglepayer/photos].]]
  
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<span style="background:yellow; color:black; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/healthcare/news/2017/06/22/434917/coverage-losses-senate-health-care-bill-result-18100-27700-additional-deaths-2026/ <span style=color:blue;>'''20 million more uninsured = 20,000+ more deaths yearly.'''</span>]</span> [https://www.democracynow.org/2017/6/27/senate_gop_healthcare_bill_estimated_to]. And: '''[[Wikipedia:PolitiFact.com|Politifact]]:''' [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/jun/27/bernie-s/bernie-sanders-projection-thousands-added-deaths-g Bernie Sanders' projection of 'thousands' of deaths from lost health coverage is well-supported]. June 27, 2017. See article sidebar for many sources. [https://newrepublic.com/article/143570/trumpcare-will-kill-people-hard-accept][https://thinkprogress.org/kennedy-fox-news-trumpcare-we-are-all-going-to-die-50d86cbd9bb5][https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/business/economy/health-care-senate-mortality.html][http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sanders-pittsburgh-anti-trumpcare_us_594f16bee4b05c37bb76d176][http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/339054-healthcare-groups-issue-scathing-criticism-of-senate-bill][https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/24/us-healthcare-republican-bill-no-coverage-death]. And: '''[[Wikipedia:PolitiFact.com|Politifact]]:''' [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/jun/28/paul-ryan/paul-ryan-wrong-most-22-million-uninsured-would-be Paul Ryan wrong that most of the 22 million uninsured would be uninsured by choice]. [http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/04/20/524774195/what-country-spends-the-most-and-least-on-health-care-per-person]. And: [http://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/charts-us 17 Charts and Figures that show the US is not as developed as you’d think. America is not great.] [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/06/28/what-happened-americas-wealth-rich-hid-it]. And: [http://www.sciencealert.com/93-of-patients-prefer-cannabis-over-opioids-for-managing-their-pain-according-to-new-study 93% of Patients Prefer Cannabis Over Opioids For Managing Pain, According to New Study]. And: [https://www.forbes.com/sites/debraborchardt/2017/04/21/medicaid-could-have-saved-1-billion-if-medical-marijuana-was-legalized/#30e7176d7c57 Medicaid Could Have Saved $1 Billion If Medical Marijuana Was Legalized nationwide]. And: [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/big-tobacco-style-marketing-propels-u-s-opioid-crisis-article-1.3274960 How Big Tobacco-style marketing propels U.S. opioid crisis — and powers $400 billion pharma industry]. [http://www.alternet.org/drugs/big-pharma-big-tobacco-hurting-america][https://etfdailynews.com/2017/06/30/big-tobacco-is-about-to-pivot-to-big-marijuana-xlp][https://www.greenrushdaily.com/lobbyist-have-pushed-for-a-big-pharma-monopoly-on-cbd][https://www.statista.com/topics/1719/pharmaceutical-industry].<br>
  
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22 May 2017: <span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/robin-bell-jeff-sessions_us_592314b7e4b094cdba562c1e <span style=color:blue;>Artist Projects Image Of Jeff Sessions In KKK Hood Across Department Of Justice.</span>]</span> And: [http://www.marketwatch.com/story/senate-introduces-bill-to-end-federal-medical-marijuana-prohibition-2017-06-15 Senate introduces bill to end federal medical marijuana prohibition]. [http://www.gq.com/story/al-franken-and-rand-paul-join-forces-to-protect-medical-marijuana-from-jeff-sessions][http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/medical-marijuana-bill-aims-to-fight-sessions-war-on-drugs-w488311]. And: [https://thinkprogress.org/sessions-wants-to-go-after-medical-marijuana-5a9738e8523b Sessions asks Congress to let him prosecute medical pot shops, patients]. [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/13/1671413/-Jeff-Sessions-continues-his-obsession-with-a-war-on-drugs-this-time-targeting-medical-marijuana]. And: [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/science-calls-out-jeff-sessions-on-medical-marijuana-and-the-historic-drug-epidemic Science Calls Out Jeff Sessions on Medical Marijuana and the "Historic Drug Epidemic" - ''Scientific American'']. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2017/06/20/here-are-all-the-ways-jeff-sessions-is-wrong-about-drug-sentencing]. And: [http://stepfeed.com/this-arab-country-is-among-list-of-places-that-smoke-most-hash-5264 This Arab country is among list of places that smoke most hash]. And: [https://sputniknews.com/europe/201704261053000834-switzerland-marijuana-legalization-cannabis-effort Coffee, Cocoa, Cannabis: New Push to Legalize Marijuana Launched in Switzerland]. And: [https://superhv.com/news/holy-smoke-israel-begins-decriminalizing-cannabis Holy Smoke: Israel Begins Decriminalizing Cannabis]. [https://www.theweedblog.com/marijuana-decriminalization-policy-implementation-begins-in-israel][https://www.marijuana.com/news/2017/05/israel-cannabis-decriminalization-takes-effect]. And: [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/900095/france-to-scrap-prison-terms-for-cannabis-users France Just Ended Prison Terms For Marijuana Use]. [http://www.talkingdrugs.org/france-stop-prosecuting-cannabis-possession][https://www.ganjapreneur.com/france-will-end-prison-sentences-cannabis-consumers][https://www.thelocal.fr/20170527/france-to-scrap-prison-terms-for-cannabis-users][https://sputniknews.com/europe/201705271054032998-france-marijuana-legalize-september]. And: [https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/27/marijuana-legalisation-uruguay-seen-half-measure-users Uruguay, the first country where you can smoke marijuana wherever you like]. And: [http://www.healthfreedoms.org/i-was-wrong-former-judge-treated-with-cannabis-oil-immediately-regrets-having-sent-people-to-jail-for-it "I Was Wrong": Former Judge Treated With Cannabis Oil Regrets Having Sent People to Jail for It]. And: [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4544180/Foreign-fighters-ISIS-invasion-Philippines.html Duterte tells troops they can RAPE women in 'joke' as he rallies soldiers battling foreign fighters in ISIS 'invasion' of besieged Philippines city]. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/duterte-martial-law-rape_us_592a3abbe4b0065b20b6f179][http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/philippines-president-duterte-jokes-soldiers-rape-women-article-1.3202773][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartime_sexual_violence]<br>
  
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[http://www.npr.org/2017/05/24/529902300/cbo-republicans-ahca-would-leave-23-million-more-uninsured Trumpcare 3.0 Would Leave 23 Million More Uninsured, Budget Office Says]. [http://www.politicususa.com/2017/05/23/al-franken-storms-senate-obliterates-secret-republican-health-care-bill.html]. And: [http://digital.vpr.net/post/gov-scott-vetoes-marijuana-legalization-stays-open-revisions Vermont's <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">'''Republican'''</span> Governor Scott Vetoes Marijuana Legalization bill of Democrat legislature.] And: [https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/5/23/1665449/-Democrats-pick-up-two-GOP-held-legislative-seats-the-first-flips-of-the-Trump-era-There-ll-be-more Democrats pick up two GOP-held legislative seats, the first flips of the Trump era]. And: [https://theintercept.com/2017/05/23/trump-called-rodrigo-duterte-to-congratulate-him-on-his-murderous-drug-war-you-are-doing-an-amazing-job Trump Called Rodrigo Duterte to Congratulate Him on His Murderous Drug War: “You Are Doing an Amazing Job”]. [https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10155954600782908][https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/05/24/daily-202-trump-s-praise-for-duterte-s-drug-war-underscores-his-contempt-for-human-rights/5924d3dee9b69b2fb981db83]. And: [http://calitics.com/index.php/2017/05/22/single-payer-would-cost-a-third-of-current-health-care-costs-per-family California. Single-Payer Would Cost A Third of Current Health Care Costs Per Family].<br>
  
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16 Mar 2016: [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/patrick-stewart-reveals-he-uses-marijuana-daily-to-help-with-arthritis-symptoms_us_58ca80bae4b00705db4c6e80 Patrick Stewart Reveals He Uses Marijuana Daily To Help With Arthritis Symptoms]. And: [https://tokesignals.com/congresswoman-tulsi-gabbard-calls-for-ending-federal-marijuana-prohibition Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Calls For Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition].<br>
  
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25 Mar 2017: <span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://digital.vpr.net/post/bernie-sanders-introduce-single-payer-health-care-bill-us-senate <span style=color:blue;>Bernie Sanders To Introduce Single-Payer Health Care Bill In Senate.</span>]</span> And: [http://consciouslifenews.com/first-time-ever-federal-government-referring-marijuana-medicine/11135078 For The First Time Ever, The Federal Government Is Referring To Marijuana As Medicine]. And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/photos/a.91485152907.84764.9124187907/10155449288757908 Bernie Sanders: Americans pay highest prices for pharmaceutical drugs in the world].''' And: [http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/angelina-chapin/canada-international-reputation_b_14053786.html Canada has universal health care, and higher minimum wage than USA]. And: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/03/24/the-disease-killing-white-americans-goes-way-deeper-than-opioids The disease killing white Americans goes way deeper than opioids]. [http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/23/health/deaths-despair-mortality-opioids-economy-study][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_crisis][http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/with-a-few-exceptions-opioid-exposure-among-kids-and-teens-falls_us_58d17555e4b0be71dcf8b9d6]. And: [https://www.civilized.life/articles/trump-healthcare-plan-opioid-epidemic-medical-marijuana Trump's Health Care Plan Could Exacerbate Opioid Epidemic, But Medical Marijuana Could Help]. [http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/03/15/520270916/former-drug-czar-say-gop-health-bill-would-cut-access-to-addiction-treatment][http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/my-people-are-dying-rollback-of-medicaid-expansion-could-mean-the-end-of-life-saving-treatment-for-far-too-many_us_58d31390e4b0b22b0d19c039]. And: [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/mar/20/former-premiers-and-australian-police-chiefs-call-for-drug-decriminalisation Former premiers and Australian police chiefs call for drug decriminalisation]. [http://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/its-time-to-decriminalise-regulate-and-tax-drugs]. And: [http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/03/15/520270916/former-drug-czar-say-gop-health-bill-would-cut-access-to-addiction-treatment NPR: Former Drug Czar Says GOP Health Bill Would Cut Access To Addiction Treatment].
 
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13 Mar 2017: [https://thinkprogress.org/trumpcare-deaths-uninsurance-484738b03825 17,000 more people annually could die in 2018 if Trumpcare becomes law. 14 million more people uninsured in 2018. 24 million in 2026. 29,000 more dead annually in 2026]. <span style="background-color:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-single-payer-california-choices-20170307-story.html <span style=color:blue;>Single-Payer for California. Great healthcare for half the cost of Trumpcare.</span>]</span> And: <span style="background-color:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/after-health.asp <span style=color:blue;>'''Canada: Show health card, get free care.'''</span>]</span> and <span style="background-color:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-0-alternative-to-trumpcare_us_58bc4b9fe4b02b8b584dfcfe <span style=color:blue;>'''The $0 Alternative To Trumpcare.'''</span>]</span> See chart below. USA versus top ten healthiest nations.
  
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<span style="background-color:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2017/03/03/vancouvers-top-doctor-prime-minister-decriminalize-all-drugs.html <span style=color:blue;>Vancouver's top doctor to Trudeau: Decriminalize all illicit drugs, now.</span>]</span> <span style="background-color:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_Portugal <span style=color:blue;>'''Using Portugal's model.'''</span>]</span> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_in_Portugal][http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Portugal]. <span style="background-color:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/enddrugwar <span style=color:blue;>'''End drug war with universal healthcare.'''</span>]</span> [[Wikipedia: List of countries with universal health care| List of countries with universal health care]].
  
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25 Feb 2017: '''[http://hotair.com/archives/2017/02/25/quinnipiac-poll-71-oppose-enforcing-federal-marijuana-laws-in-states-where-the-drug-is-legal Quinnipiac poll: 71% oppose enforcing federal marijuana laws in states where the drug is legal].''' And: [http://business.financialpost.com/news/human-rights-board-orders-insurer-to-pay-medical-marijuana-costs-in-precedent-setting-case Canada. Human rights board orders insurer to pay medical marijuana costs in precedent-setting case] [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/medical-marijuana-must-be-covered-employee-insurance-plans-gordon-wayne-skinner-1.3964702].
  
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<span style="background-color:yellow; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Canada <span style=color:blue;>No deductibles on basic Canadian health care. Co-pays are extremely low or non-existent.</span>]</span> And: '''[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/23/upshot/the-american-middle-class-is-no-longer-the-worlds-richest.html Canada passes US in middle-class wealth. Median after-tax middle-class income in Canada is higher.]''' [http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/04/how-did-canadas-middle-class-get-so-rich/361053]. One reason why: Canadians pay so much less for far better healthcare.
 
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|<span style="background-color:yellow; color:black; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Canada <span style=color:blue;>Single-Payer Healthcare.</span>]'''</span> [http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/after-health.asp]. <span style="background-color:#cfc; color:black; border:1px solid; padding: 0 2px;">Higher life expectancy at half the cost.</span> And: [https://www.cms.gov/research-statistics-data-and-systems/statistics-trends-and-reports/nationalhealthexpenddata/nationalhealthaccountshistorical.html <span style="background-color:yellow; color:blue; border:solid 1px; padding: 0 2px;">Save $1.6 trillion out of $3.2 trillion spent on US healthcare in 2015.</span>] How?: [http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Singlepayer <span style="background-color:#cfc; color:blue; border:solid 1px; padding: 0 2px;">Canadian single-payer healthcare</span>, and <span style="background-color:lightyellow; color:blue; border:solid 1px; padding: 0 2px;">Portuguese drug decriminalization and treatment.</span>] And: [http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Costs <span style="background-color:#cfc; color:blue; border:solid 1px; padding: 0 2px;">Save more via less incarceration.</span>] And: [http://www.boots.com/en/Pharmacy-Health/Health-pharmacy-services/Pharmacy-services-support/I-have-a-prescription/Prescriptions-Charges-and-exemptions Prescriptions are free in Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland]. Vs. [https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/photos/a.91485152907.84764.9124187907/10155449288757908 USA]. [http://healthydebate.ca/2015/03/topic/pharmacare-2]. And: [http://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/rip-medical-debt-and-the-push-for-single-payer <span style="background-color:yellow; color:blue; border:solid 1px; padding: 0 2px;">No personal medical debt in single-payer countries.</span>] And: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_wages_by_country <span style="background-color:#cfc; color:blue; border:solid 1px; padding: 0 2px;">Canada has higher minimum wage.</span>]
 
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<span style="background:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding:0 2px;">[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/us/international-church-cannabis.html <span style="color:blue;">Marijuana on Religious Grounds? A Cannabis Church Opens in Denver.</span>]</span> [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/internationa-church-of-cannabis-photos_us_58fa3c67e4b018a9ce5ae659][https://www.facebook.com/CulturaColectiv/videos/1581168975227344]. And: [http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/12/the-international-church-of-cannabis-is-now-offering-weed-weddings-6632242 Denver-based International Church of Cannabis is now offering weed weddings]. The 'Elevated Wedding'. And:
 
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[[File:Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau.jpg|thumb|180px|Trump and Trudeau.<br>'''[http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/angelina-chapin/canada-international-reputation_b_14053786.html Canada is great].''']]
  
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<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding:0 2px;">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/04/13/canada-is-poised-to-approve-a-law-legalizing-marijuana-nationwide <span style="color:blue;">Canada is poised to approve a law legalizing marijuana nationwide.</span>]</span> [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/13/523772286/canadas-government-introduces-bill-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana][https://tokesignals.com/canada-moves-forward-with-marijuana-legalization][https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/canadian-critics-say-legalization-act-good-not-perfect][https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/high-history-a-look-back-at-canadian-weed-law]. And: [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/french-election-presidential-candidates-cannabis-laws-marijuana-emmanuel-macron-marine-le-pen-a7669706.html French election: 4 of the 5 main presidential candidates support cannabis reform. Far-right Marine LePen opposes].
  
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[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/09/arts/music/david-peel-dead-composer-of-i-like-marijuana.html David Peel, Downtown Singer and Marijuana Evangelist, Dies at 74. ''New York Times'']. And: [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/05/522700636/kansas-city-voters-approve-easing-of-marijuana-laws Kansas City, Missouri. Voters Approve $25 Fine In Easing Of Marijuana Law.][https://www.thefix.com/kansas-city-votes-reduce-penalties-pot-possession][http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article143454844.html]. And: [http://www.talkingdrugs.org/argentina-medical-cannabis-law-approved-but-not-without-criticism Argentina Approves Medical Use of CBD Cannabis Oil]. [https://inserbia.info/today/2017/04/argentina-legalizes-medical-marijuana][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Argentina][https://www.facebook.com/NowThisWeed/videos/1295582430524219 Video].
 
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'''<span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding:0 2px;">[http://ewn.co.za/2017/03/31/wc-high-court-rules-it-s-legal-for-adults-to-use-marijuana-in-private-home <span style="color:blue;">South African court legalizes possession, cultivation, use of marijuana at home. Constitutional Court likely to confirm it.</span>]</span>''' [http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/dagga-can-be-used-in-the-home-western-cape-high-court-rules-20170331][https://businesstech.co.za/news/general/167611/high-court-legalises-marijuana-for-private-use-in-south-africa][http://www.highalert.co.za/high-court-ruling-cannabis-constitutional][http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/dagga-ruling-leaves-authorities-in-a-haze-8565690][https://fieldsofgreenforall.org.za/cannabis-legalisation-private-home-use-next]. And: [http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ufc-fighters-smoke-cannabis For the First Time Ever, UFC Fighters Allowed to Smoke Pot Before Fights].
  
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<span style="background:lightpink; border:1px solid; padding:0 2px;">[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/darren-rainey-inmate-death-dade-correctional-institution_us_58d94c9fe4b03692bea82e1b <span style="color:blue;">Inmate in for cocaine. His 2-hour ‘Boiling’ Death Ruled An Accident. Documents Show They Omitted Key Details.</span>]</span> [http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-wont-charge-prison-guards-who-boiled-schizophrenic-black-man-darren-rainey-to-death-9213190][https://thinkprogress.org/former-prison-counselor-recounts-the-horrors-the-mentally-ill-endure-e1ef022e78e8][http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/90593082/florida-wont-charge-guards-who-locked-schizophrenic-prisoner-in-scalding-shower][http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4358298/Officials-covered-details-case-dead-prisoner.html]. And: [http://www.philly.com/philly/health/cannabis/Philly420-The-most-arrested-drug-in-Camden-NJ-is-.html Philly420: The most arrested drug in Camden, N.J. is ...] And: [http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2017/03/06/Auditor-General-Eugene-DePasquale-says-taxing-marijuana-weed-could-yield-200-million-for-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh/stories/201703060138 Pennsylvania. Auditor General: If it were legalized, taxing marijuana could yield $200 million annually for state]. And: [http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1076168 CTV News Channel: 'Quite traumatized': Jodie Emery. After her arrest in Canada] [http://globalnews.ca/news/3302335/marijuana-arrests-legalization-justin-trudeau]. And: [http://www.laweekly.com/news/charlo-greene-fuck-it-i-quit-reporter-launches-online-weed-show-in-la-8012557 Infamous "F*ck it, I Quit" Reporter (while in Alaska) Launches Her Online Weed Show in Los Angeles].
  
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[[File:Median net worth of U.S. households over time.png|thumb|300px|[http://www.financialsamurai.com/the-median-net-worth-of-us-households-over-time-has-gone-nowhere '''Middle class decline''']. See [[wikipedia:Wealth in the United States|Wikipedia]]. '''[https://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressreleases/2017-01-16/just-8-men-own-same-wealth-half-world Just 8 men own same wealth as half the world].''' See: [http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Control Drug war, control, and <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span>-led income inequality]. Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Trickle-down economics|Trickle-down economics]].]]
  
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[[File:Poverty in old age by country.png|thumb|200px|[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/student-debt-elderly-poverty_us_58595c6be4b08debb78b2f2a USA near bottom]. [https://data.oecd.org/inequality/poverty-rate.htm][http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/pensions-at-a-glance-2015/old-age-income-poverty_pension_glance-2015-28-en][https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/12/23/feds-refuse-to-stop-taxing-the-canceled-student-debt-of-severely-disabled-people]. '''[https://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressreleases/2017-01-16/just-8-men-own-same-wealth-half-world Just 8 men own same wealth as half the world].''']]
  
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<span style="background-color:yellow; padding:0 2px; border:1px solid;">[http://www.brockpress.com/2017/01/canada-grows-closer-to-legalizing-pot <span style="color:blue;">Canada grows closer to legalizing pot.</span>]</span> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Canada#The_steps_to_legalization].
  
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25 Dec 2016: <span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid;">[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/surge-in-support-to-decriminalise-marijuana-multidecade-survey-finds-20161220-gtf5b9.html <span style="color:blue; margin-left:3px;">For the first time more Australians support legalizing pot than oppose.</span>]</span> And: [http://countercurrentnews.com/2017/01/dea-slapped-in-face-american-epilepsy-society-accepts-marijuana-extract-obliterates-seizures-in-epileptic-children DEA Slapped in Face: American Epilepsy Society Accepts Marijuana Extract Obliterates Seizures in Epileptic Children]. And: [http://thefreethoughtproject.com/big-pharma-shaking-boots-80-cannabis-users-give-prescriptions-pills-pot Big Pharma Shaking in Their Boots as 80% of Cannabis Users Give Up Prescription Pills for Pot]. And: [http://www.thecannabist.co/2016/12/20/hospice-study-medical-marijuana-dying-patients/69726 Branford, Connecticut. America’s oldest hospice to study medical marijuana].
  
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<span style="background-color:yellow; color:black; padding:0 2px; border:1px solid;">Women keep marching on:</span> [http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/new-economy/2017/0126/Marijuana-and-gender-equity-Why-cannabis-industry-is-a-magnet-for-women-executives Marijuana and gender equity: Cannabis industry is a magnet for women executives]. And: [https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/1543854912316028 'America Is Full Of Hypocrites': Marijuana Lifer John Knock Speaks Out]. And: [https://thehia.org/HIAhemppressreleases/4594319 Hemp Industries Association Sues DEA Over Illegal Attempt to Regulate Hemp Foods as Schedule I Drugs].''' And: [http://www.alternet.org/drugs/imprisonment-justice-time-trump-interview-sentencing-project-marc-mauer Will Trump Crush the Modest Progress in Fighting Mass Incarceration? Momentum at state level]. [http://www.reformer.com/stories/incarceration-nation-events-spotlight-movement-to-end-mass-incarceration,497953][http://www.thefader.com/2017/02/13/campaign-zero-police-violence-mass-incarceration-campaign][https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/02/16/how-to-curb-violence-and-mass-incarceration-by-focusing-on-crime-victims].
  
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6 Jan 2017: '''[http://hightimes.com/news/united-nations-appoints-leader-known-for-decriminalizing-drugs New UN chief António Guterres was Prime Minister of Portugal when it decriminalized drugs]''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_Portugal][http://www.marijuana.com/blog/news/2016/10/next-un-head-oversaw-portugals-drug-decriminalization]. And: [http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/us/vermont-marijuana-pardons.html Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin (Democrat) Pardons 192 for Marijuana Convictions]. And: [http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/12/medical-marijuana-laws-linked-to-fewer-fatal-car-crashes On average, states with medical marijuana laws see dips in fatal car crashes].
  
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[https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/12/12/here-what-you-can-and-cannot-when-pot-becomes-legal-thursday/zXhyt6uDx365NPRaNCJjCL/story.html Massachusetts legalizes on Dec. 15, 2016. What you can and can't do]. And: [http://www.sundayworld.com/news/irish-toddler-back-home-after-medical-cannabis-becomes-legal Toddler back home after becoming first legal medical cannabis user in Ireland]. And: [https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/mexicos-senate-passes-medical-cannabis-bill-landslide-vote Mexico’s Senate Passes Medical Cannabis Bill in Landslide Vote].
  
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|[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/us-health-care-spending-grew-58-percent-in-2015/2016/12/02/1e7aafa4-b8b8-11e6-959c-172c82123976_story.html <span style=color:blue;>U.S. health-care spending grew 5.8 percent in 2015. Costs $9,990 per person.</span>] And: [http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/SinglePayer <span style=color:blue;>Canadian single payer healthcare is one half of U.S. cost per person.</span>] [http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2015/oct/us-health-care-from-a-global-perspective <span style=color:blue;>2.</span>] [http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/press-releases/2015/oct/us-spends-more-on-health-care-than-other-nations <span style=color:blue;>3.</span>] And: [http://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/rip-medical-debt-and-the-push-for-single-payer <span style="color:blue;">No medical debt in countries with single-payer.</span>] And: [http://www.king5.com/news/investigations/side-effects/millions-of-americans-find-drug-savings-in-canada/353652883 <span style="color:blue;">Millions of Americans find drug savings in Canada.</span>] And: [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38247385 <span style=color:blue;>US life expectancy declines for first time in 20 years</span>]. BBC. Dec. 8, 2016. '''Many still uninsured.''' And: <span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding:0 2px;">[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Safer <span style="color:blue;">Cannabis is safer and cheaper.</span>]</span>
  
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[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Republicans Will <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republicans</span> start another 'law-and-order' mass incarceration binge?]
  
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|[http://blog.norml.org/2016/11/28/some-state-leaders-challenging-marijuana-election-results <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> <span style=color:blue;>governors trying to block marijuana laws passed by voters.</span>] In contrast: [http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Green-wave-Legalized-marijuana-setting-scores-of-10636631.php <span style=color:blue;>California green wave: Legalized marijuana setting thousands of defendants free.</span>]
  
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<span style="background:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding:0 2px;">[http://www.denver420rally.org <span style="color:blue;">The Official Denver 420 Rally 2017</span>]</span> [https://www.facebook.com/420-Rally-104447806260934].
 
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[[File:Quezon City, Philippines. 2016 Nov 13 crowd.jpg|thumb|250px|[https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/1420865997948254 Quezon City, Philippines. Nov 13, 2016]. [https://www.facebook.com/369437756533091/photos/a.430534763756723.1073741828.369437756533091/978969082246619 Medical cannabis march].]]
  
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13 Nov 2016: [https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/1420865997948254 Quezon City, Philippines. Nov. 13, 2016 march for medical cannabis] [https://www.facebook.com/369437756533091/photos/a.430534763756723.1073741828.369437756533091/978969082246619]. And: [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/business/where-marijuana-is-the-doctors-orders-will-insurers-pay.html Insurers are beginning to cover medical cannabis]. And: [https://www.merryjane.com/news/uk-could-be-forced-to-consider-marijuana-legalization United Kingdom Could Be Forced to Consider Marijuana Legalization] [https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/nov/21/uk-should-legalise-cannabis-adam-smith-institute-report]. And: [http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/alec-baldwin-responds-to-donald-trumps-snl-criticism-w451563 Alec Baldwin Responds to Donald Trump's 'SNL' Criticism]. And: <span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding:0 2px;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUWSLlz0Fdo <span style="color:blue;">Donald Trump Prepares. Hilarious Cold Open. SNL - Saturday Night Live.</span>]</span>
 
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[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/veterans-medical-marijuana_us_57ed6102e4b082aad9ba046a <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republicans</span> <span style="color:blue;">in Congress Won’t Let Veterans Access Medical Marijuana After All.</span>]</span> [http://www.benefitspro.com/2016/10/04/congress-still-denies-vets-access-to-medical-marij][https://www.merryjane.com/news/congress-says-no-to-medical-marijuana-for-veterans].
  
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[[File:Austin Texas 2016 Nov 11 veterans, medical marijuana marchers.jpg|thumb|250px|[http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/texas-marijuana-advocates-call-for-expanding-medic/ns65n Austin, Texas. Nov 11, 2016. Veterans Day. Medical marijuana].]]
  
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[[File:2016 marijuana map of USA before election.jpg|thumb|190px|[http://www.thecannabist.co/2016/10/14/legal-marijuana-laws-by-state-map-united-states/62772 2016 vote]. [https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/election-predictions-states-will-legalize-nov-8 Predictions].]]
 
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[https://www.rt.com/news/364779-australia-medical-marijuana-cultivation Australia legalized medical marijuana cultivation as of October 30, 2016]. See: [https://www.facebook.com/MissMaryJaneAustralia/videos/318924361805919 video]. And: [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-obama-commutations-20161027-story.html Obama releases 98 more drug-war prisoners. A single-year record]. And: [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/304343-obama-commutes-sentences-for-72-inmates 72 more released after that].
 
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[http://www.therepublic.com/2016/11/06/ar-arkansas-election-medical-marijuana Arkansas may become the first Southern state to legalize medical marijuana]. [http://www.thecannabist.co/2016/11/02/arkansas-issue-6-medical-marijuana-poll-issue-7/66621]. And: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/11/05/a-watershed-moment-for-marijuana-legalization 2016 may be a watershed moment for legalization]. [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/marijuana-ballot-measures-activists-watershed-230760].
  
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[http://vtdigger.org/2016/10/05/wages-weed-and-more-divide-lieutenant-governor-hopefuls Wages, weed and wind divide Vermont candidates]. And: [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turkey-legalises-controlled-cannabis-production-19-provinces-a7364026.html Turkey legalizes cannabis production in 19 provinces]. [http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/615341/Turkiye_de_19_ilde_kenevir_yasallasti.html].
  
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[http://tokesignals.com/marijuana-legalization-brings-massive-drop-in-arrests-no-increase-in-youth-use-or-traffic-fatalities Legalization Brings Massive Drop In Arrests, No Increase In Youth Use Or Traffic Fatalities]. And: [http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/10/12/east-lansing-oks-pot-smoking-possession-small-quantities/91958632 East Lansing, Michigan OKs pot smoking, possession of small quantities]. And: <span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding:0 2px;">[http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/10/police_arrest_more_people_for.html <span style=color:blue;>Police arrest more people for marijuana use than for all violent crimes combined.</span>]</span>
 
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[https://ballotpedia.org/Marijuana_on_the_ballot#tab=By_year Marijuana on ballot in 2016]. And: [http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Vote Register and <span style="background:yellow; border:1px solid; padding:0 2px;"><span style=color:blue;>VOTE!</span></span>] And: [https://www.everfest.com/unique/cannabis-festivals Cannabis Festivals 2016-2017 help change public opinion for the better; even that of <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republicans</span>].
 
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[https://ballotpedia.org/Minimum_wage_on_the_ballot#tab=By_year Minimum wage on the ballot - Ballotpedia]. And: [https://mic.com/articles/154162/these-5-states-will-vote-on-increasing-the-minimum-wage-this-election These states will vote on increasing the minimum wage]. And: [http://www.npr.org/2016/10/29/498425405/supporters-hope-minimum-wage-votes-will-push-democratic-turnout Supporters Hope Minimum-Wage Votes Will Push Democratic Turnout.]
  
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[https://www.facebook.com/attn/videos/1141390982563026 Great video. Lives are being destroyed by the war on drugs. Democrat Gavin Newsom]. And: [http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2016/09/26/24582285/gary-johnson-is-a-moron-and-if-you-vote-for-him-you-are-too Gary Johnson Is a Moron (And If You Vote For Him, You Are Too)]. And: [https://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/here-are-12-ways-gary-johnson-is-a-hardcore-right-wing-radical Gary Johnson opposes the federal minimum wage. As governor he vetoed an increase]. And: [http://www.denverpost.com/2016/09/28/vote-yes-on-amendment-70-opposition-to-minimum-wage-increase-is-stuck-in-the-past Colorado. Vote “yes": Opposition to minimum-wage increase is stuck in the past]. And: [http://moneymorning.com/2016/10/28/new-recreational-marijuana-polls-suggest-legalization-in-5-states Recreational Marijuana Polls Suggest Legalization in 5 States]. And: [http://www.weednews.co/arizona-coalition-of-doctors-and-nurses-say-vote-yes-on-prop-205 Arizona Doctors And Nurses Say Vote ‘Yes’ On Prop. 205]. And: [http://www.weednews.co/actress-susan-sarandon-urges-voters-to-support-arizona-marijuana-legalization Actress Susan Sarandon Urges Voters To Support Arizona Legalization].
 
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[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/05/marijuana-legalization-is-leading-in-every-state-where-its-on-the-ballot-this-november Marijuana legalization is leading in every state where it’s on the ballot this November]. [https://www.yahoo.com/news/marijuana-measures-ballot-9-states-nov-8-134736988--politics.html][http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/states-vote-expanding-legal-access-marijuana-42410099]. And: [https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/like-barcelona-bilbao-taking-steps-regulate-cannabis-social-clubs Spain. Like Barcelona, Bilbao is Regulating and Normalizing Cannabis Social Clubs].
  
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[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/beer-industry-lobbies-for-a-marijuana-buzzkill-2016-09-22 Dr. Bronner’s donates over $600,000 to marijuana legalization efforts in five states]. [http://www.thecannabist.co/2016/09/19/dr-bronners-backing-marijuana-legalization-efforts-election-2016/63430].
  
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[http://www.denverpost.com/2016/09/13/why-small-business-owners-support-raising-the-minimum-wage Amendment 70. Colorado. Why small business owners support raising the minimum wage]. And: [http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ludicrous-pot-border-goodale-1.3754315 Banning Canadians from U.S. for life for smoking pot 'ludicrous,' says Goodale]. And:
 
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*[https://www.merryjane.com/culture/mandatory-minimum-prison-sentences Appalling Absurdity of Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences.] [http://www.npr.org/2016/09/03/492516923/brock-turners-sentencing-revives-mandatory-minimums-debate]. Refuse to serve as juror on felony cases. Tell judge you won't convict. [http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Lifeforpot USA. Life for pot]. And: [http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/09/02/to_end_mass_incarceration_it_ll_require_the_buy_in_of_prosecutors.html What It Will Take to End Mass Incarceration] [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/upshot/new-geography-of-prisons.html].
 
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[http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/outside-the-boardroom/article/Income-inequality-is-slowing-the-global-economy-9198376.php Income inequality is slowing the global economy]. And: [https://morningconsult.com/opinions/want-reduce-crime-raise-wages Want to Reduce Crime and Mass Incarceration? Raise Wages]. And: [http://www.wmur.com/politics/minimum-wage-splits-candidates-along-party-lines/41478860 Minimum wage splits candidates along party lines]. And: [https://theslot.jezebel.com/unrepentant-dickhole-chris-christie-vetoes-new-jersey-m-1785956328 <span style="background:#cfc; border:1px solid; padding:0 2px; color:blue;">Republican</span> Chris Christie Vetoes New Jersey Minimum Wage Hike]. See [[Wikipedia: List of minimum wages by country|Minimum Wages by Country]]. And: [https://thinkprogress.org/overzealous-prosecutors-are-losing-elections-6dad096118e1 Overzealous Prosecutors Are Losing Elections]. And: [https://www.thenation.com/article/obama-administration-continues-pulling-away-from-private-prison-companies Obama Administration Continues Pulling Away From Private Prison Companies]. And: [http://www.politicususa.com/2016/08/30/pennsylvania-poll-shows-democrats-verge-senate-takeover.html Pennsylvania Poll Shows Why Democrats Are On The Verge Of Senate Takeover].
  
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3 Aug 2016: [http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Philippines-Dutertes-War-on-Drugs-Claims-Many-Lives-Report-20160803-0004.html At least 704 people have been killed since May 10, when Duterte’s election win became clear.] And: [http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/choirgirl-22-killed-bullet-head-during-rodrigo-dutertes-state-sponsored-butchery-1573470 Choirgirl, 22, killed with a bullet to the head during Duterte's 'state-sponsored butchery']. And: [http://globalnation.inquirer.net/142294/intl-rights-group-dutertes-drug-war-packs-jails-to-breaking-point Human Rights Watch: Duterte’s drug war packs jails to ‘breaking point’]. And: [http://www.tokesignals.com/philippines-president-vows-no-mercy-in-war-on-drugs-estimates-100000-will-be-killed Philippines President Vows ‘No Mercy’ In Drug War; Estimates 100,000 Will Be Killed]. And: [http://opinion.inquirer.net/96200/duterte-popularity-starts-to-erode Seeks even more Presidential power, though public opinion turning against giving it to him.]
  
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28 Jul 2016: [http://time.com/4419003/can-medical-marijuana-help-end-the-opioid-epidemic ''Time'' magazine. Can Medical Marijuana Help End the Opioid Epidemic?]
 
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25 Jul 2016: [http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/25/health/alzheimers-medical-marijuana Medical marijuana has potential as Alzheimer's treatment, study says]. And: [http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/36879-senate-bill-would-end-tax-breaks-for-private-prison-companies <u><span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republicans</span> block it</u>?: Senate Bill Would End Massive Tax Breaks for Private Prisons.] [http://www.theskanner.com/news/northwest/24164-wyden-seeks-to-end-prison-tax-breaks]. And: [http://www.laweekly.com/news/medical-marijuana-states-see-big-drop-in-drug-prescriptions-and-medicare-spending-7168951 Legal medical pot nationwide would save Medicare $468 million.] [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/medical-pot-slashed-medicare-spending_us_5794dfc0e4b0d3568f8395de].
  
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29 Jun 2016: [https://www.thenation.com/article/the-gops-war-on-voting-is-working The <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> War on Voting Is Working]. [http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/could-voting-restrictions-be-trump-s-ace-hole-n604006]. Part of the War on the Poor, drug users, and the 99%. [https://www.thestreet.com/story/13628026/1/this-one-key-economic-issue-explains-trump-sanders-and-brexit.html Historic discontent related to more than a decade of declining bottom-quartile wages]. And: [http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/07/01/3794970/income-inequality-2015 Income Inequality Is At The Highest Level In American History]. "Incomes for the 99 percent have only recovered about 60 percent of what they lost. But the rich are doing great. ... They captured more than half of all the income growth in the country." <u>[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Inequality <span style="background:#cfc; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Republican</span> leaders are ecstatic.]</u>
  
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10 Jun 2016: [http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/06/gov_john_kasich_signs_medical.html Tipping point? Ohio is 25th state to legalize medical marijuana.] [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ohio-medical-marijuana-legal_us_5758ad45e4b0e39a28ac8a55][http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ohio-latest-state-legalize-medical-marijuana-39721556].
  
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12 Jul: Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers To Fly Flag In Animated Series.

Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers

11 Jul: Wisconsin Republicans Say No To Cannabis Reform. Increase Budget For Corrections.
9 Jul: Hawaii decriminalized marijuana. 26th state to legalize or decriminalize recreational pot.
8 Jul: Trump buddy: Duterte's drug war is 'large-scale murdering enterprise' says Amnesty.

8 Jul 2019: Perhaps Jack Herer Was Right, The Future Of Mankind May Be Hemp.
Alcohol abuse, marijuana abuse

8 Jul: Biggest Lie in Trump’s Environmental Speech Today.
8 Jul: Fact Check: Trump's environmental rhetoric versus his record. "A Washington Post-ABC News poll released over the weekend found that 62 percent of people disapprove of Trump's work on climate change while just 29 percent approve."
Trump Lies. Natural Resources Defense Council. NRDC. And: Tracking all of President Trump’s false or misleading claims - Washington Post. Scroll down and check the filter box for the environment. All False statements involving Donald Trump | PolitiFact.

8 Jul: 4 in 10 Americans struggle to pay bills as Trump brags about helping Wall Street. And: ‘This doesn’t look like the best economy ever’: 40% of Americans say they still struggle to pay bills.

US household debt is at an all time high. $13.7 trillion. See PDF page 3.

Total household debt by type over time

Click to enlarge. Timeline is by quarters.

Thomas Paine statue in Thetford, Norfolk, England. July 2004

American revolutionary Thomas Paine. See: Common Sense. His statue in Thetford, England. See his quotes. Search for "poor" within those quotes. He supported economic justice, unlike today's Republicans.

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6 Jul 2019: New York eyes plan to clear criminal records for over 200,000 pot busts.
3 Jul: Wisconsin Republican Senate leader opposes medical marijuana.
2 Jul: Texas Republicans' New Medical Marijuana Law Doesn’t Cover Veterans Suffering from PTSD.

2 Jul: Majority Backs ‘Medicare for All’ Replacing Private Plans, if Preferred Providers Stay.
Medicare for All. Majority support if providers kept. July 2019 poll

Portugal's drug decriminalization. 2.3.4. Based on single-payer, universal healthcare. 2.

Medicare-for-all is single-payer, non-socialist, non-government-owned, Canadian-style healthcare.
Charts. USA spent $3.3 trillion on healthcare in 2017. (2.3.4.). Canada got better outcomes, spent half as much per person, and thus has a higher median wealth. So: 55% of Americans support 'Medicare-for-all'. (2.) Households with handguns: Canada: 3%. USA: 30%.)
Country Median wealth per adult 2018. US dollars Healthcare cost per person. US dollars PPP. 2017 Murder rate per 100,000. 2016
Canada $106,342 $4,826 1.7
USA $61,667 $10,209 5.3
US spent 17.2% of GDP (national economy) on healthcare in 2017. Canada spent 10.4%. See: info, charts, videos exposing US Republican myths about Canadian healthcare. (2.)
Country Life expectancy 2016 (2) Under-5 mortality rate per 1000 live births. 2017 Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births. 2015
Canada 82.8 years 5.1 7.3
USA 78.5 years 6.6 26.4

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2 Jul: There’s More Evidence That Raising the Minimum Wage Won’t Cost Jobs.
1 Jul 2019: Canadian Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Decriminalize All Drugs.
28 Jun: Malaysia Will Decriminalize Drug Possession, Top Gov't Official Says. [1].
27 Jun: New report finds ecstasy and cocaine less harmful than alcohol and tobacco.
21 Jun: Maine Legislature overwhelmingly approves recreational marijuana rules.
21 Jun: Marijuana Decriminalization Is Greatly Expanded in New York state. [2].
20 Jun: Congress Votes 267 to 165 To Block Feds From Enforcing Marijuana Laws In Legal States. The majority of Republicans opposed it. Only 8 Democrats voted against it.
18 Jun: Colombian court legalizes public pot consumption. [3][4][5].
17 Jun: Beijing says legalization of marijuana in US/Canada is a 'threat to China'. 2 Jul: Overseas influence blamed for rise in marijuana abuse among young Chinese.

Ancient cannabis smoking in China

12 Jun 2019: Earliest known signs of cannabis smoking unearthed in 2,500-year-old cemetery in China. [6].

12 Jun: Ohio. Cincinnati City Council votes to allow marijuana possession up to 100 grams. [7]
 12 Jun: 64% of Americans support legalizing adult use of marijuana. [8]. By Gallup Poll. 19 April: CBS poll at 65% for legalization. Senate Republicans block the will of the American people. Vote!
12 Jun: Hundreds arrested in Moscow during protest over Ivan Golunov, and drugs planted by police. And: 11 Jun: Russian Journalist Ivan Golunov Is Freed; Ministry Orders Inquiry Into Drug Charges. [9].
8 Jun: AOC Pushes To Make It Easier To Study Shrooms And Other Psychedelic Drugs. [10].
7 Jun 2019: Marijuana Legalization Front and Center in 3 States.
6 Jun: New York City. Empire State NORML Activist Doug Greene Passes Away. [11][12][13][14][15][16].

6 Jun: Sanders Demands McConnell Allow Senate Vote to Raise 'Absurdly Low' Minimum Wage to $15.
5 Jun: New Hampshire House passes increase in minimum wage. With only three Republican votes.
5 Jun: Bernie Sanders: Walmart resistance to raising minimum wage is 'grotesque,' slams Walton family.
5 Jun: Walmart CEO calls on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage.

4 Jun: Oakland Just Decriminalized Magic Mushrooms, Ayahuasca, Peyote, Iboga. [17]. And: 8 May 2019: Denver voted to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms. 18 June: Is Canada next for shrooms?

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Sao Paulo, Brazil. -- June 1, 2019. Huge crowd. Photos. [18][19]. Marcha da Maconha. Marijuana March. Streets filled from end to end in overhead photos and videos. Video. 2. Please share widely: [20].
Photo album. Sao Paulo, Brazil. Huge marijuana marches over years. [21].

Sao Paulo 2019 June 1 Brazil crowd 3

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31 May: Federal Appeals Court Rules DEA, Fed. Govt. Must 'Promptly' Reassess Marijuana's Illegality.

Global Marijuana March animated

31 May: Illinois Becomes 11th State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana.
30 May: Zimbabwe government approves country's first cannabis farm. [22]
29 May: Colorado Governor Jared Polis Signs Bill Legalizing Social Marijuana Use Areas. [23].
28 May: Michigan Man Still Serving 60 Year Prison Sentence for Selling Weed in the ‘90s.
27 May 2019: 20-day pro-cannabis march embarks across Thailand.

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26 May: A Lesson From 1930s Germany: Beware State Control of Social Media.
24 May: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (Republican) vetoes medical marijuana expansion bill, saying 'Iowa must proceed cautiously' on changes. Republican vetoes and filibusters.
24 May: Trump dictatorship: Trump bypassing Congress with $8 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. Trump's dictator friends: One of my Saudi clients is dead. Another is living, but he could be next: Exiled lawyer. Many dissenters regularly executed after torture and false confessions.
23 May: Federal Judge Rules People Can Secretly Record Police In Public Spaces.
23 May: Mexico’s President to the U.S.: We Don’t Want Your Armed Helicopters. He’s proposed across-the-board drug decriminalization in both nations. Cannabis is being legalized in Mexico.
21 May: 200+ Professors of Economics Endorse Single-Payer Medicare for All.
21 May 2019: Washington becomes 1st state to allow composting of human remains.
16 May: 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 2019: 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: 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 or descheduling cannabis.

Cardiff 2019 May 4 Wales UK crowd

Cardiff, UK. Cannabis March. May 4, 2019. Media.

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. [24][25].
2 May 2019: Colorado. Marijuana Consumption and Hospitality Businesses Passes Legislature. It will allow dispensaries, restaurants, hotels and other businesses to apply for pot consumption areas.

Herbie

2019 Global Cannabis March and 420 map.

2 May: Trumpcare: Health insurance deductibles soar, leaving Americans with unaffordable bills. [26]. 2 May: Trumpcare: Study: (Republican) Texas rate of uninsured children double national average. [27].
2 May: Trumpcare: Time to Admit It: Trump Opposes Cannabis Legalization. He opposed latest 3 bills for veterans’ access to medical cannabis. Veterans such as: "Antonio Bascaro has served 39 years for a nonviolent marijuana offense. He was released today and is with his family. There are no words." [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35].

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. [36].

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29 Apr: Paul Free released after 25 years in prison for nonviolent marijuana offenses. [37][38].

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.

Global Marijuana March animated
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History of 420 in cannabis culture and activism.

18 Apr 2019: For the fourth time, Democrat Sargent introduces bill to fully legalize marijuana in Wisconsin. Republicans again threaten to block it in a state with majority support for legalization. 16 Apr: Marijuana possession led to nearly 6% of all arrests in the USA; Here's where the Republican war on weed still rages on.

10 Apr: Medicare For All: Accept No Substitutes. [39][40]. Medicare spends only 1.4% on bureaucracy:

Medicare means waste less money on bureaucracy

Canadian healthcare and Portuguese decrim. See Facebook chart.

Weekly totals for cities/towns worldwide for #FridaysForFuture youth strike for climate.

Think Global, act local

Think Global, act local.

Video: A teenage climate activist (Greta Thunberg) called out world leaders in December 2018 at age 15. [41][42][43]. Her videos have tens of millions of views. Wikipedia: School strike for climate.

Glasgow 2019 April 20 Scotland UK

Glasgow, Scotland, UK. April 20.

Mexico City 2019 May 4 Mexico

Mexico City. May 4. Global Cannabis March.

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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 2019: ‘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? [44][45]. 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. [46].

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