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Universal healthcare versus drug war. Canadian single-payer healthcare and Portuguese drug decriminalization.

Two Leading Economists Say Medicare for All Would Give 'Biggest Take-Home Pay Raise in a Generation'. (2. 3.) 24 Mar 2021: 68% of Voters Favor a Public Health Insurance Option. 55% support Medicare for All.

Canadians are richer, healthier, safer than Americans. Their universal healthcare. Their far lower murder rate due to much lower percentage with handguns. 2.
Country	Median wealth per adult. US dollars.	Healthcare cost per person. US dollars PPP.
Canada	$151,248 (2022)	$6,319 (2022)
USA	$93,271 (2022)	$12,555 (2022)

Country	Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births.	Life expectancy. 2021
Canada	11 (2020)	82.6 years
USA	33 (2021)	76.3 years

Country	Under-5 mortality rate per 1000 live births. 2020	Murder rate per 100,000. 2021
Canada	5.0	2.1
USA	6.3	6.8

Videos. US Republican myths about Canadian healthcare: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96. Nations with better and healthier quality of life: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14.

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12 May: Missouri Man in Prison for Growing Marijuana Dies in Less Than a Year.

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10 May: AOC. In Denmark starting pay at McDonald's is about $22 an hour. It's true. See Politifact.

10 May: Saturday Night Live. Alec Baldwin returns as Trump drinking Clorox in 'SNL' opener.

8 May 2020: DW. Cannabis may increase resistance to coronavirus. Preliminary research.
7 May: Montana Begins Signature Gathering For Legalization Measure With New Safety Protocols.
7 May: Marijuana May Not Lower Your IQ. Scientific American. Article quote (emphasis added):

in Jackson and Iacono’s analysis [of the twin study], marijuana use and IQ were completely uncorrelated, and IQ measures fell equally in both the users and abstainers. Subsequent twin studies, including one performed with U.K. data by the Dunedin team, corroborated these findings of no relationship between marijuana use and a falling IQ.

6 May 2020: Louisiana Lawmakers Vote To Allow Medical Marijuana For Any Debilitating Condition, And To Legalize Delivery Services.
6 May: Why are Russian coronavirus doctors mysteriously falling out of windows? Corrupt system (like USA) under massive stress, political pressure, cronyism.

Trump's failing healthcare report card.
5 May: Coronavirus Whistle-Blower Said Trump Steered Contracts to Cronies. 5 May: Trump contradicts nurse leader about 'sporadic' PPE availability. She said there are "pockets" in USA without sufficient protective medical equipment. 3 May: If not for Obamacare, COVID-19 patients with preexisting conditions could’ve been ‘uninsurable’. May 6: Trump asks Court to rule Obamacare unconstitutional.

2 May 2020: 2020 Global Cannabis March. Many virtual, online events.

Germany. May 2, 2020: Global Marijuana March - Online Demonstration für Legalisierung. Youtube: DeutscherHanfverband. See: Archive of May 2 livestream.

27 Apr 2020: Swiss Parliament Passes Motion To Authorize Cannabis Production And Export.
24 Apr: Top Republicans oppose electronic signature collection for marijuana ballot measure.

22 Apr: Majority Of Americans Think Marijuana Legalization Is A Successful Policy, Poll Finds. Most Republican politicians follow the lead of their base. So vote out most Republicans. From the article: "Democrats were the most likely to say that legalization has been successful or mostly successful (67 percent), followed by independents (54 percent) and Republicans (41 percent)."

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Names of 50 nurses who died from COVID-19 read aloud in the shadow of the White House. [3]. Hospital horrors: Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out. [4][5] Stats. Video [6]. See News. Jails are hidden Republican death camps. [7][8][9][10] [11][12][13][14][15]. And: Nursing homes too (lack of testing). [16][17][18][19]. Republicans refuse to raise minimum wage of essential workers. [20]. Republicans bail out banks over people. So, Vote! See: Taiwan's COVID-19 control without a lockdown: Tests, contacts, GPS apps, masks, distancing, fevers. Calling for Trump's cabinet to invoke 25th Amendment to remove president after his call to inject disinfectants. [21][22][23][24][25]. US Republicans Voted Often to KILL Coverage of Pre-Existing Conditions. [26][27][28]. COVID-19 is killing them. Blacks pushed to back of COVID in-hospital treatment line.

21 Apr 2020: Lebanon Passes Legislation Legalizing Medical Marijuana Cultivation As Economy Struggles Amid Coronavirus Fallout.
20 Apr: Here's What Politicians Are Saying About Marijuana Laws On 4/20. Huge list.
20 Apr: Online 420 cannabis events in 2020. Compilation of many events.

Sign posted early April 20, 2020 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Online events: [29][30][31][32][33][34].

20 Apr: Coronavirus sends 420 gatherings up in smoke, but potheads still plan virtual toke - ABC.
20 Apr: 4/20 in 2020: How to Celebrate Weed's Biggest Holiday Virtually | PotGuide.com.

2020 April 20. World Wide Online Smoke Session

2020 events. And: Online 420 events: Facebook: World's Biggest 4/20 Online Smoke Sesh by International Highlife. See: Main page. See: F*ck Corona: Virtual 420 Celebration. [35][36][37]. More online 420 events: Brazil: [38][39]. Canada: [40][41]. Colombia: [42][43][44][45][46]. Italy: [47][48][49]. Germany: [50]. Mexico: [51][52][53][54] [55][56][57][58]. Puerto Rico: [59][60]. Phillippines: [61][62][63]. United Kingdom: [64][65][66][67][68][69]. United States: [70][71][72][73] [74][75][76][77] [78][79][80]. Free 420 Virtual Event. April 17-20. [81]. Compilations of many events: [82][83][84][85][86] [87][88][89][90].

Trump quotes.

CNN: 11 times Donald Trump has 'belittled' coronavirus. CNN: Documents show backlog of 160,000 coronavirus tests at just one US lab company. It's Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work. Many studies cited. WIRED. [91][92] No-Sew Pleated Face Mask. Nurses Die, Doctors Fall Sick and Panic Rises on Virus Front Lines. [93][94][95][96]. The missing six weeks: how Trump failed the biggest test of his life. How South Korea started mass testing right away in Jan 2020. [97] 'A perfect storm': US facing hunger crisis as demand for food banks soars.

18 Apr: ‘They’re Death Pits’: Virus Claims at Least 7,000 Lives in U.S. Nursing Homes. Many more deaths in nursing homes or other long-term care facilities have not been counted yet.
17 Apr 2020: Two-thirds of Americans believe that Trump was 'too slow' to respond to the coronavirus crisis and 73% believe that the worst is still to come, poll finds.
17 Apr: Prison warden trying to kill older nonviolent pot lifer with health problems. Even though Craig Cesal approved for release by Bureau of Prisons regional office.

16 Apr: Snoop Dogg smoking a blunt outside the White House saying 'f*ck the president'
16 Apr: Interviewed in hiding, escaped NC inmate says he fled coronavirus ‘death sentence’. [98].
16 Apr: Federal judge orders Texas prison to provide inmates hand sanitizer, masks.
14 Apr: ‘Help We Don’t Wanna Die’: Inside First Prison To Protest Lack Of COVID-19 Protection.
13 Apr: Virginia just decriminalized marijuana. 27th state to decriminalize or legalize adult use. [99].
13 Apr 2020: NPR. A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled. For example; massive testing. 13 Apr: Nursing home deaths soar past 3,600 in alarming surge. The true toll is likely much higher due to Trump's lack of testing.
11 Apr: Marijuana dispensaries deemed 'essential' but ineligible for federal stimulus. [100]. That is because Republicans block descheduling and other cannabis reform bills in the Senate.

10 Apr: Massive testing, masks, contact tracing, and app mapping are the big lessons from South Korea's coronavirus response. Now they can go out more (in masks). Vox video. [101][102].

Wikipedia: United States influenza deaths and hospitalizations by flu season. COVID-19 US deaths have already surpassed 2020 US flu deaths. 10 April: Hundreds of bodies recovered from New York City homes every day are NOT included in coronavirus death count even if they had symptoms. [103] COVID-19 table by country (scroll down). Cases, total deaths, deaths per million, etc.. [104].

8 Apr 2020: Massachusetts. If Liquor Stores Are “Essential,” Why Aren’t Marijuana Dispensaries?
8 Apr 2020: The briefings aren’t working: Trump's approval rating takes a dip.
8 Apr: Covid-19 is disproportionately taking black lives. And: 'It's a racial justice issue': Black Americans are dying in greater numbers from Covid-19.

7 Apr: Charlotte Figi, namesake of Charlotte's Web medical marijuana strain, dies with COVID-19. Girl who inspired CBD movement dead at 13. [105][106][107].

7 Apr 2020: Businesses that ‘indirectly’ work with marijuana industry ineligible for federal coronavirus loans. Another result of Republican refusal to federally reschedule or deschedule cannabis.

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4 Apr 2020: Trump Administration Adopts Mini-Universal Health Care for COVID-19. $$$. Health Care CEO Who Makes Millions Says No to Hazard Pay for Coronavirus Workers. These leaders should take a huge pay cut to buy more equipment to save nurses' lives.

4 Apr: Canada: Double standard! Ontario's marijuana stores ordered to close. While alcohol sales are liberalized through take-out and delivery services! [136]. See: Cannabis is safer!

29 Mar: New Jersey. Let sick people grow their own weed at home, N.J. medical marijuana industry advocates say.
29 Mar: COVID-19 sparks prison massacre in Colombia.

29 Mar: "A Michigan emergency room nurse posted a gripping, seven-minute video on Instagram saying that they're out of fentanyl, Tylenol and ventilators." From: Article with more videos. [137][138][139]. Healthcare workers need crowd-sourced masks. State by state lists.
28 Mar: Biden leads Trump in new polls despite coronavirus approval bounce. 2020 US election may come down to "My rapist is better than your rapist". Lesser of evils. Google Tara Reade. And Bernie Sanders shot himself in the foot by refusing to give up his pet word, "socialist". Presidential power should be abolished. They are all flawed. Presidents should be figureheads only, like UK's queen.
27 Mar: Cannabis finds its moment amid coronavirus outbreak.
Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says. [140].

Facebook. [141]. See New York City hospital video. Trump completely ignorant about lack of ventilators: [142][143][144][145][146][147][148]. And: Snopes says; This Timeline of Trump's Coronavirus Responses Is Accurate. [149][150][151][152]. See TV ad Trump is trying to stop. [153][154].

24 Mar: Nepali lawmakers push marijuana legalization. Production, sale, consumption. Grow 6 plants.
23 Mar 2020: Coronavirus Crisis Shows Marijuana Is ‘Essential’ And Mainstream. [155][156][157][158].
22 Mar: Urbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners has mega-packing day before COVID-19 shutdown.
20 Mar:Italian hospital makes heartbreaking decision not to intubate anyone over the age of 60. Prioritizing the young or those without comorbidities. 50% of ICU patients are dying. [159].
19 Mar: Colorado Just Issued The First Marijuana Delivery License In The State.

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19 Mar 2020: Los Angeles, California. Cannabis dispensaries listed as essential businesses under L.A. County coronavirus order.
18 Mar: New York Police Officer Caught Planting Marijuana in a Car — Again. By Alice Speri. The Intercept. Image below from video at 1 minute 45 seconds in. See Facebook.

New York Police Officer Caught Planting Marijuana in a Car — Again

18 Mar: Baltimore To End Most Drug Prosecutions Amid Coronavirus Outbreak.

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18 Mar: Amid Coronavirus, San Francisco, New York, Deem Marijuana Businesses 'Essential'. 16 Mar: Forget loo rolls - shoppers queue up to buy CANNABIS in Holland after government announces coffee shop closures due to coronavirus.
16 Mar: Norway College Urges Students To Return From 'Poorly Developed' U.S. Amid Pandemic.

Governors Ask for Coronavirus Equipment. Trump Replies, ‘Try Getting It Yourselves.’
"There are about 2.8 hospital beds per 1,000 people in the US, compared with 12 per 1,000 people in South Korea, which seems to have mitigated the impact of coronavirus." Article. The Guardian.
Wikipedia: List of countries by hospital beds.

16 Mar: South African GCM events postponed. Moved from May 2 to September 12, 2020. Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban. See: Global Cannabis March 2020.

14 Mar 2020: Boston Area Residents Stockpile Marijuana In Case Of Coronavirus Quarantine.
13 Mar: Cannabis Event Cancellations Due to Coronavirus Outbreak.

Social distancing. [160]. Cannabis style. 2020 events.

12 Mar 2020: Lebanon set to legalise medical, industrial cannabis cultivation.

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11 Mar: Coronavirus Could Cause 'Public Health Catastrophe' in Overcrowded Jails. [161][162][163][164][165]. Another result of the near-genocidal Republican-led drug war that filled the prisons and jails. US Republicans lead war on cannabis. And near-genocidal US drug war. [166]. And other endless wars. See Wikipedia: Denial of mass killings. See News. And Charts: Wikipedia: US drug overdose death rates and totals over time. See: Portugal's decriminalization is the answer. Yearly US drug overdose deaths:

US timeline. Number of overdose deaths from all drugs

11 Mar: In South Dakota, Oglala Sioux Tribe approves medical, recreational marijuana.
10 Mar: New Jersey Supreme Court: Medical marijuana patients can’t be fired for testing positive for cannabis. May bring disability discrimination claim.
29 Feb: New Zealanders back legal weed once they know the facts - poll.

We don't show the police where your drugs are

28 Feb: Malawi legalises medical and industrial cannabis amid hopes of fresh economic growth. [167].
24 Feb: US. Hempcrete passes ASTM E84 test. Zero flame spread. Zero smoke. Fireproof.
23 Feb: College degree in cannabis coming to a college near you.
23 Feb: Tennessee. Sevierville company first in the world to produce hemp hardwood flooring.
21 Feb: Thousands light up joints during Hindu festival in Nepal.

2020 Global Cannabis March and 420 Map. Crowd photo from Mexico City, May 4, 2019. See 420 Events Guide.

20 Feb: Older Americans are increasingly turning to pot to treat their aches and pains.
15 Feb: Sanders Applauds New Medicare for All Study: Will Save 68,000 lives annually in the US, and will save more than $450 billion annually. [168].
14 Feb: Bernie Sanders Promises to Legalize Marijuana Federally by Executive Order, Expunge Records of Those Convicted of Pot Crimes. [169]. His long history of cannabis reform. [170].

Source and comments. - Researchers say there’s a simple way to reduce suicides: Increase the minimum wage. - 2020 Minimum Wage map. [171][172].

13 Feb: All eyes on New York state plan to legalize marijuana, help those hit by War on Drugs.
11 Feb: Croatia Introduces Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana: MP Mirela Holy.
11 Feb: Croatia Launches Recreational Cannabis Legalization Bill | Grizzle.

7 Feb 2020: Climate change: Antarctica just registered its hottest temperature ever recorded. No need to worry. Trump says everything is OK.

7 Feb: Real pay data show Trump's 'blue collar boom' is more of a bust for US workers, in 3 charts. See: Wages.

Stock market's at an all time high, libtard

Source and comments.

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3 Feb: With pot now legal in Illinois, marijuana tour buses begin rolling in Chicago.
31 Jan: Indonesian Lawmaker Backs Cannabis Exports. [173].

29 Jan 2020: Pro-Legalization Group Ranks Best And Worst Governors On Marijuana. [174][175].

Legal Marijuana Advocates Rank The Best And Worst Governors On Cannabis. 2.. By Tom Angell, Jan 16, 2019. From the article (emphasis and links added):
Of the governors who received passing grades in the new scorecard, 22 are Democrats and only five are Republicans Meanwhile, 100 percent of those who got A grades are Democrats. On the other end of the scale, the 15 who got D grades and the four who received an F are all GOP governors. No Democrat got less than a C.

Vote out most Republicans.

"Donald is mine, chosen divine." Source and comments.

28 Jan: Indiana Republicans aiming to force marijuana prosecutions.
29 Jan: Racist Dayton, Ohio High School Expels Student for Smelling Like Weed Despite 2 Negative Test Results. 24 Jan: Racist Texas high school tells student that if he doesn't cut his dreadlocks, he won't get to walk at graduation. Another example of hair discrimination, some say. [176]
28 Jan: U.S. farm group urges 1% THC limit, longer harvest period. Like other countries.
27 Jan: Mexico’s President Says A New Marijuana Panel Will Make Legalization Recommendation.
23 Jan: Column: Trump opens door to Social Security cuts. [177][178].

2020 State Minimum Wage Rates. Plus map showing lower minimum wages in Republican states. [179][180].

22 Jan: Legal pot ‘peddlers’ should be allowed to sell at farmer’s markets, on street corners, black activists say.
21 Jan: Free Weed: Sicily Is No Longer Charging Patients for Medical Cannabis.
17 Jan: Ohio hemp growing rules approved; farmers can start later this month.
15 Jan: Group of Mississippi physicians come out in support of medical marijuana initiative.
8 Jan: Alcohol Is Killing More Americans Than Ever. Cannabis is Safer. And Republicans keep blocking all cannabis rescheduling bills in the Senate.

Wikipedia: Alcohol and cancer. [181]. And: Cannabis is Safer.

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31 Dec 2019: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (Democrat) issues 11,000 pardons for marijuana.
27 Dec: Growing a Little Marijuana at Home Is Not a Crime, Italy’s Top Court Says. Decriminalized. [182][183].
20 Dec: Thailand. Southeast Asia Opens Its First Medical Marijuana Clinic in Bangkok. [184][185][186].
19 Dec: Finnish Prime Minister Marin calls for a 4-day-week and 6-hour-day for her country. As in parts of Sweden. Sanna Marin (34) is the youngest female head of government worldwide.

19 Dec 2019: Lesotho. One of the Poorest Countries in Africa Wants to Send Its Legal Marijuana All Over the World. [187][188].
17 Dec: Canada: At 25 cents a gram, is outdoor-grown cannabis the key to lower legal prices?
16 Dec 2019: Zambia approves cannabis exports to boost economy. [189][190][191].
13 Dec: Italy legalizes production and sale of cannabis with a maximum of 0.5 percent THC. [192].
12 Dec: 2020 US State Minimum Wage Rates. Plus map showing lower minimum wages in Republican states. [193][194].
11 Dec: Thailand Prime Minister Uses Medical Marijuana At Event With Ganja Mascot. [195][196].
6 Dec: Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Chicago residents can smoke legal weed in their backyards or balconies without being ticketed.
1 Dec: Activist and poet John Sinclair among first to purchase legal recreational marijuana in Michigan, 50 years after his historic arrest. [197][198].

John Sinclair purchases recreational cannabis on Dec 1, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan on opening day

Wikipedia: John Sinclair (poet).

27 Nov: Poopy lettuce strikes again, sickening 67 with E. coli-tainted romaine. 25 Nov: Our food is tainted with E. coli, yet Trump's FDA is rolling back safety rules.
26 Nov: Joe Biden rolls back his stance on marijuana being a "gateway drug".
26 Nov: Chicago. Congressional candidate Anthony Clark gets high in campaign video, claims ‘cannabis saved my life’.
25 Nov: Birmingham Mayor Woodfin (Democrat) introduces plan to pardon misdemeanor marijuana convictions.
22 Nov: Oregon Supreme Court Bans Police From Asking Random Questions During Traffic Stops.
20 Nov 2019: Bill To End US Federal Marijuana Prohibition Passes Key House Committee.
17 Nov: Joe Biden Says Marijuana Might Be A Gateway Drug. [199][200][201].
17 Nov: Thailand Will Soon Allow Its Citizens To Grow Cannabis At Home To Sell To The Government.
7 Nov: Montana Ag Network: Hemp being considered for construction uses.
5 Nov: Massive marijuana shipment confiscated by NYPD is legal hemp: business owner. [202].
4 Nov: Prof David Nutt to lead medical cannabis trial involving 20,000 UK patients.
25 Oct: Bernie Sanders promises to use executive order to legalize marijuana. [203].
This is what happens when you elect a Republican Senate:

24 Oct: She was expelled for using prescribed medical marijuana, now she's suing the college.

Republicans have declared War on the Middle Class.

22 Oct 2019: Average French households 'more wealthy than Americans and Germans', new study reveals. See median-wealth chart. See graphic below about how Trump Republicans transferred wealth from average American households to the rich.

Trump is such a moron. Why are US presidents given such power? Like veto power that requires a 2/3 vote to override. We shouldn't have real kings in the 21st century. Presidents should be figureheads like UK's queen.
21 Oct: Trump humiliated by female astronauts who fact check his space blunder during live call.

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Do not buy most most cannabis stocks. There is a huge inventory of unsold cannabis:

21 Oct: Aurora Cannabis Is Dumping Its Pot, Which May Be A Sign It’s All Over. [204][205].

17 Oct: Democrat Governors Of Northeastern States Adopt Coordinated Marijuana Legalization Plan.
9 Oct: Pennsylvania. Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf's proposed steps on marijuana legalization.
14 Oct: Scotland’s Ruling Party Unanimously Backs Drug Decriminalization Measure.
12 Oct: Thailand to Host World Ganja Festival 2020. [206]. Jan 29 - Feb 2, 2020. [207][208].

13 Oct 2019: Why Scotland can ill afford to ignore Portugal’s ground-breaking war on drugs. The Scotsman. 16 Jul 2019: Scotland's drug crisis: How Portugal's treatment of addicts halted death toll. Daily Record. 18 Jun 2019: Scotland's drug crisis: Why Portugal started treating addicts as human beings. Daily Record. See: Portugal. Cannabis-related links. Links to many articles on 2001 decriminalization of drugs in Portugal.

Drug deaths per million people. Europe, by country. 16 July 2019 BBC article

Chart from: 16 July 2019: Scotland has highest drug death rate in EU. [209]. BBC News. Data is latest available at article publication. 218 deaths per million for Scotland in 2018. 217 for US in 2017.

9 Oct: America's richest 400 families now pay a lower tax rate than the middle class. CBS News.
8 Oct: For the first time in history, U.S. billionaires paid a lower tax rate than the working class. The Washington Post. From the article: "The top 400 families have more wealth than the bottom 60 percent of households, while the top 0.1 percent own as much as the bottom 80 percent." Politifact: [210].
6 Oct: The Rich Really Do Pay Lower Taxes Than You. New York Times.

4 Oct: South Africa. Legalisation is killing our market, say small-scale dagga growers.
4 Oct: Republican Trump just expanded drug testing (including marijuana) to hundreds of thousands of workers. On the other hand: 25 Sep: Democrat-ruled New York City Ban on pre-employment marijuana testing to impact HR policies nationwide, experts say.
25 Sep 2019: Annual fee eliminated for Massachusetts medical marijuana patients.
24 Sep: Australian Capital Territory votes to legalise cannabis for personal use.
14 Sep: Thais allowed six cannabis plants per household under draft law. [211][212]
12 Sep: California bans private prisons – including ICE detention centers.
12 Sep: Elizabeth Warren leads Joe Biden in ranked-choice poll.
9 Sep: South Africa ready to expunge dagga (cannabis) criminal records.
9 Sep: New York woman being held in Russia after arrest with medical marijuana. [213][214].
24 Aug 2019: Sweden. Man Avoids Arrest After Seagull Steals His Weed.
23 Aug: Disneyland Busted Robert Downey Jr. For Smoking Marijuana, He Reveals While Accepting Disney Award. [215].
23 Aug: Buttigieg Pledges To Decriminalize Possession Of All Drugs In First Term As President.
20 Aug: Elizabeth Warren. Rethinking Public Safety to Reduce Mass Incarceration and Strengthen Communities. [216]. And Facebook video and comments. 18 Aug: Bernie Sanders unveils criminal justice reform plan aiming to curb prison population.
13 Aug 2019: Thailand. Rangsit University Opens ‘Ganja Studies Department’. [217].
9 Aug: Did Ohio lawmakers accidentally legalize marijuana? Top law enforcers say yes. [218].
9 Aug: Bernie Sanders: Insane to be arresting some 600,000 people a year for marijuana.

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Source with comments. And: HempFabricLab.com

7 Aug: Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise possession, sale, and production of cannabis. Coalition of Liberals, Social Democrats, Greens. [219][220][221].
4 Aug 2019: David Letterman had the best "apology" for calling Trump a racist.
4 Aug: Olivia Newton-John for medicinal cannabis worldwide. Her breast cancer fight.
1 Aug: “Be Water!”: seven tactics that are winning Hong Kong’s democracy revolution. [222].
1 Aug 2019: Short video. American Woman's Medication Costs 10% of US Price in Spain.

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President Vladimir Putin. Screwing up elections at home and abroad. Wikipedia: 2019 Moscow City Duma election. And: Wikipedia: 2019 Moscow protests. And: Moscow Mitch blocks election security bills in the US Senate, and nearly all cannabis reform legislation!

Source.

Wikipedia: Nuclear Option: Bring back "50% plus 1" democracy to the US Senate.

The US has sold wars and weapons to nearly all sides. For example; in the Middle East over the years. And the US has propagandized and sold the drug war and reefer madness to the whole world. The US has not reduced the harm from hard drugs. It has increased harm. The US prefers drug war, not harm reduction and less drug deaths.

George Orwell "1984".

No European democracy has Trump's executive veto power requiring a 2/3 vote to override.

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22 Jul 2019: Philippine march for cannabis. Quezon City, part of Metro Manila. [223][224][225].
24 Jul: Marijuana legalization more popular than free college and $15 minimum wage, poll finds. [226].

Good idea. %	NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. See July 23, 2019 analysis article. See PDF page 15. "Do you think each of the following is a good idea or a bad idea?" [227].
70%	"Medicare for all that want it, that is allow all Americans to choose between a national health insurance program or their own private health insurance".
67%	"Government regulation of prescription drug prices".
63%	"A Green New Deal to address climate change by investing government money in green jobs and energy efficient infrastructure".
63%	"Legalizing marijuana nationally".
62%	"A Wealth Tax, that is a higher tax rate on income above one million dollars".
56%	"A national minimum wage of 15 dollars an hour".
53%	"Free college tuition at public colleges or universities".

US Republican leaders are out of touch with mainstream Americans and Canadians.

21 Jul: Canada. THC slushies, pirate radio, and cannabis-driven boom in a Mohawk community.

USA. The state of the nation

19 Jul 2019: Texas Republican Leaders Want You to Know They Really, Really Hate Marijuana. [228][229][230][231]. 18 Jul: Texas Republican Lawmaker Lies about Pot & Veteran Suicides to Block Medical Access. [232][233].

Texas state Senator Donna Campbell.

17 Jul: Republicans Want a White Republic. They'll Destroy America to Get It. Time magazine.
17 Jul: Three Republicans Stand in the Way of Federal Cannabis Reform in the US Senate. [234]. SAFE Banking Act. STATES Act. Veterans Equal Access Act. Descheduling or rescheduling cannabis.
17 Jul: Florida. New hemp laws temporarily halting marijuana-related arrests. [235].
14 Jul: Medical cannabis is gaining momentum in Asia. And China is heavy into hemp.
12 Jul: Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers To Fly Flag In Animated Series.

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. 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

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. [236].
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. [237].
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. [238][239][240].
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.

12 Jun 2019: Earliest known signs of cannabis smoking unearthed in 2,500-year-old cemetery in China. [241].

12 Jun: Ohio. Cincinnati City Council votes to allow marijuana possession up to 100 grams. [242]
12 Jun: 64% of Americans support legalizing adult use of marijuana. [243]. 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. [244].
8 Jun: AOC Pushes To Make It Easier To Study Shrooms And Other Psychedelic Drugs. [245].
7 Jun 2019: Marijuana Legalization Front and Center in 3 States.
6 Jun: New York City. Empire State NORML Activist Doug Greene Passes Away. [246][247][248][249][250][251].

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. [252]. 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. [253][254]. Marcha da Maconha. Marijuana March. Streets filled from end to end in overhead photos and videos. Video. 2. Please share widely: [255].
Photo album. Sao Paulo, Brazil. Huge marijuana marches over years. [256].

Sao Paulo 2019 June 1 Brazil crowd 3 — See: **Source.**

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

31 May: Illinois Becomes 11th State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana.
30 May: Zimbabwe government approves country's first cannabis farm. [257]
29 May: Colorado Governor Jared Polis Signs Bill Legalizing Social Marijuana Use Areas. [258].
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. [259][260].
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. [261]. 2 May: Trumpcare: Study: (Republican) Texas rate of uninsured children double national average. [262].

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." [263][264][265][266][267][268][269][270].

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. [271].

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29 Apr: Paul Free released after 25 years in prison for nonviolent marijuana offenses. [272][273].

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.

2019

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.

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-Feb 2019: '''[https://ij.org/press-release/u-s-supreme-court-rules-unanimously-that-states-cannot-impose-excessive-fines U.S. Supreme Court Rules Unanimously That States Cannot Impose Excessive Fines].''' This limits ‘policing for profit’, '''[[wikipedia:Civil forfeiture in the United States|asset forfeiture]].'''
-Feb: '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/abbierosner/2019/02/19/the-nursing-home-with-a-medical-cannabis-program-the-feds-can-live-with The Nursing Home With A Medical Cannabis Program The Feds Can Live With].'''
-Feb: '''[https://www.koin.com/news/special-reports/oregon-s-small-towns-revel-in-weed-tax-windfall/1787520333 Oregon's small towns revel in weed tax windfall].'''
-Feb: '''[https://www.nj.com/marijuana/2019/02/he-pushed-for-marijuana-legalization-for-nearly-20-years-now-the-weedman-feels-sidelined.html He pushed for marijuana legalization for nearly 20 years. Now the Weedman feels sidelined.]''' [https://medium.com/@kylemmoore725/the-court-battle-of-njweedman-8d5805b6740d][https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/02/21/marijuana-legalization-2019-black-latino-dealers-now-getting-help/2838959002]. And: '''[https://nypost.com/2019/02/17/bodega-owners-rally-for-right-to-sell-marijuana-when-its-legalized Bodega owners, too].''' 14 Feb: '''[https://wset.com/news/nation-world/sen-kaine-introduces-bill-to-allow-veterans-access-to-medical-marijuana-through-va Democrat Senator Tim Kaine introduces bill to allow veterans access to medical marijuana through VA. Will <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Senate block it?]'''<br>
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.newsweek.com/aoc-marijuana-cannabis-profit-war-drugs-1331214|text=Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Marijuana Prohibition Hit Black and Latino People Hardest|color=yellow}}''' So They Should Profit From Legalization First. 14 Feb 2019 in '''''[[wikipedia:Newsweek|Newsweek]].''''' 12 Feb: '''[https://www.denverpost.com/2019/02/12/denver-teachers-strike-marijuana Denver-area pot shop offers 1-cent cannabis deal to striking teachers].''' 12 Feb: '''[https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-kentucky-hemp-farmers-20190212-story.html As tobacco sales dry up, Kentucky farmers look to the state’s ‘original crop’ — hemp].''' And: '''[https://entheonation.com/blog/iboga-ibogaine-opioid-addiction How A Powerful Psychedelic From Africa is Treating Opioid Addiction…& the U.S. Doesn’t Care].'''
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-[[File:If US land mass were distributed like US wealth.png|thumb|'''[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:If_US_land_mass_were_distributed_like_US_wealth.png Source].''' 22 Jan 2019:
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-|'''[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/22/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-a-system-that-allows-billionaires-to-exist-is-immoral.html <span style=color:blue;>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: A system that allows billionaires to exist alongside extreme poverty is immoral.</span>]'''
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-'''{{box3||link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veto|text=Say Goodbye to authoritarian kings and US Presidents.|color=yellow}}''' '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veto No European democracy has an executive veto power requiring a 2/3 vote to override].''' '''{{box3|link=Wikipedia: Nuclear Option|color=yellow}}:''' Bring back '''[[wikipedia:Majority rule|"50% plus 1" democracy]]''' to the US Senate:  Stop the: '''[https://www.boulderweekly.com/features/cannabis-corner/cory-gardner-politics-art-possible <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Senate filibuster against federal marijuana legalization].''' Still true. See '''[[Wikipedia: Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act]].''' '''{{box3|link=https://news.gallup.com/poll/243908/two-three-americans-support-legalizing-marijuana.aspx|text=2 in 3 Americans Support Legalizing Recreational Marijuana.|color=yellow}}'''
+May: '''{{box3|link=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2020/05/12/missouri-man-in-prison-for-growing-marijuana-dies-after-less-than-a-year|text=Missouri Man in Prison for Growing Marijuana Dies in Less Than a Year.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}'''<br>
-Feb 2019: '''[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/429386-kamala-harris-acknowledges-smoking-weed-in-the-past Senator Kamala Harris acknowledges smoking weed in the past, supports legalization, and says it gives people joy].''' [https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2019/01/08/kamala-harris-calls-for-legalizing-marijuana-and-ending-war-on-drugs-in-new-book].<br>
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-Feb: '''{{box3|link=https://greece.greekreporter.com/2019/02/06/first-cannabis-vending-machine-installed-in-athens|text=First Cannabis Vending Machine Installed in Athens, Greece.|color=yellow}}''' 5 Feb: '''[https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/428593-marijuana-access-is-associated-with-decreased-use-of-alcohol-tobacco-and Marijuana access is associated with decreased use of alcohol, tobacco and other prescription drugs].'''
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-Feb: '''[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/428088-cory-booker-launches-2020-presidential-campaign-calling-for-marijuana Senator Cory Booker calls for legalizing marijuana as he launches 2020 bid].''' 1 Feb: '''[https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/31/politics/election-day-holiday-republicans/index.html Clueless Kentucky <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Senate leader McConnell opposes election holiday to increase turnout as in other countries].''' [http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/mitch-mcconnell-making-election-day-a-holiday-is-undemocratic-power-grab.html]. 31 Jan 2019: '''[http://time.com/5517391/mexico-president-ends-drug-war Mexico's President Declares an End to Drug War].''' 29 Jan: '''[https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/427470-baltimore-will-no-longer-prosecute-marijuana-possession-regardless-of Baltimore to no longer prosecute pot possession].''' [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/baltimore-will-no-longer-prosecute-marijuana-possession_us_5c50765be4b0f43e410b3d68]. 29 Jan: '''[https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/northbay/sonomacounty/9224250-181/california-cannabis-business-taxes California's sluggish legal cannabis industry could get jump-start with tax cuts].''' [https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-pot-tax-cuts-20190128-story.html].<br>
+[[File:It costs about $60,000 for these things to fly for one hour.jpg|thumb|290px|none|'''[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10158102557971063 Source and comments]. [https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2020/05/05/8-things-to-know-about-the-blue-angels-wednesday-flyover-in-north-texas].''']] </li>
-Jan: '''{{box3|link=https://www.producer.com/2019/01/company-launches-mobile-hemp-flax-decorticators|text=Company launches mobile hemp, flax decorticators to extract valuable fibers.|color=yellow}}'''
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+[[File:Healthcare for all is murder. @MedicareForAll.jpg|thumb|250px|none|'''[https://www.facebook.com/pixfiber/posts/10163381616685006 Source and comments]. [https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/medicareforall].''']] </li></ul></div>
-Jan: '''[https://www.talkingdrugs.org/the-politics-of-slander-drugs-defamation-and-death Philippines and Bangladesh. Drug-war extrajudicial killings of many opposition leaders].''' 23 Jan: '''[https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2019/01/23/john-sinclair-sues-michigan-marijuana-classification/2661137002  Pot advocate John Sinclair sues state of Michigan over Schedule 1 status].''' 23 Jan:  '''[https://www.greenentrepreneur.com/amphtml/326859 Here's the Medical Cannabis Super Bowl Ad CBS Refused to Run].''' [https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/22/media/cannabis-ad-super-bowl-cbs/index.html]. 22 Jan: '''[https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/426426-pot-website-offers-free-medical-marijuana-to-government-workers Pot website offers free medical marijuana to government workers amid shutdown].''' 22 Jan: '''[https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2019/01/business-offers-free-marijuana-with-book-bundle-purchase.html Michigan business offers free marijuana with book-bundle purchase].''' 20 Jan: '''[https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/380487/nz-company-gets-licensed-for-high-thc-cannabis New Zealand company gets licensed for high THC cannabis].''' 16 Jan: '''[https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/general-assembly/va-house-panel-snuffs-out-marijuana-bills/article_88fb013e-57d7-5c69-818e-5db6a131bae2.html Virginia House <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> snuff out marijuana bills].''' Even decriminalization with civil fines.<br>
-Jan: '''{{box3|link=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/erdogan-wants-revive-cannabis-production-turkish-islamists-love-it-637981698|text=Erdogan wants to revive cannabis production, and Turkish Islamists love it.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.dailysabah.com/business/2019/01/16/turkey-recalibrates-agricultural-policies-to-boost-cannabis-production-for-industrial-use]. And: '''[https://cannabisnow.com/turkeys-president-in-favor-of-cannabis-cultivation Turkey’s Authoritarian President Comes Out in Favor of Cannabis Cultivation].'''<br>
-Jan 2019: '''[https://www.npr.org/2019/01/14/684695273/report-americans-are-now-more-likely-to-die-of-an-opioid-overdose-than-on-the-ro Americans Are Now More Likely To Die Of An Opioid Overdose Than On The Road].'''
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-:''See: '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/inequality Income inequality and drug war].'''''<br>
-'''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/congresswoman-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-hires-former-marijuana-lobbyist-as-senior-advisor Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Hires Former Marijuana Lobbyist As Senior Advisor].'''
-[[File:Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. January 2019.jpg|thumb|'''[[Wikipedia: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]].]]'''
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/15/poll-shows-majority-back-70-tax-rate-ultra-rich-ocasio-cortezs-radical-proposal|text=As Poll Shows Majority Back 70% Top Marginal Tax Rate for Ultra-Rich,|color=yellow}}''' Ocasio-Cortez's "Radical" Proposal Proves Extremely Mainstream. [https://nypost.com/2019/01/15/americans-support-ocasio-cortezs-70-percent-tax-rate-on-rich-poll][https://gritpost.com/majority-americans-marginal-tax-rate].<br>
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/04/ocasio-cortez-70-percent-tax-1080874|text=Ocasio-Cortez floats 70% tax on super wealthy|color=yellow}}''' to fund Green New Deal. And: '''[https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/4/18168431/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-70-percent Research backs her up].''' Progressive Republican President '''{{box3|link=https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/File:Top_US_federal_marginal_tax_rates._Timeline.gif|text=Eisenhower had a 91% top marginal income tax rate|color=yellow}}''' in the 1950s, and oversaw [https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1&q=Prosperity+for+many+more+in+the+1950s one of the greatest eras of economic prosperity-for-more in the US]. '''{{box3|link=https://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/revenue_history|text=With lower overall taxes on the middle class.|color=yellow}}''' Make America Great Again. [[File:Face-smile.svg|20px]] [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ocasio-cortez-fires-back-775459 Haters]. [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-dance-video-774995 Dancegate].<br>
-Jan 2019: '''The government shutdown spotlights a bigger issue:<br>
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/09/shutdown-highlights-that-4-in-5-us-workers-live-paycheck-to-paycheck.html|text=78% of US workers live paycheck to paycheck.|color=yellow}}''' "Debt is also a growing issue for workers, CareerBuilder reports. Just more than 70 percent of all respondents say that they're in debt." - '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Canadianhealthcare Medical debt]''' (Republicans block single payer), '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Inequality#U.S._household_debt_at_all_time_high student loans],''' etc..<br>
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-'''{{box3|link=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades|text=The top line in the chart below is for hourly wages adjusted for inflation:|color=yellow}}''' Bottom of chart below says: "Data for wages of production and non-supervisory employees on private non-farm payrolls." '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Inequality Rich get richer];''' while middle class wages are flat (inflation-adjusted):
-[[File:Timeline of inflation-adjusted average hourly wages in the US.png|thumb|none|500px|'''[http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades Source].''']]
-'''{{box3|link=http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/columns/2018/09/labors-share-of-national-income-is-declining-2|text=USA. Since 2001, labor’s share of national income has suffered a sustained decline:|color=yellow}}'''
-[[File:Labor's share of national income as a percentage.png|thumb|none|500px|See '''[http://s3.amazonaws.com/ogden_images/www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/images/2018/09/11085553/a5ChartLaborShareUSIncome-1100x465.png chart].''' [https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/File:Labor%27s_share_of_national_income_as_a_percentage.png]. And '''[http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/columns/2018/09/labors-share-of-national-income-is-declining-2 source article].''']]
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+May: '''[https://www.facebook.com/OcasioCortez/photos/a.1328091950614819/2903328279757837/?type=3&theater AOC. In Denmark starting pay at McDonald's is about $22 an hour].''' It's true. See '''[https://www.facebook.com/OcasioCortez/photos/a.1328091950614819/2903328279757837/?type=3&theater Politifact.]'''<br>
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-'''{{box3|link=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/17/opinion/taxes-inequality-charts.html|text=The rapidly rising income of the top 10% and the super-rich:|color=yellow}}'''
+May: '''[https://nypost.com/2020/05/10/alec-baldwin-returns-as-trump-drinking-clorox-in-snl-opener Saturday Night Live. Alec Baldwin returns as <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span> drinking Clorox in 'SNL' opener.]'''
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+May 2020: '''[https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-the-tide-is-coming-for-medicinal-cannabis/a-53371342 DW. Cannabis may increase resistance to coronavirus. Preliminary research.]'''<br>
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+May: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/montana-marijuana-activists-will-begin-signature-gathering-for-legalization-measure-with-new-safety-protocols Montana Begins Signature Gathering For Legalization Measure With New Safety Protocols].'''<br>
-|'''[https://www.facebook.com/berniesanders/photos/a.324119347643076.89553.124955570892789/1264983876889947 Rapidly rising income share of the top 10%.<br> Rapidly decreasing income share of the bottom 90%:]'''
+May: '''[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/marijuana-may-not-lower-your-iq Marijuana May Not Lower Your IQ].''' '''''{{box3|link=wikipedia:Scientific American|text=Scientific American|color=yellow|background=yellow}}'''''. Article quote ('''emphasis''' added):
+[[File:Herbie.gif|right]]
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+in Jackson and Iacono’s analysis [of the twin study], '''{{box3|text=marijuana use and IQ were completely uncorrelated,|color=lightcyan|background=lightcyan}}''' and IQ measures fell equally in both the users and abstainers. Subsequent twin studies, including one performed with U.K. data by the Dunedin team, corroborated these findings of no relationship between marijuana use and a falling IQ.
+</div>
+May 2020: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/louisiana-lawmakers-vote-to-allow-medical-marijuana-for-any-debilitating-condition-and-legalize-delivery-services Louisiana Lawmakers Vote To Allow Medical Marijuana For Any Debilitating Condition, And To Legalize Delivery Services].'''<br>
+May: '''[https://www.vox.com/2020/5/6/21248553/coronavirus-russia-doctors-windows-death Why are Russian coronavirus doctors mysteriously falling out of windows? Corrupt system (like USA) under massive stress, political pressure, cronyism.]'''<br>
+{| class=wikitable
+|+ {{box3|link=https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/universalhealthcare|text=<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump's</span> failing healthcare report card.|color=gold|background=gold}}
+| class=blackbackground |
+May: '''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/us/politics/rick-bright-coronavirus-whistleblower.html Coronavirus Whistle-Blower Said <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span> Steered Contracts to Cronies.]'''
+May: '''[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/05/06/coronavirus-trump-contradicts-nurse-ppe-availability/5178504002 <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span> contradicts nurse leader about 'sporadic' PPE availability.]''' She said there are "pockets" in USA without sufficient protective medical equipment.<br>
+May: '''{{box3|link=https://ktla.com/news/coronavirus/if-not-for-obamacare-covid-19-patients-with-preexisting-conditions-couldve-been-uninsurable|text=If not for Obamacare, COVID-19 patients with preexisting conditions could’ve been ‘uninsurable’.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}''' May 6: '''{{box3|link=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/5/6/21249786/trump-wants-end-affordable-care-act|text=<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span> asks Court to rule Obamacare unconstitutional.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}'''
 |}
+May 2020: '''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2020_Global_Cannabis_March_and_420_map|text=2020 Global Cannabis March. Many virtual, online events.|color=gold|background=gold}}'''<br>
-[[File:Top 10% of US population receive 50% of all income.png|500px|none|thumb|See '''[https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/12/america-income-inequality-wealth-net-worth-charts source].''']]
+[[File:Germany 2020 May 2 online.jpg|250px|none]]
-And: '''[http://time.com/money/5054009/stock-ownership-10-percent-richest The Richest 10% of Americans Now Own 84% of All Stocks].''' [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/billionaires-oxfam-inequality_us_5a657e61e4b0022830041a7a]. See '''[[Wikipedia: Wealth inequality in the United States]].'''
+:'''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Germany Germany].''' May 2, 2020: '''[https://www.facebook.com/events/283487342654361 Global Marijuana March - Online Demonstration für Legalisierung].''' Youtube: '''[https://www.youtube.com/user/DeutscherHanfverband DeutscherHanfverband]. See: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNbJUWnNHKY Archive of May 2 livestream].'''
-See: '''{{box3|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_wealth_per_adult|text=Wikipedia: List of countries by wealth per adult.|color=yellow}}''' Partial table below:
-'''Note that {{box3|link=Wikipedia:USA|text=USA|color=yellow}} is number 21 in the 2018 list. {{box3|link=Wikipedia:Canada|text=Canada|color=yellow}} is number 8.'''
-Median wealth is exactly in the middle. 50% of adults have more, and 50% of adults have less. Wealth is all assets (money, stocks, bonds, property, etc.) minus all debts.
-{{Template:Median wealth per adult}}
-The average median wealth per adult for Canada is much higher than for the USA, a former great nation. Trump is right. America is no longer great. It's due to Republican trickle-down voodoo economics: Giving tax cuts mainly to the rich instead of to the middle class and poor who actually need them. Combined with predatory mortgage loans and foreclosure. And predatory unforgivable student loans. And predatory medical bills and high deductibles from predatory for-profit health insurance companies.
+Apr 2020: '''[https://internationalcbc.com/swiss-parliament-passes-motion-to-authorize-cannabis-production-and-export Swiss Parliament Passes Motion To Authorize Cannabis Production And Export].'''<br>
+Apr: '''[https://montanafreepress.org/2020/04/24/top-republicans-oppose-electronic-signature-collection-for-marijuana-ballot-measure Top <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> oppose electronic signature collection for marijuana ballot measure].'''<br>
+<div class="blackbackground" style="padding:5px; border:orange 2px solid;">
+Apr: '''{{box3|link=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/majority-of-americans-think-marijuana-legalization-is-a-successful-policy-poll-finds|text=Majority Of Americans Think Marijuana Legalization Is A Successful Policy, Poll Finds.|color=gold|background=gold}}''' Most '''{{box3|link=https://cannabis.wikia.com/wiki/voteout|text=Republican| color=#fcf| background=#fcf}}''' politicians follow the lead of their base. So vote out most '''{{box3|link=https://cannabis.wikia.com/wiki/voteout|text=Republicans.| color=#fcf| background=#fcf}}'''  From the article: "Democrats were the most likely to say that legalization has been successful or mostly successful (67 percent), followed by independents (54 percent) and '''{{box3|link=https://cannabis.wikia.com/wiki/voteout|text=Republicans| color=#fcf| background=#fcf}}''' (41 percent)."
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-Jan 2019: '''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2019/01/09/new-congressional-marijuana-bill-is-actually-numbered-h-r-420|text=New US Congressional Marijuana Bill Is Actually Numbered H.R. 420.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
-[[File:Peace love and happyness.svg|right|100px]]
-[[File:Woodstock 1994.jpg|left|170px]]
-Jan 2019: '''[https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2019/01/woodstock-2019-official-50th-anniversary-festival-to-be-held-at-watkins-glen.html Woodstock 2019: Official 50th anniversary festival to be held at Watkins Glen, New York].''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqZceAQSJvc][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watkins_Glen,_New_York][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_(film)].{{clear}}
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-<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align:top;">
-[[File:St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Giant snow bong December 2018.jpg|thumb|none|340px|'''[http://ntv.ca/st-johns-snow-sculpture-attracts-attention St. John’s snow sculpture attracts attention.]''' St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.]] </li>
-<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align:top;">
-[[File:1974-2018. Women running for US House and Senate. And results.gif|thumb|none|340px| '''[https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-2018-midterms-in-4-charts 2018. A record year for female members of US Congress].''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_United_States_elections][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives]]] </li> </ul></div>
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/01/02/it-would-take-oregonians-seven-years-to-smoke-all-the-weed-they-harvested-this-year|text=It Would Take Oregonians 7 Years to Smoke All the Weed They Harvested in 2018.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/oregon-excess-weed-mairjuana-export-plan-774986][https://internationalcbc.com/oregon-doesnt-have-too-much-cannabis-u-s-has-too-much-prohibition][https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/editorials/2018/12/31/its-time-oregon-incentivize-export-pot/2452089002][https://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/editorials/6817564-151/editorial-sales-idea-has-merit].<br>
-Dec 2018: '''[https://www.freep.com/story/news/marijuana/2018/12/31/pot-advocate-john-sinclair-cafe-detroit/2445319002 Legendary pot advocate John Sinclair opening cafe in Detroit, Michigan].'''<br>
-Dec: '''[https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-farmers-set-to-grow-cannabis Irish farmers set to grow medical cannabis after Health Minister announces support].'''<br>
-Dec: '''[https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2018/06/13/st-louis-will-no-longer-prosecute-marijuana-possession-under-100-grams St. Louis, Missouri Will No Longer Prosecute Marijuana Possession Under 100 Grams].'''<br>
-Dec: '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/12/26/these-states-are-most-likely-to-legalize-marijuana-in-2019 These States Are Most Likely To Legalize Marijuana In 2019].'''<br>
-Dec: '''[https://www.azfamily.com/shows/cbs_5_this_morning/originals/marijuana-lounge-opens-in-phoenix/article_383d9d1b-6e76-53e1-85af-eb9147a75ecd.html Marijuana lounge opens in Phoenix, Arizona].'''<br>
-Dec: '''[https://www.facebook.com/NowThisWeed/videos/vb.899640933451706/291214505071528/?type=2&theater Canadian dispensary. Video. "This store clerk fought off robbers with a bong"].'''<br>
-Dec: '''{{box3|link=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-cannabis/thailand-approves-medical-marijuana-in-new-years-gift-idUSKCN1OO0CK|text=Thailand approves medical marijuana in New Year's 'gift'.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46679098][https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/thailand-legislature-legalises-medical-cannabis-kratom-181226010249208.html].<br>
-Dec: '''[https://www.facebook.com/VICENewsTonight/videos/vb.173136559992454/2321279438094095/?type=2&theater Oregon. Video. What Happens When a State Grows Way Too Much Weed].'''<br>
-Dec 2018: '''[https://www.abc27.com/news/state/pennsylvania-senator-says-he-ll-pen-bill-to-legalize-pot/1668786551 <span style="background:yellow; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Democrat</span> Pennsylvania senator says he'll pen bill to legalize pot].''' And: '''[https://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-tom-wolf-commutes-drug-sentence-20181219-story.html Pa. <span style="background:yellow; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Democrat</span> Gov. Tom Wolf commutes convicted drug dealer's 125-year sentence].''' And: '''[http://www.philly.com/business/marijuana-recreational-use-pennsylvania-governor-says-time-consider-20181219.html Gov. Wolf says it’s time for Pennsylvania to ‘take a serious look’ at legalizing recreational marijuana].'''<br>
-{| class=wikitable. style="border:solid 2px lime; color:black; background-color: yellow;"
-|20 Dec 2018: '''[https://kjzz.org/content/740155/arizona-medical-marijuana-patient-cancer-survivor-facing-prison-cannabis-oil <span style=color:blue>Arizona. <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> prosecutor Sheila Polk on crusade against cannabis charges stage 4 cancer patient with felony for possessing legally purchased cannabis oil from dispensary.</span>]''' [https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/sheila-polk-anti-prop-205-group-got-500000-from-insys-therapeutics-9648618 <span style=color:blue>2.</span>][https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/sheila-polk-rolls-out-propaganda-at-marijuana-policy-talk-7388973 <span style=color:blue>3.</span>][https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/10/23/ag-withdraws-arguments-on-legality-of-hashish-for-medical-marijuana-patients <span style=color:blue>4.</span>]
-|}
-Dec 2018: '''[https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/California-Recreational-Marijuana-Delivered-to-Your-Door-503035261.html California Regulators: Cities Can't Ban Recreational Marijuana Deliveries].'''<br>
-Dec: '''{{box3|link=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/18/nevada-first-state-majority-female-legislature-las-vegas|text=Nevada becomes first US state with majority-female legislature.|color=yellow}}''' After voters dump the trump morons (male Republican leaders) who opposed recreational cannabis (Nevada legalized).<br>
-{| class="wikitable blackbackground" style="border: solid 2px lime;"
-|
-Dec 2018: [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/18/new-zealand-to-hold-referendum-on-legalising-recreational-cannabis New Zealand to hold referendum on legalising recreational cannabis].<br>
-Dec 2018: [https://www.cannasseur.co.nz/news/coalition-government-moves-to-decriminalise-drugs New Zealand. Government moves to decriminalise drugs. Police have discretion].<br>
-Dec 2018: [https://apnews.com/ae007d08591042e19eef2a2579f8d1de New Zealand law to make medical marijuana widely available]. [https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/109269050/medicinal-cannabis-bill-passes-with-regulated-market-promised-within-a-year-and-a-legal-defence-until-then 2.]
-|}
-Dec 2018: '''[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-17/u-s-student-loan-debt-sets-record-doubling-since-recession U.S. Student Loan Debt Sets Record, Doubling Since Recession. $1.465 trillion.]''' 14 Dec 2018: '''[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dept-education-cancel-150-million-student-loan-debt-n947821 Federal judge forces Trump administration to cancel $150 million in student loan debt].'''<br>
-*14 Dec 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://grizzle.com/france-medicinal-cannabis-legalization|text=France Moves Towards Medicinal Cannabis Legalization.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
-{| class=wikitable. style="border:solid 2px lime; color:black; background-color: yellow;"
-|12 Dec 2018: '''[https://www.businessinsider.com/farm-bill-legalizes-hemp-boom-marijuana-cbd-industry-2018-12 <span style=color:blue>Veto-proof Farm Bill passed overwhelmingly by Congress. American farmers will be able to plant and harvest hemp. It could spark a boom for the $1 billion marijuana-linked CBD industry</span>].''' [https://apnews.com/0de07aff0aaa46cbad6c76314d00a3bf <span style=color:blue;>2.</span>]
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-*7 Dec 2018: '''[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/health/seniors-marijuana-cannabis-pain.html Older Americans Are Flocking to Medical Marijuana].'''
+----
-*3 Dec 2018: '''[https://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/12/prisoners_with_marijuana_convi.html Michigan. <span style="background:yellow; color:blue; padding: 0 2px;">Democrat</span> bill seeks to release prisoners with marijuana convictions].'''
+<div class="blackbackground" style="padding:5px; border:orange 2px solid;">
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/12/luxembourg-has-free-public-transit-and-weed-lets-go-man/577525|text=Luxembourg’s New Deal: Free Transit (summer 2019) and Legal Weed (by 2023).|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/luxembourg-free-trains-public-transport-trams-buses-when-a8668496.html]. 7 Dec 2018.
+'''{{box3|link=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nurses-hold-white-house-protest-over-needs-better-protective-standards-n1188861|text=Names of 50 nurses who died from COVID-19 read aloud in the shadow of the <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">White House</span>.|color=gold|background=gold}}''' [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/nyregion/coronavirus-woodhull-madhvi-aya-dead.html]. '''{{box3|link=https://www.google.com/search?q=covid-19+hospital+death+camps&tbm=isch|text=Hospital horrors:|background=peachpuff|color=peachpuff}} [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-31/hospitals-tell-doctors-they-ll-be-fired-if-they-talk-to-press Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out.]''' [https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/04/expired-respirators-reused-masks-nurses-offer-sobering-accounts-of-what-could-come][https://abcnews.go.com/US/video-diaries-health-care-workers-document-fight-lives/story?id=69833398] [https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus Stats]. '''[https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/videos/2400030336764936 Video]''' [https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/us/brooklyn-hospital-coronavirus-patients-deaths/index.html]. See '''{{box3|link=https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/News|text=News.|color=palegreen|background=palegreen}} [https://www.wbur.org/investigations/2020/03/23/county-jail-deaths-sheriffs-watch Jails are hidden <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> death camps.]''' [https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/04/04/michigan-first-prisoner-death-coronavirus-covid-19-200-inmates/2947586001][https://www.aclu.org/news/smart-justice/new-model-shows-reducing-jail-population-will-lower-covid-19-death-toll-for-all-of-us][https://www.businessinsider.com/failure-to-release-prisoners-is-condemning-thousands-to-death-2020-4][https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/coronavirus-prison-federal-employees-say-conflicting-orders-putting-lives-at-risk-2020-03-19] [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/nyregion/nyc-coronavirus-rikers-island.html][https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/38-positive-coronavirus-nyc-jails-including-rikers-69731911][https://www.huffpost.com/entry/washington-prison-monroe-correctional-complex-coronavirus-protest_n_5e94966fc5b6ac9815146772][https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/04/cummins-unit-prison-arkansas-coronavirus-spread][https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2020/04/15/federal-bureau-of-prisons-institutions-not-showing-any-signs-of-flattening-curve]. And: '''[https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2020/04/13/desantis-twists-arm-of-miami-herald-attorney-floridas-fuzzy-coronavirus-math-ethics-panel-no-politicians-in-covid-19-psas-rip-rep-jacobs-488875 Nursing homes too (lack of testing)].''' [https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241942211.html][https://the1a.org/segments/the-fight-for-information-in-a-global-pandemic][https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/more-2-200-coronavirus-deaths-nursing-homes-federal-government-isn-n1181026][https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/04/trump-next-propaganda-misinformation-war-coronavirus-death-toll-motality.html]. '''{{box3|link=https://medium.com/@USWBlogger/americas-backbone-972c08c732d3|text=<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> refuse to raise minimum wage of essential workers.|color=palegreen|background=palegreen}}''' [https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephenlaconte/coronavirus-grocery-store-employee-tips-safety-pandemic]. '''[https://www.facebook.com/VicComedy/videos/699195694222586/?v=699195694222586 <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> bail out banks over people].''' So, '''{{box3|link=https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Vote|text=Vote!|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}''' See: '''{{box3|link=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taiwanese-authorities-stay-vigilant-virus-crisis-eases-n1188781|text=Taiwan's COVID-19 control without a lockdown:|color=gold|background=gold}}''' Tests, contacts, GPS apps, masks, distancing, fevers. '''[https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/24/citing-utter-inability-discharge-duties-his-office-moveon-demands-trump-removal Calling for <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump's</span> cabinet to invoke 25th Amendment to remove president after his call to inject disinfectants].''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNxd2WvIOnA][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqI5_jH-AbY][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPDPzbLFeP4][https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/04/26/gop-governor-hundreds-asked-about-ingesting-disinfectants-after-trump-coronavirus-briefing/24111238][https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/26/maryland-governor-larry-hogan-trump-coronavirus-briefings/3029758001].
-*30 Nov: '''[http://eastcountytoday.net/free-medical-marijuana-for-low-income-individuals-bill-to-be-reintroduced-monday California. Free Medical Marijuana for Low-Income Individuals Bill to be Reintroduced].'''
+'''{{box3|link=https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/10/a-look-at-the-record-republicans-repeatedly-voted-to-kill-protections-for-pre-existing-conditions|text=US <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> Voted Often to KILL Coverage of Pre-Existing Conditions.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/upshot/republicans-health-care-ads-midterms.html][https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/-they-re-all-lying-gop-claims-to-support-obamacare-1351713347952][https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2307450419289803]. COVID-19 is killing them. '''[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/20/coronavirus-racial-disparity-denied-tests-hospitalization/5163056002 Blacks pushed to back of COVID in-hospital treatment line].'''
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/vb.9124187907/10157485867977908/?type=2&theater|text=Video. Why is Finland the Happiest Country in the World? Universal healthcare and free college tuition.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
+</div>
+Apr 2020: '''[https://www.newsweek.com/lebanon-passes-legislation-legalizing-medical-marijuana-cultivation-economy-struggles-amid-1499319 Lebanon Passes Legislation Legalizing Medical Marijuana Cultivation As Economy Struggles Amid Coronavirus Fallout].'''<br>
-*29 Nov 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2361201833914661 CBD is about to revolutionize the veteran community and PTSD, taking America by storm].''' [https://americanmilitarynews.com/2018/11/cbd-is-about-to-revolutionize-the-veteran-community-and-ptsd-taking-america-by-storm]. 29 Nov 2018: '''[https://www.greenentrepreneur.com/article/323992 The Next Big Thing in 'Green' Packaging Is Hemp Bioplastic].''' 28 Nov 2018: '''[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46288374 Marijuana, mountains and money: How Lesotho is cashing in].'''<br>
+Apr: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/heres-what-politicians-are-saying-about-marijuana-laws-on-4-20 Here's What Politicians Are Saying About Marijuana Laws On 4/20. Huge list.]'''<br>
-Nov 2018: '''[https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/a-huge-change-in-the-president-s-poll-numbers-1381481027575 The president's job approval is at 38 percent while his disapproval numbers are at a record 60 percent].''' And: '''[https://www.businessinsider.com/the-war-on-terror-has-cost-the-us-nearly-6-trillion-2018-11 America's 'war on terror' has cost the US nearly $6 trillion and killed roughly half a million people].'''<br>
+Apr: '''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Online_420_cannabis_events_in_2020|text=Online 420 cannabis events in 2020. Compilation of many events.|color=gold|background=gold}}'''<br>
-'''{{box3|link=https://mjbizdaily.com/breaking-south-korea-becomes-first-country-in-east-asia-to-legalize-medical-cannabis|text=South Korea becomes first country in East Asia to legalize medical marijuana.|color=yellow}}'''
+[[File:Guadalajara 2020 April 20 Mexico.jpg|none|250px]]
-[[File:When we make first contact with aliens.jpg|thumb|See '''[https://www.facebook.com/Dudeism/photos/a.137552739599921/2338706502817856/?type=3&theater Facebook comments].''']]
+:Sign posted early April 20, 2020 in '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Guadalajara,_Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico].''' Online events: '''[https://www.facebook.com/420Guadalajara/photos/a.744014232298906/3243838288983142/?type=3&theater][https://www.facebook.com/420Guadalajara/videos/3195983933786720][https://open.spotify.com/show/3Q4Xq97OqzTNlFCr61Ce89][https://www.facebook.com/420Guadalajara/photos/a.407228392644160/3243436189023352/?type=3&theater][https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfsvpPUTN950_ZiZN8Pdmnw][https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=602508783679068].'''<br>
-'''[https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-medicaid-work-20181126-story.html Trump storms ahead with Medicaid work rules, even though they’re disastrous for enrollees].''' By ''[[wikipedia:Los Angeles Times|Los Angeles Times]].''<br>
+Apr: '''[https://abcnews.go.com/US/coronavirus-sends-420-gatherings-smoke-potheads-plan-virtual/story?id=70233790 Coronavirus sends 420 gatherings up in smoke, but potheads still plan virtual toke - ABC].'''<br>
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/michael-moore-put-marijuana-on-the-ballot-to-drive-voter-turnout-in-2020|text=Michael Moore: Put Marijuana On The Ballot To Drive Voter Turnout In 2020.|color=yellow}}''' 23 Nov 2018. And on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FycJcVuDwj4 Youtube]. At 7 minutes 10 seconds in. And 21 Nov 2018:<br>
+Apr: '''[https://potguide.com/blog/article/420-in-2020-celebrate-virtually 4/20 in 2020: How to Celebrate Weed's Biggest Holiday Virtually | PotGuide.com].'''<br>
-'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-46283364 Saudi Arabia 'tortured female activists', charities say.]''' [[wikipedia:BBC News|BBC]].<br>
+{{Template:2020 420 online events}}
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/massachusetts-recreational-marijuana-sales-begin-mayor-ceremonial-first-customer|text=Massachusetts mayor first in line for recreational marijuana.|color=yellow}}'''
-[[File:Fentanyl. 2 mg. A lethal dose in most people.jpg|thumb|'''[[wikipedia:Fentanyl|Fentanyl]].''' 2 mg. A lethal dose in most people. 50 times smaller than a lethal dose of heroin. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fentanyl._2_mg._A_lethal_dose_in_most_people.jpg Source].]]
-Nov 2018: '''[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-medicine-cannabis/greece-eyes-pot-of-gold-as-medicinal-cannabis-licensed-idUSKCN1NO1ZY Greece eyes pot of gold as medicinal cannabis licensed].''' 18 Nov 2018: '''[https://www.wilx.com/content/news/Couples-offer-marijuana-at-weddings-500775611.html Couples offer marijuana at weddings].''' 18 Nov 2018: '''[http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-marijuana-2018-story.html Here's what's behind Mexico's radical move toward legalizing marijuana during its war on drugs]''' 18 Nov 2018: '''[https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article221862885.html How Democrat and medical cannabis activist Nikki Fried became Florida’s agriculture commissioner].''' [https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-nikki-fried-takes-lead-agriculture-commissioner-20181108-story.html][https://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/11/09/nikki-fried-matt-caldwell-florida-agriculture-commissioner-2]. 16 Nov 2018:<br> '''{{box3|link=https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2018/11/16/24615500/jim-belushi-medical-marijuana-would-have-saved-my-brothers-life|text=Jim Belushi: Medical Marijuana Would Have Saved My Brother’s Life.|color=yellow}}.'''
+<div><ul style=margin-left:0px;>
-Nov 2018: '''[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/its-now-cheaper-to-build-a-new-wind-farm-than-to-keep-a-coal-plant-running It's now cheaper to build a new wind farm than to keep a coal plant running].''' 16 Nov 2018: '''[https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2018/11/oregon-marijuana-prices-plunge-and-sales-soar.html Oregon marijuana prices plunge – and sales soar].''' 12 Nov 2018: '''[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/michelle-obama-says-smoking-pot-part-becoming-story-061002817.html Michelle Obama says smoking pot was 'part of her becoming story'].'''<br>
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align:top;">
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-marijuana-legal-bill-1.4898122|text=Mexico's incoming government moves to legalize marijuana.|color=yellow}}''' 8 Nov 2018. Medical, recreational, sales, and home growing.<br>
+[[File:Protect yourself and others from coronavirus.jpg|none|250px]] </li>
-[[File:Oumuamua.jpg|thumb|'''[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/11/06/mysterious-oumuamua-object-space-alien-probe-harvard/1900213002 Mysterious flying joint!]''' [[File:Face-smile.svg|20px]]]]
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align:top;">
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/11/06/mysterious-oumuamua-object-space-alien-probe-harvard/1900213002 |text=Mysterious interstellar object floating in space might be alien, say Harvard researchers.|color=yellow}}''' ''[[wikipedia:USA Today|USA Today]].'' '''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2018|text=Interstellar Cannabis March!|color=yellow}}''' '''The mysterious flying joint!''' 6 Nov 2018.
+[[File:Trump coronavirus quote timeline - Washington Post.png|thumb|none|250px|'''[[Commons:File:20200401 Trump coronavirus quote timelines - Washington Post.svg|Trump quotes]].''']] </li>
+</ul></div>
+[[File:Trump Lied, People Died.png|90px|right]]
+<div class="blackbackground" style="padding:5px; border:orange 2px solid;">
+'''{{box3|link=https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/01/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-mike-pence/index.html|text=CNN: 11 times Donald <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span> has 'belittled' coronavirus.|color=gold|background=gold}}''' '''{{box3|link=https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/01/politics/testing-backlog-coronavirus-quest-invs/index.html|text=CNN: Documents show backlog of 160,000 coronavirus tests at just one US lab company.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}} {{box3|link=https://www.wired.com/story/its-time-to-face-facts-america-masks-work|text=It's Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work. Many studies cited. WIRED.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}''' [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/03/detroit-bus-driver-dies-coronavirus-video-passenger-coughing][https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2825327930835848&set=a.172719252763409&type=3&theater] '''[http://blog.japanesecreations.com/no-sew-face-mask-with-handkerchief-and-hair-tie No-Sew Pleated Face Mask.] {{box3|link=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/nyregion/ny-coronavirus-doctors-sick.html|text=Nurses Die, Doctors Fall Sick and Panic Rises on Virus Front Lines.|color=palegreen|background=palegreen}} [https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/04/expired-respirators-reused-masks-nurses-offer-sobering-accounts-of-what-could-come][https://www.npr.org/2020/04/02/825200206/doctors-say-hospitals-are-stopping-them-from-wearing-masks][https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/03/the-trump-administration-is-ignoring-nurses-calls-for-new-coronavirus-protections][https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/927811]. {{box3|link=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/28/trump-coronavirus-politics-us-health-disaster|text=The missing six weeks: how <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span> failed the biggest test of his life. How South Korea started mass testing right away in Jan 2020.|color=yellow|background=yellow}} [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2826847660683875&set=a.172719252763409&type=3&theater] {{box3|link=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/02/us-food-banks-coronavirus-demand-unemployment|text='A perfect storm': US facing hunger crisis as demand for food banks soars.|color=lightcyan|background=lightcyan}}'''
+</div>
+Apr: '''[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/us/coronavirus-nursing-homes.html ‘They’re Death Pits’: Virus Claims at Least 7,000 Lives in U.S. Nursing Homes].''' Many more deaths in nursing homes or other long-term care facilities have not been counted yet.<br>
-'''{{box3|link=https://thejointblog.com/michigan-legalizes-recreational-marijuana|text=Michigan Legalizes Recreational Marijuana. 10th state to do so.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
+Apr 2020: '''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8228189/Two-thirds-Americans-believe-Trump-slow-respond-coronavirus-crisis.html Two-thirds of Americans believe that <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span> was 'too slow' to respond to the coronavirus crisis and 73% believe that the worst is still to come, poll finds].'''<br>
--7 Nov 2018: '''[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/06/election-results-2018-florida-votes-restore-felons-voting-rights/1895272002 Election results 2018: States legalize marijuana, felon voting rights].''' ''[[wikipedia:USA Today|USA Today]].'' And: '''[https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/6/18053006/election-results-missouri-medical-marijuana-amendment-2-legalization Missouri votes to legalize medical marijuana].''' And: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/utah-voters-approve-medical-marijuana-legalization-ahead-of-compromise-deal Utah Voters Approve Medical Marijuana Legalization.]''' And: '''[https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/06/florida-restores-voting-rights-to-more-than-1-million-former-felons.html Florida restores voting rights to 1.5 million former felons].'''
+Apr: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/FreeCraigCesal/photos/a.3178697388810728/4351625131517942/?type=3&theater|text=Prison warden trying to kill older nonviolent pot lifer with health problems.|color=gold|background=gold}}''' Even though Craig Cesal approved for release by Bureau of Prisons regional office.<br>
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-'''{{box3|link=http://www.electproject.org/2018g|text=Highest midterm eligible voter turnout (50.3%) since 1914.|color=yellow}}''' [https://twitter.com/ElectProject/status/1061351586579005441][https://www.npr.org/2018/10/18/658255884/voter-turnout-could-hit-50-year-record-for-midterm-elections][https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tal3fAaKnEj_7Yy_7ftrNg4dJy4UxGk3oKSd3uPb13Y][https://www.cbsnews.com/news/record-voter-turnout-in-2018-midterm-elections][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_elections,_2018]. 2 Nov 2018: '''[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/republican-health-care-plan-750976 Reminder: US. <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> Want to Take Your Health Care. Pre-existing conditions.]'''
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/11/01/marijuana-in-the-governors-mansion-record-number-of-candidates-say-legalize-it|text=Marijuana In The Governor's Mansion: Record Number Of Democrat Candidates Say Legalize It.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
+Apr: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/NowThisWeed/videos/662344111231171|text=Snoop Dogg smoking a blunt outside the White House saying 'f*ck the president'|color=palegreen|background=palegreen}}'''<br>
+Apr: '''[https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article242056656.html Interviewed in hiding, escaped NC inmate says he fled coronavirus ‘death sentence’].''' [https://federaldefendersny.org].<br>
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+Apr: '''{{box3|link=https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/16/federal-judge-orders-texas-prisoners-get-hand-sanitizer-face-masks|text=Federal judge orders Texas prison to provide inmates hand sanitizer, masks.|color=gold|background=gold}}'''<br>
-[[File:3 people own more wealth than the bottom half of Americans combined.png|thumb|'''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/photos/a.91485152907/10157422284432908/?type=3&theater 3 people own more wealth ...]''']]
+Apr: '''[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/washington-prison-monroe-correctional-complex-coronavirus-protest_n_5e94966fc5b6ac9815146772 ‘Help We Don’t Wanna Die’: Inside First Prison To Protest Lack Of COVID-19 Protection].'''<br>
+Apr: '''[https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/4/13/21158103/virginia-marijuana-legalization-decriminalization Virginia just decriminalized marijuana. 27th state to decriminalize or legalize adult use].''' [https://blog.norml.org/2020/04/12/virginia-governor-approves-bills-to-decriminalize-marijuana-and-legalize-medical-cannabis].<br>
+Apr 2020: '''{{box3|link=https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled|text=NPR. A Month After Emergency Declaration, <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump's</span> Promises Largely Unfulfilled. For example; massive testing.|background=peachpuff|color=peachpuff}}''' 13 Apr: '''[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nursing-home-deaths-soar-past-3600-in-alarming-surge/ar-BB12weay Nursing home deaths soar past 3,600 in alarming surge. The true toll is likely much higher due to <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump's</span> lack of testing.]'''<br>
+Apr: '''[https://abcnews.go.com/Business/marijuana-dispensaries-deemed-essential-ineligible-federal-stimulus/story?id=70066753 Marijuana dispensaries deemed 'essential' but ineligible for federal stimulus]. [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/no-federal-relief-cannabis-businesses-cry-help-coronavirus-batters-industry-n1180641].''' That is because [https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout '''<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span>'''] block descheduling and other cannabis reform bills in the Senate.<br>
+[[File:US versus South Korea.jpg|thumb|none|250px|'''[https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/04/12/anthony-fauci-coronavirus-covid-19-shutdown-tapper-sotu-vpx.cnn Source].''']]
+Apr: '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE-cA4UK07c Massive testing, masks, contact tracing, and app mapping are the big lessons from South Korea's coronavirus response. Now they can go out more (in masks). Vox video.]''' [https://www.vox.com/2020/4/10/21216876/trump-coronavirus-briefing-testing-social-distancing-reopening-economy][https://www.newsweek.com/trump-says-widespread-coronavirus-testing-would-never-happen-isnt-needed-reopen-country-1497210].<br>
+'''{{box3|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_influenza_statistics_by_flu_season|text=Wikipedia: United States influenza deaths and hospitalizations by flu season.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}} {{box3|link=Wikipedia:2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States|text=COVID-19 US deaths have already surpassed 2020 US flu deaths.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}''' 10 April: '''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8208325/Bodies-recovered-NYC-homes-not-counted-COVID-death-toll.html Hundreds of bodies recovered from New York City homes every day are NOT included in coronavirus death count even if they had symptoms].''' [https://gothamist.com/news/surge-number-new-yorkers-dying-home-officials-suspect-undercount-covid-19-related-deaths] '''{{box3|link=https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus|text=COVID-19 table by country (scroll down). Cases, total deaths, deaths per million, etc..|color=gold|background=gold}} [https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/national/covid-19].
-Nov 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/NowThisWeed/videos/183193579273677|text=Mexico's Supreme Court effectively legalized weed|color=yellow}}''' in an effort to eliminate gang-related violent crime. [https://www.voanews.com/a/mexico-marijuana-laws/4637986.html][https://knowmadinstitut.org/en/2018/11/mexico-scjn-jurisprudence-in-relation-to-cannabis].
+Apr 2020: '''[https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2020/04/08/massachusetts-dispensaries-essential-liquor-stores-coronavirus Massachusetts. If Liquor Stores Are “Essential,” Why Aren’t Marijuana Dispensaries?]'''<br>
-'''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/photos/a.91485152907/10157422284432908/?type=3&theater Bernie Sanders: 3 people own more wealth than the bottom 50% of Americans].''' [https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/10/30/handful-billionaire-families-grab-nations-wealth-themselves-new-report-details-how]. And: '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Alternatives Happy alternatives to Republican poverty].'''
+Apr 2020: '''[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/08/trump-approval-ratings-coronavirus-176105 The briefings aren’t working: <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump's</span> approval rating takes a dip].''' <br>
+Apr: '''[https://www.vox.com/identities/2020/4/7/21211849/coronavirus-black-americans Covid-19 is disproportionately taking black lives].''' And: '''[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/08/its-a-racial-justice-issue-black-americans-are-dying-in-greater-numbers-from-covid-19 'It's a racial justice issue': Black Americans are dying in greater numbers from Covid-19].'''
+Apr: '''{{box3|link=https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2020/04/07/charlotte-figi-namesake-of-charlottes-web-medical-marijuana-strain-dies-with-covid-19|text=Charlotte Figi, namesake of Charlotte's Web medical marijuana strain, dies with COVID-19. Girl who inspired CBD movement dead at 13.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}''' [https://coloradosun.com/2020/04/08/charlotte-figi-cbd-coronavirus][https://apnews.com/f19a91d58ab50fad1ca2267f53ae3696][https://www.wfmz.com/news/cnn/us-national/charlotte-figi-girl-who-inspired-cbd-movement-dead-at-13/video_28e7cec0-e4c0-5f50-9969-294747b43b9f.html].<br>
-'''{{box3|link=https://hightimes.com/news/legalization/thailand-is-poised-to-become-the-first-asian-country-to-legalize-medical-marijuana|text=Thailand is Poised to Become the First Asian Country to Legalize Medical Marijuana.|color=yellow}}''' [http://www.wtol.com/2018/11/10/thai-lawmakers-back-legalizing-medical-marijuana][https://www.talkingdrugs.org/thailand-legislators-overwhelmingly-endorse-medical-cannabis-legalisation]. 30 Oct 2018: '''[https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a24431065/planet-13-cannabis-dispensary-las-vegas-open The World's Largest Weed Dispensary Is About to Open Near the Las Vegas Strip].'''<br>
+[[File:Charlotte Figi.jpg|none|250px]]
-'''{{box3|link=https://hightimes.com/news/mike-tyson-is-starting-a-tv-show-about-his-life-as-a-cannabis-grower|text=Mike Tyson Starting TV Show About His Life as a Cannabis Grower.|color=yellow}}''' “I smoke it all day, every day,” Tyson said. 29 Oct 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2312139055487606 Supermom Katrina Spraggon has a cannabis message for the Australian government].''' [https://www.facebook.com/katrina.mosley.58/posts/1997537787007778].
+Apr 2020: '''[https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/07/marijuana/businesses-that-indirectly-work-with-marijuana-industry-ineligible-federal-coronavirus-loans Businesses that ‘indirectly’ work with marijuana industry ineligible for federal coronavirus loans].''' Another result of  [https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout '''<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span>'''] refusal to federally reschedule or deschedule cannabis.
-[[File:That illegal smile.jpg|none|300px]]
+[[File:Honey bear.jpg|none|250px]]
-'''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Alternatives <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican politicians</span> don't like illegal smiles].'''
-[[File:Lego hemp house.jpg|thumb|'''{{box3|link=https://globalnews.ca/news/4597986/victoria-sustainable-lego-home|text='Lego' hemp house.|color=yellow}}''']]
-Oct 2018: '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidcarpenter/2018/10/28/another-big-election-year-marijuana-candidates US. Another Big Election Year For Marijuana As Candidates Recognize Voters Want Legal Weed.]''' And: '''{{box3|link=https://www.cannabisvoter.info|text=CannabisVoter.info|color=yellow}}''' And: '''[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-cannabis-stores-to-close-3-days-a-week-due-to-chronic-shortages-1.4880033 Quebec cannabis stores to close 3 days a week due to shortages].'''<br>
-'''{{box3|link=https://globalnews.ca/news/4597986/victoria-sustainable-lego-home|text=Construction complete on B.C.’s first sustainable ‘Lego’ home.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
-Oct 2018: '''[https://gizmodo.com/toronto-airport-says-cannabis-trash-cans-are-not-free-w-1830006074 Toronto Airport Says Cannabis Trash Cans Are Not 'Free Weed' Bins].'''<br>
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.ganjapreneur.com/utah-lawmaker-releases-video-of-his-first-cannabis-experience|text=Utah Lawmaker Releases Video of His First Cannabis Experience.|color=yellow}}'''  [https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/smells-like-gummy-bears-utah-senator-tries-marijuana-for-the-first-time/2018/10/24/4342b66a-d792-11e8-8384-bcc5492fef49_video.html][https://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2018/10/25/watch-utah-senator-tries-marijuana-edibles-for-the-first-time][https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/utah-state-senator-films-self-trying-marijuana-for-first-time-before-upcoming-vote][https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a24164776/utah-state-senator-weed-edible-medical-marijuana-vote][https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/elections/2018/10/24/utah-state-senator-tries-marijuana-camera/1750768002][http://time.com/5435836/jim-dabakis-utah-marijuana]. 24 Oct 2018: '''[https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/-they-re-all-lying-gop-claims-to-support-obamacare-1351713347952 US. 'They're all lying': <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> claim to support pre-existing conditions. MSNBC].''' 23 Oct 2018: '''[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/23/bong-arm-of-the-law-south-korea-says-it-will-arrest-citizens-who-smoke-weed-in-canada Bong arm of the law: South Korea says it will arrest citizens who smoke weed in Canada].'''
-Oct 2018: '''[https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/10/22/arizona-seeks-to-outlaw-hashish-for-medical-marijuana-patients US <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Attorney General seeks to outlaw hashish for medical marijuana patients].'''
-'''{{box3|link=https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout|text=Most <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> politicians oppose what these average Americans want:|color=yellow}}'''
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-*22 Oct 2018: '''[https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/412550-support-for-legalizing-marijuana-hits-all-time-high-gallup US. Support for legal marijuana hits all-time high: Gallup. <span style="background:yellow; color:blue; padding: 4px 3px 3px; border:1px solid red;">66 percent</span> for it.]'''
-*22 Oct: '''{{box3|link=https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/412545-70-percent-of-americans-support-medicare-for-all-health-care|text=70 percent of Americans support 'Medicare for all' proposal.|color=yellow}}'''
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-[[File:Hilary Black. Canadian compassion club founder.jpg|thumb|'''{{box3|link=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/hilary-black-b-c-cannabis-compassion-1.4869239|text=Hilary Black.|color=yellow}}''']]
-*21 Oct: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/north-dakota-marijuana-legalization-measure-winning-in-latest-poll North Dakota Marijuana Legalization Measure Winning In Latest Poll].'''
-*'''{{box3|link=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/09/suffolk-university-poll-finds-support-issue-1/1578050002|text=Ohio Issue 1 is leading in polls.|color=yellow}}''' 21 Oct 2018: '''[https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/cutting-through-the-hype-what-issue-would-mean-ohio/jZR5dUEUspQuUDWlYLMctN Cutting through the hype. Possession of drugs would be no more than a misdemeanor. Treatment could be mandated].''' [http://radio.wosu.org/post/issue-1-explained-what-know-about-ohios-drug-sentencing-amendment][https://twitter.com/OurRevolution/status/1052982886050263040][http://www.wvxu.org/post/sentencing-disparities-persist-legislative-black-caucus-stands-behind-issue-1][https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Issue_1,_Drug_and_Criminal_Justice_Policies_Initiative_(2018)].
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-Oct 2018: '''[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/hilary-black-b-c-cannabis-compassion-1.4869239 How compassion club founder {{box3|text=Hilary Black|color=yellow}} changed the course of cannabis law in Canada].''' 19 Oct: '''[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-police-association-grievance-cannabis-ban-1.4871164 Canada. Calgary Police Association files grievance over cannabis ban for officers].''' 18 Oct 2018: '''[https://www.leafly.com/news/industry/cannabis-price-collapse-putting-billions-in-consumers-pockets US. Cannabis Price Collapse Putting Billions in Consumers’ Pockets].'''
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+'''{{box3|link=https://www.businessinsider.com/failure-to-release-prisoners-is-condemning-thousands-to-death-2020-4|text=As many as 100,000 incarcerated people in US jails and prisons will die from the coronavirus, unless <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> (mostly) act now.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}} [https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgqj53/corrections-officers-work-stoppage-new-york-covid-19][https://www.nj.com/opinion/2020/04/during-the-pandemic-lets-stop-locking-up-people-who-use-drugs-opinion.html][https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/10/us-prisons-coronavirus-uprising-riot][https://www.opb.org/news/article/monroe-correctional-complex-washington-covid-19-coronavirus-disturbance] [https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2020/04/elderly-and-sick-prisoners-should-be-paroled-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-opinion.html][https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/upshot/coronavirus-jails-prisons.html][https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/04/04/michigan-first-prisoner-death-coronavirus-covid-19-200-inmates/2947586001][https://www.miamiherald.com/news/corrections/article241947911.html]. {{box3|link=https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/coronavirus-prison-federal-employees-say-conflicting-orders-putting-lives-at-risk-2020-03-19|text=Federal prison workers say conflicting orders on coronavirus response is putting lives at risk. COVID-19 safeguards are collapsing. Many guards staying home.|color=gold|background=gold}} [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-prisons-emerge/u-s-attorney-general-orders-release-of-more-federal-inmates-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN21M02R][https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/1st-federal-inmate-die-coronavirus-wrote-heartbreaking-letter-judge-n1176961][https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/27/21197500/fed-public-defender-discouraged-resistance-inmate-release-virus-spreads-us-prison-system][https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2020/04/11/bureau-of-prisons-moving-minimum-security-inmates-to-isolation-for-release-preparation][https://www.cbsnews.com/news/attorney-general-william-barr-bureau-of-prisons-send-inmates-home-coronavirus-covid-19][https://www.ajc.com/news/local/breaking-inmate-dies-from-covid-outbreak-worsens-prison/TzQZL4uXfK4GzH9ebSFNQN/amp.html]. Jails and state prisons are releasing nonviolent inmates early: [http://shale.sites.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2020/04/01/Hundreds-could-be-released-from-Pa-state-prisons-under-draft-plans-to-help-prevent-COVID-19-outbreak/stories/202004010097][https://www.flickr.com/photos/109799466@N06/albums/72157713691523793][https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2020/03/29/kenutcky-jail-population-trimmed-prevent-coronavirus-spread-among-inmates/2936154001][https://www.newsweek.com/no-soap-broken-sinks-we-will-all-pay-coronavirus-ravaging-prisons-opinion-1494436][https://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20200325/ri-prisons-looking-to-reduce-inmate-numbers-due-to-virus] [https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/prison-inmates-to-be-released-early-to-limit-spread-of-coronavirus][https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2020/03/23/up-to-1-000-inmates-in-new-jersey-ordered-released-1268685][https://www.correctionsone.com/coronavirus-covid-19/articles/fla-starts-releasing-inmates-from-jail-state-prisons-go-on-lockdown-uYmaxzXHlBQcnwD2][https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/nyregion/nyc-coronavirus-rikers-island.html] [https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/03/21/hundreds-utah-inmates][https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51947802][https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/los-angeles-sheriff-releasing-inmates-urging-fewer-arrests-help-combat-n1161206][https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/38-positive-coronavirus-nyc-jails-including-rikers-69731911][https://www.gainesville.com/news/20200326/debate-roils-over-inmate-release].'''
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+Apr 2020: '''{{box3|link=https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2020/04/trump-administration-adopts-mini-universal-health-care-for-covid-19|text=Trump Administration Adopts Mini-Universal Health Care for COVID-19.|color=#fcf|background=#fcf}} {{box3|link=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/04/health-care-ceo-who-makes-millions-says-no-to-hazard-pay-for-coronavirus-workers|text=$$$. Health Care CEO Who Makes Millions Says No to Hazard Pay for Coronavirus Workers. These leaders should take a huge pay cut to buy more equipment to save nurses' lives.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}'''
-Oct 2018: '''[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-patrick-beadly-marijuana-sentence-20181017-story.html <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Mississippi. Medical cannabis patient gets 8 years in prison for possession of 3 pounds].''' [https://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2018/10/rastafarian_musicians_oregon_m.html]. See: '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Cost Cost of <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span>-led drug war].'''<br>
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/10/17/congressman-issues-blueprint-to-legalize-marijuana-for-democratic-house-in-2019|text=US Congressman Issues 'Blueprint To Legalize Marijuana' For Democratic House In 2019.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
-[[File:You need this more than me.jpg|thumb|none|500px|'''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156763483240120&set=a.10150779906225120&type=3|text=Canadian beaver handing a joint to a frazzled Uncle Sam.|color=yellow}}''']]
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-|17 Oct: '''[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/legal-marijuana-st-johns-first-sales-1.4865855 <span style=color:yellow>Canada. First legal weed sold in Canada at Newfoundland shops</span>].''' [https://www.facebook.com/cbcnl/videos/1944507425855817 <span style=color:yellow>2.</span>] CBC News.
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-Oct: '''{{box3|link=https://www.newsweek.com/legal-marijuana-create-one-million-jobs-decade-778960|text=US. Legalizing Marijuana Nationwide Would Create One Million Jobs, Study Says.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
-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>
-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>
-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: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>
-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:2px;">Republican</span> legal limbo ended].'''<br>
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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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-*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>
-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>
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/10/a-look-at-the-record-republicans-repeatedly-voted-to-kill-protections-for-pre-existing-conditions|text=A Look at the Record: <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> Repeatedly Voted to Kill Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
-Oct 2018: '''[https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45822629 Doctors can prescribe medical cannabis from November in UK].''' BBC.<br>
-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>
-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)].'''
+Apr: Canada: '''[https://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/news/local-news/four-london-stores-affected-by-provincial-order-to-close-pot-shops-by-saturday-at-midnight/wcm/3ed3ff98-f3db-4ce0-a466-82d83cd25b72 Double standard! Ontario's marijuana stores ordered to close. While alcohol sales are liberalized through take-out and delivery services!]''' [https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/cannabis-stores-in-ontario-no-longer-deemed-essential-will-close-this-weekend-1.4881547]. See: '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Safer Cannabis is safer!]'''
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/10/03/voters-in-seven-states-will-see-these-marijuana-questions-on-election-day|text=36 separate major cannabis reform measures on the ballot November 6, across seven states.|color=yellow}}''' In addition to a larger number of local marijuana tax and licensing proposals.
-[[File:US public opinion on legalizing marijuana. 1969-2018.jpg|border|thumb|left|420px|See: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/support-for-marijuana-legalization-grew-again-in-2018-pew-poll-finds Chart source].''']]
-[[File:Vote cannabis.jpg|thumb|180px|'''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout|text=Remember in November!|color=yellow}}''']]{{clear}}
+Mar: '''[https://www.nj.com/marijuana/2020/03/let-sick-people-grow-their-own-weed-at-home-nj-medical-marijuana-advocates-say.html New Jersey. Let sick people grow their own weed at home, N.J. medical marijuana industry advocates say].'''<br>
-'''{{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: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]].'''
+Mar: '''[https://countervortex.org/blog/covid-19-sparks-prison-massacre-in-colombia COVID-19 sparks prison massacre in Colombia].'''<br>
+Mar: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/videos/2400030336764936|text="A Michigan emergency room nurse posted a gripping, seven-minute video on Instagram saying that they're out of fentanyl, Tylenol and ventilators."|color=gold|background=gold}}''' From: '''[https://abcnews.go.com/US/video-diaries-health-care-workers-document-fight-lives/story?id=69833398 Article with more videos].''' [https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/fr6xsl/a_ny_doctor_leaks_footage_from_inside_the_front][https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-health-care-bruised-faces-masks-ppe-hospitals-doctors-nurses-italy-new-york][https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nurses-multiple-states-protest-over-lack-preparedness-n1174971]. '''[https://www.weneedmasks.org/list Healthcare workers need crowd-sourced masks. State by state lists.]'''<br>
-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>
+Mar: '''{{box3|link=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/29/biden-leads-trump-polls-despite-coronavirus-bounce-152944|text=Biden leads <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span> in new polls despite coronavirus approval bounce.|color=orange}}''' 2020 US election may come down to "My rapist is better than your rapist". Lesser of evils. Google '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=Tara+Reade Tara Reade].''' And Bernie Sanders shot himself in the foot by refusing to give up his pet word, "socialist". Presidential power should be abolished. They are all flawed. Presidents should be figureheads only, like UK's queen.<br>
-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>
-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>
+Mar: '''[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/27/cannabis-coronavirus-151209 Cannabis finds its moment amid coronavirus outbreak].'''<br>
+'''{{box3|link=https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/not-wearing-masks-protect-against-coronavirus-big-mistake-top-chinese-scientist-says|text=Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}''' [https://nypost.com/2020/03/28/experts-say-face-masks-can-help-slow-covid-19-despite-previous-claims].
-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>
-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>
-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>
-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>
-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>
-Sep: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/house-gop-blocks-marijuana-tax-fairness-vote US House <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> Block Marijuana Tax Fairness Vote].'''<br>
-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:2px;">Republicans.</span>]'''<br>
-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>
-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:2px;">Republican</span> Congressional Marijuana Opponent In Danger Of Losing Seat].'''
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-Sep 2018: '''[https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/sep/26/state-s-top-2-execs-say-no-to-issue-5-v <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span>  Arkansas governor signals opposition to minimum wage ballot issue. His Democrat opponent in the November election supports raising the minimum wage].'''<br>
+'''[https://www.facebook.com/LizzyTheLezzy/photos/a.153665376862/10156883046286863/?type=3&theater Facebook].''' [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8154453/Trump-administration-ignored-advice-National-Security-Councils-2016-pandemic-playbook.html]. See '''[https://youtu.be/bE68xVXf8Kw New York City hospital video].''' '''<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span>''' completely ignorant about lack of '''ventilators: [https://www.newsweek.com/trump-claims-us-states-dont-need-amount-ventilators-theyre-asking-i-dont-believe-you-need-1494599][https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/health/coronavirus-ventilator-sharing.html][https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/us/politics/coronavirus-ventilators-trump.html][https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/27/coronavirus-hospitals-face-shortages-respiratory-therapists-run-ventilators/2914635001][https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2020/03/27/coronavirus-covid-19-henry-ford-life-death-protocols-letter/5085702002][https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html][https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/26/us/southwest-georgia-icu-units-full/index.html].''' And: '''[[wikipedia:Snopes|Snopes]]''' says; '''[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/timeline-trump-covid19-responses This Timeline of <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump's</span> Coronavirus Responses Is Accurate.]''' [https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2020/03/corona-closure-by-clay-jones][https://www.salon.com/2020/03/14/we-need-to-quarantine-donald-trump-hes-confused-ignorant-and-afraid][https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/trump-coronavirus-try-getting-it-yourselves-ventilators-respirators.html][https://www.facebook.com/MakeAmericaMexicoAgain/photos/a.1057435237633662/2854509917926176/?type=3&theater]. See '''[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-campaign-threat-critical-ad_n_5e7d0365c5b6256a7a272704 TV ad <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span> is trying to stop].''' [https://youtu.be/wfGUpS5s7yA][https://youtu.be/bkMwvmJLnc0].
-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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+Mar: '''[https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Nepali-lawmakers-push-marijuana-legalization2 Nepali lawmakers push marijuana legalization. Production, sale, consumption. Grow 6 plants].'''<br>
-[[File:Neo awakening. The Matrix.jpg|none|250px]]
+Mar 2020: '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2020/03/23/coronavirus-crisis-shows-marijuana-is-essential-and-mainstream Coronavirus Crisis Shows Marijuana Is ‘Essential’ And Mainstream].''' [https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/03/24/Medical-marijuana-essential-in-some-states-during-coronavirus-outbreak/3551584730020][https://marketrealist.com/2020/03/covid-19-pandemic-made-marijuana-essential-item][https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-weed-marijuana.html][https://www.foxnews.com/us/denver-mayor-reverses-order-to-close-liquor-stores-recreational-marijuana-dispensaries-after-crowds-swarm].<br>
-'''{{box3|link=https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/wages|text=Trump Matrix. US wage slaves waking up to flat real wages.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickwwatson/2018/09/25/real-wage-growth-is-actually-falling].
+Mar: '''[https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/3273107252724110 Urbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners has mega-packing day before COVID-19 shutdown].'''<br>
+Mar:'''{{box3|link=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1257852/Italy-coronavirus-intubating-elderly-pandemic-china-hospitals-Nadine-Dorries|text=Italian hospital makes heartbreaking decision not to intubate anyone over the age of 60. Prioritizing the young or those without comorbidities. 50% of ICU patients are dying.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}''' [https://science.thewire.in/health/coronavirus-to-be-critically-ill-in-italy-means-triage-and-lies-for-virus-patients].<br>
+Mar: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/colorado-just-issued-the-first-marijuana-delivery-license-in-the-state Colorado Just Issued The First Marijuana Delivery License In The State].'''<br>
+<div><ul style=margin-left:0px;>
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align:top;">
+[[File:Their amazing bootstraps.jpg|thumb|210px|none|'''[https://www.facebook.com/PatrioticMillionaires/photos/a.407716549251174/3078509458838523/?type=3&theater Facebook].''']] </li>
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align:top;">
+[[File:How it feels waking up every morning in 2020.png|thumb|210px|none|'''[https://www.facebook.com/MakeAmericaMexicoAgain/photos/a.1057435237633662/2847510851959416/?type=3&theater Facebook].''']] </li>
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align:top;">
+[[File:So society's real key workers have just been revealed.jpg|thumb|220px|none|'''[https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesMomentum/photos/a.159799911032071/1129346710744048/?type=3&theater Facebook].''']] </li></ul></div>
+Mar 2020: '''Los Angeles, California. [https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-03-19/cannabis-dispensaries-essential-service-safer-at-home-ordinance Cannabis dispensaries listed as essential businesses under L.A. County coronavirus order].'''<br>
+Mar: '''[https://theintercept.com/2020/03/18/nypd-misconduct-body-cameras-marijuana New York Police Officer Caught Planting Marijuana in a Car — Again].''' By Alice Speri. ''[[wikipedia:The Intercept|The Intercept]].'' Image below from '''[https://youtu.be/FChlMRFEZWQ?t=106 video]''' at 1 minute 45 seconds in. See '''[https://www.facebook.com/theinterceptflm/videos/vb.619459291436461/2890149587711130/?type=2&theater Facebook].'''<br>
+[[File:New York Police Officer Caught Planting Marijuana in a Car — Again.jpg|250px|none]]
+Mar: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/baltimore-to-end-most-drug-prosecutions-amid-coronavirus-outbreak Baltimore To End Most Drug Prosecutions Amid Coronavirus Outbreak].'''<br>
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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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+Mar: '''[https://www.npr.org/2020/03/18/817779558/amid-coronavirus-san-francisco-new-york-deem-marijuana-businesses-essential Amid Coronavirus, San Francisco, New York, Deem Marijuana Businesses 'Essential'].'''
-'''{{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|color=yellow}}''' of any wealthy nation." See: '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/inequality charts].'''
+Mar: '''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8116793/Shoppers-queue-buy-CANNABIS-Holland.htm Forget loo rolls - shoppers queue up to buy CANNABIS in Holland after government announces coffee shop closures due to coronavirus].'''<br>
+Mar: '''[https://www.yahoo.com/news/norway-students-us-collective-infrastructure-025826376.html Norway College Urges Students To Return From 'Poorly Developed' U.S. Amid Pandemic].'''<br>
+*'''[https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/trump-coronavirus-try-getting-it-yourselves-ventilators-respirators.html Governors Ask for Coronavirus Equipment. <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span> Replies, ‘Try Getting It Yourselves.’]'''
+*"There are about 2.8 hospital beds per 1,000 people in the US, compared with 12 per 1,000 people in South Korea, which seems to have mitigated the impact of coronavirus." '''[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/13/coronavirus-us-prisons-jails Article].''' ''[[wikipedia:The Guardian|The Guardian]].''
+*'''[[Wikipedia: List of countries by hospital beds]].'''
+Mar: '''[https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/3256812587686910 South African GCM events postponed].''' Moved from May 2 to September 12, 2020. '''[https://www.facebook.com/events/622975721803955 Cape Town], [https://www.facebook.com/events/s/johannesburg-global-cannabis-m/218899695817357 Johannesburg],''' and '''[https://www.facebook.com/events/s/durban-global-cannabis-march-2/2567674793554214 Durban].''' See: '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2020 Global Cannabis March 2020].'''
+[[File:South Africa 2020 Sep 12 graphic 2.jpg|none|250px]]
+Mar 2020: '''[https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2020/03/14/boston-area-residents-stockpile-marijuana-in-case-of-coronavirus-quarantine Boston Area Residents Stockpile Marijuana In Case Of Coronavirus Quarantine].'''<br>
-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].'''
+Mar: '''[https://www.celebstoner.com/reviews/concerts-and-events/2020/03/04/expo-west-canceled-coronavirus Cannabis Event Cancellations Due to Coronavirus Outbreak].'''<br>
-[[File:Drug war prisoners.jpg|none|300px]]
+[[File:Social distancing. Cannabis style.jpg|250px|none]]
-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."
+:'''[http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/03/study-highlights-ease-spread-covid-19-viruses Social distancing].''' [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/coronavirus-pandemic-worldwide-death-toll-surges-5000-200313233453162.html]. Cannabis style. '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2020 2020 events.]'''
+Mar 2020: '''[https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/lebanon-set-legalise-medical-industrial-cannabis-cultivation-200312165832022.html Lebanon set to legalise medical, industrial cannabis cultivation.]'''
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-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>
+----
-Sep: '''{{box3|link=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/21/5-of-all-deaths-due-to-alcohol-who-says|text=One in 20 of all deaths worldwide due to alcohol, says World Health Organization.|color=yellow}}'''
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-[[File:South Africa legalizes cannabis in September 2018.jpg|thumb|none|500px|'''{{box3|link=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45559954|text=South Africa legalizes cannabis on 18 Sep 2018.|color=yellow}}''']]
+<div class="blackbackground" style="padding:5px; border:orange 2px solid;">
-Sep 2018: '''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45559954 South Africa's highest court legalises cannabis use].'''<br>
+Mar: '''{{box3|link=https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-sentencing-project-jails-democrats-1491771|text=Coronavirus Could Cause 'Public Health Catastrophe' in Overcrowded Jails.|color=gold|background=gold}}''' [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coronavirus-elderly-prisoners-compassionate-release_n_5e6fc975c5b63c3b648298d0][https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/13/coronavirus-us-prisons-jails][https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/03/18/ayanna-pressley-calls-for-compassionate-release-commuting-prison-sentences-due-to-coronavirus][https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-demands-release-prisons-and-jails-communities-vulnerable-covid-19][https://action.aclu.org/petition/stop-spread-covid-19-free-elderly-and-sick-prisons-and-jails]. Another result of the near-genocidal [https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout '''<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span>''']-led drug war that filled the prisons and jails. '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Voteout US <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> lead war on cannabis].''' And '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/republicans near-genocidal US drug war].'''  [https://thehill.com/changing-america/opinion/476968-why-the-war-on-drugs-must-end]. And '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Wars other endless wars].''' See Wikipedia: '''[[wikipedia:Template:Denial of mass killings|Denial of mass killings]].''' See '''{{box3|link=https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/News|text=News.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}''' And Charts: '''[[Wikipedia: US drug overdose death rates and totals over time]].''' See: '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Portugal Portugal's decriminalization is the answer].''' Yearly US drug overdose deaths:
-Sep 2018: '''{{box3|link=http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/406802-gop-lawmaker-wants-to-drug-test-congress|text=<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> lawmaker wants to drug test Congress.|color=yellow}}'''
+</div>
+[[File:US timeline. Number of overdose deaths from all drugs.jpg|none|250px]]
-He is from Louisiana, the state with the 2nd highest incarceration rate. See '''[[Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by incarceration and correctional supervision rate]].'''
-[[File:Industrial hemp. No THC.jpg|340px|thumb|none|'''24-hour surveillance. Industrial hemp. No THC.''']]
-'''{{box3|link=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2018/sep/14/kansas-moving-forward-on-industrial-hemp-licenses-could-be-available-by-spring|text=Kansas moving forward on industrial hemp;|color=yellow}}''' licenses could be available by spring. 14 Sep 2018.
+Mar: '''[https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-oglala-sioux-tribe-approves-medical-rec-marijuana-20200311-wirm7w5vvrawrbkpkdejkkdzby-story.html In South Dakota, Oglala Sioux Tribe approves medical, recreational marijuana].'''<br>
-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: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].'''
+Mar: '''[https://njbiz.com/court-medical-marijuana-patients-cant-fired-testing-positive-cannabis New Jersey Supreme Court: Medical marijuana patients can’t be fired for testing positive for cannabis. May bring disability discrimination claim].'''<br>
-[[File:America's under attack. Gotta sign up.jpg|thumb|none|340px|'''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout|text=Vote out most Republicans and their cannabis war.|color=yellow}}''']]
+Feb: '''[https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/02/new-zealanders-back-legal-weed-once-they-know-the-facts-poll.html New Zealanders back legal weed once they know the facts - poll].'''<br>
-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: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].
+[[File:We don't show the police where your drugs are.jpg|none|250px]]
+Feb: '''[https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/28/malawi-legalises-cannabis-amid-hopes-of-fresh-economic-growth Malawi legalises medical and industrial cannabis amid hopes of fresh economic growth].''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi].<br>
+Feb: '''[https://www.hempitecture.com/post/in-us-hempcrete-isn-t-fireproof US. Hempcrete passes ASTM E84 test. Zero flame spread. Zero smoke. Fireproof].'''<br>
+Feb: '''[https://www.kctv5.com/news/local_news/college-degree-in-cannabis-coming-to-a-college-near-you/video_0bfd2553-bca3-566a-bb22-f9178e635164.html College degree in cannabis coming to a college near you].'''<br>
+Feb: '''[https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/sevierville-company-first-in-the-world-to-produce-hemp-hardwood-flooring/51-db793bfe-3387-4c37-8331-51f90c822b8b Tennessee. Sevierville company first in the world to produce hemp hardwood flooring].'''<br>
+Feb: '''[https://apnews.com/eb2f19e99e314662ef4f46df339b3d05 Thousands light up joints during Hindu festival in Nepal].'''<br>
+[[File:Mexico City 2019 May 4 Mexico crowd 4.jpg|250px|none]]
+:'''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2020 2020 Global Cannabis March and 420 Map].''' Crowd '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/File:Mexico_City_2019_May_4_Mexico_crowd_4.jpg photo]''' from '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Mexico_City Mexico City],''' May 4, '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2019 2019].''' See '''[https://potguide.com/420 420 Events Guide].'''
+Feb: '''[https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article133816674.html Older Americans are increasingly turning to pot to treat their aches and pains].'''<br>
+Feb: '''{{box3|link=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/15/sanders-applauds-new-medicare-all-study-will-save-americans-450-billion-and-prevent|text=Sanders Applauds New Medicare for All Study: Will Save 68,000 lives annually in the US, and will save more than $450 billion annually.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}''' [https://www.salon.com/2020/02/15/american-health-care-system-costs-four-times-more-than-canadas-single-payer-system].<br>
+Feb: '''[https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-promises-legalize-marijuana-federally-executive-order-expunge-records-those-1487465 Bernie Sanders Promises to Legalize Marijuana Federally by Executive Order, Expunge Records of Those Convicted of Pot Crimes].''' [https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1232489187523399680]. His '''[https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/is-bernie-sanders-still-ahead-of-the-curve-on-cannabis long history of cannabis reform].''' [https://www.cannalawblog.com/https-www-cannalawblog-com-grading-the-democratic-presidential-candidates-on-marijuana-bernie-sanders].<br>
+[[File:The problem with America.jpg|250px|none]]
+:'''[https://www.facebook.com/LeftAction/photos/a.163594537018870/3098694403508854/?type=3&theater Source and comments]. - [https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/04/30/researchers-say-theres-simple-way-reduce-suicides-increase-minimum-wage Researchers say there’s a simple way to reduce suicides: Increase the minimum wage]. - [https://www.thebalancecareers.com/2018-19-federal-state-minimum-wage-rates-2061043 2020 Minimum Wage map].''' [https://www.paycor.com/resource-center/minimum-wage-by-state][https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/File:2020_US_minimum_wage_map.png].
+Feb: '''{{box3|link=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/13/if-new-york-passes-legal-marijuana-federal-legalization-next/4603138002|text=All eyes on New York state plan to legalize marijuana, help those hit by War on Drugs.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
+Feb: '''[https://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/41425-croatia-legalize-marijuana Croatia Introduces Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana: MP Mirela Holy].'''<br>
+Feb: '''[https://grizzle.com/croatia-recreational-cannabis Croatia Launches Recreational Cannabis Legalization Bill | Grizzle].'''<br>
+{| class=wikitable style="background:black; color:white;"
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/12/us/marijuana-cases-dismissed/index.html|text=Manhattan DA to dismiss more than 3,000 marijuana cases.|color=yellow}}''' 12 Sep 2018.
+|7 Feb 2020: '''[https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/07/world/antarctica-registers-hottest-temperature-on-record/index.html Climate change: Antarctica just registered its hottest temperature ever recorded]. No need to worry. [https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span>] says everything is OK.'''
-{| class=wikitable style="border:2px lime solid; padding: 4px 3px 3px;"
-|11 Sep: '''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2018/09/11/canadas-military-green-lights-adult-cannabis-use-for-most-personnel/#172ef85675a3|text=Canadian Military Green-Lights Cannabis Use For Most Personnel.|color=yellow}}''' 11 Sep: '''[http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91662/congressional-leadership-strips-provisions-facilitating-medical-marijuana-access-veterans <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Congressional Leadership Strips Provisions Facilitating Medical Marijuana Access for Veterans].'''
 |}
+{| class=wikitable style="background:black; color:white;"
+|7 Feb: '''{{box3|link=http://theconversation.com/real-pay-data-show-trumps-blue-collar-boom-is-more-of-a-bust-for-us-workers-in-3-charts-131264|text=Real pay data show <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump's</span> 'blue collar boom' is more of a bust for US workers, in 3 charts.|color=yellow}}''' See: '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/wages Wages].'''
+|}
+[[File:Stock market's at an all time high, libtard.jpg|250px|none]]
+:'''[https://www.facebook.com/LeftAction/photos/a.163594537018870/3125508257494135/?type=3&theater Source and comments].'''
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-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:2px;">Republican</span> Rick Scott. Florida Governor’s Opposition to Medical Marijuana Hurts His Senate Bid.]'''
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+Feb: '''[https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-chicago-marijuana-tours-20200203-bjzfnwqbwndiljltwjxuxjwkvy-story.html With pot now legal in Illinois, marijuana tour buses begin rolling in Chicago].'''<br>
+Jan: '''[https://grizzle.com/indonesia-cannabis-exports Indonesian Lawmaker Backs Cannabis Exports].''' [https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/02/03/cannabis-legalization-gains-support-aceh.html].<br>
+{{Template:Governors}}
-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>
+'''{{box3|text=Vote out most [http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans.</span>]|color=yellow}}'''
-'''{{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.
+[[File:Donald is mine, chosen divine.jpg|250px|none]]
-[[File:Smoking a joint.jpg|thumb|220px|'''[https://abc7ny.com/nypd-change-in-marijuana-arrest-policy-goes-into-effect/4117380 New York City. No more arrests]''']]
+:"Donald is mine, chosen divine." '''[https://www.facebook.com/LeftAction/photos/a.163594537018870/3142731025771858/?type=3&theater Source and comments].'''
-[[File:Chickens in cages.jpg|none|230px]]
-[[File:Lethal doses of heroin compared to synthetic opioids.jpg|thumb|340px|'''{{box3|link=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_timeline._Drugs_involved_in_overdose_deaths.jpg|text=72,000 died from US drug overdoses in 2017.|color=yellow}}''' [http://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates]. Trump has done little to stop it. See '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Portugal Portugal]'''.]]
-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.
+Jan: '''[https://wsbt.com/news/business/indiana-republicans-aiming-to-force-marijuana-prosecutions Indiana <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> aiming to force marijuana prosecutions].'''<br>
-Withdrawal deaths in jail. 4 Sep 2018: '''[https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/courts/article_76155bb6-b081-11e8-adbe-cb7f7db8f23a.html New Orleans jail staffers ignored dying man’s cries for help, lawsuit charges].''' 3 Sep 2018: '''[https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/nation-now/woman-lay-dead-in-nevada-jail-cell-for-hours-after-deputy-found-her-unresponsive/465-567c86b6-a13d-494e-bd03-aef142cc4698 Woman lay dead in Nevada jail cell for hours after deputy found her unresponsive].''' 30 Aug 2018: '''[https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/health/free-cannabis-offered-at-b-c-clinic-to-help-illicit-drug-users-detox-1.4075153#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=Facebook&_gsc=eF792Ae Canada. Free cannabis offered at Vancouver, British Columbia clinic to help illicit drug users detox].'''
+Jan: '''{{box3|link=https://www.theroot.com/high-school-student-expelled-for-smelling-like-weed-des-1841332204|text=Racist Dayton, Ohio High School Expels Student for Smelling Like Weed Despite 2 Negative Test Results.|color=yellow}}''' 24 Jan: '''{{box3|link=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/us/barbers-hill-isd-dreadlocks-deandre-arnold-trnd/index.html|text=Racist Texas high school tells student that if he doesn't cut his dreadlocks, he won't get to walk at graduation. Another example of hair discrimination, some say.|color=gold|background=gold}}''' [https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/479539-deandre-hopkins-backs-teen-who-was-told-he-couldnt-walk-in]<br>
+Jan: '''[https://hemptoday.net/farm-bureau-thc-limit U.S. farm group urges 1% THC limit, longer harvest period. Like other countries.]'''<br>
+Jan: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/mexicos-president-says-a-new-marijuana-panel-will-make-legalization-recommendations Mexico’s President Says A New Marijuana Panel Will Make Legalization Recommendation].'''<br>
+Jan: '''[https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-01-23/trump-social-security Column: <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span> opens door to Social Security cuts.]''' [https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/41-senators-urge-trump-administration-to-end-cruel-and-dangerous-effort-to-cut-social-security-disability-benefits][https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/28/41-senators-urge-trump-administration-end-cruel-and-dangerous-effort-cut-social].<br>
+[[File:2020 US minimum wage map.png|250px|none]]
+:'''[https://www.thebalancecareers.com/2018-19-federal-state-minimum-wage-rates-2061043 2020 State Minimum Wage Rates. Plus map showing lower minimum wages in <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> states].''' [https://www.paycor.com/resource-center/minimum-wage-by-state][https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/File:2020_US_minimum_wage_map.png].
+Jan: '''[https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/22/21077776/illinois-legal-weed-cannabis-recreational-marijuana-peddlers Legal pot ‘peddlers’ should be allowed to sell at farmer’s markets, on street corners, black activists say].'''<br>
+Jan: '''[https://merryjane.com/news/free-weed-sicily-is-no-longer-charging-patients-for-medical-cannabis Free Weed: Sicily Is No Longer Charging Patients for Medical Cannabis].'''<br>
+Jan: '''[https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/ohio-hemp-growing-rules-approved-farmers-can-start-later-this-month/yOBbuDRfkWJPgogIwqP6xJ Ohio hemp growing rules approved; farmers can start later this month].'''<br>
+Jan: '''[https://www.wlbt.com/2020/01/15/group-mississippi-physicians-come-out-support-medical-marijuana-initative Group of Mississippi physicians come out in support of medical marijuana initiative].'''<br>
+Jan: '''{{box3|link=https://gizmodo.com/alcohol-is-killing-more-americans-than-ever-1840862638|text=Alcohol Is Killing More Americans Than Ever.|color=gold|background=gold}}''' Cannabis is Safer. And '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span>]''' keep blocking all cannabis rescheduling bills in the Senate.<br>
+[[File:Alcohol can cause seven types of cancer.png|250px|none]]
+:'''[[Wikipedia: Alcohol and cancer]].''' [https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/alcohol-and-cancer/does-alcohol-cause-cancer]. And: '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/safer Cannabis is Safer].'''
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+Dec 2019: '''[https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-pritzker-issues-11k-pardons-for-marijuana-convictions/5801970 Illinois Governor JB Pritzker <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">(Democrat)</span> issues 11,000 pardons for marijuana].'''<br>
+Dec: '''{{box3|link=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/world/europe/italy-marijuana-growing-cannabis.html|text=Growing a Little Marijuana at Home Is Not a Crime, Italy’s Top Court Says. Decriminalized.|color=gold|background=gold}}''' [http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2019/12/27/marijuana-home-growing-ok-says-top-court_91128ce5-5a22-4fa7-b91b-e547874e1364.html][https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/27/italy-court-rules-home-growing-cannabis-legal-landmark-decision].<br>
+Dec: Thailand. '''[https://merryjane.com/news/southeast-asia-opens-its-first-medical-marijuana-clinic-in-bangkok Southeast Asia Opens Its First Medical Marijuana Clinic in Bangkok].''' [https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/hospital-in-bangkok-first-to-open-a-specific-medical-cannabis-clinic][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Thailand].<br>
+Dec: '''{{box3|link=https://scoop.me/finland-4-day-week-6-hour-day|text=Finnish Prime Minister Marin calls for a 4-day-week and 6-hour-day for her country.|color=yellow}}''' As in parts of Sweden. '''[[wikipedia:Sanna Marin|Sanna Marin]]''' (34) is the youngest female head of government worldwide.<br>
+Dec 2019: Lesotho. '''[https://time.com/5752765/lesotho-africa-cannibabis-exports One of the Poorest Countries in Africa Wants to Send Its Legal Marijuana All Over the World].''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Lesotho].<br>
-Sep 2018: '''[https://lancasteronline.com/lancaster-city-mulls-marijuana-decriminalization/article_965fcb66-ad68-11e8-b3a2-2bd5fd9b881e.html Lancaster, Pennsylvania mulls marijuana decriminalization. Citations, not arrests].'''
+Dec: Canada: '''[https://globalnews.ca/news/6258000/outdoor-grown-cannabis-lower-legal-weed-prices At 25 cents a gram, is outdoor-grown cannabis the key to lower legal prices?]'''<br>
-[[File:Trump paper towel toss in Puerto Rico.jpg|thumb|200px|'''[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41504165 Trump paper towel toss in Puerto Rico.]''' 3 Oct 2017.]]
+Dec 2019: '''[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zambia-cannabis/zambia-approves-cannabis-exports-to-boost-economy-idUSKBN1YK1XU Zambia approves cannabis exports to boost economy].''' [https://merryjane.com/news/zambias-new-weed-export-program-expected-to-make-dollar36-billion-politician-says][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Zambia].<br>
-Aug 2018: '''[https://www.theroot.com/puerto-ricos-hurricane-maria-death-toll-on-par-with-9-1-1828680020 Puerto Rico's Hurricane María Death Toll On Par With 9/11 Terrorist Attack].''' "According to CBS, only two another natural disasters in the U.S. killed more people: a hurricane that struck Galveston, Tex., in 1900 which killed more than 8,000, and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which killed more than 3,000." See '''[https://www.facebook.com/TYTBreakdown/videos/324792831608659 viral video].'''
+Dec: '''{{box3|link=https://www.thelocal.it/20191213/italy-legalizes-cannabis-light|text=Italy legalizes production and sale of cannabis with a maximum of 0.5 percent THC.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Italy].<br>
+Dec: '''[https://www.thebalancecareers.com/2018-19-federal-state-minimum-wage-rates-2061043 2020 US State Minimum Wage Rates. Plus map showing lower minimum wages in <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> states].''' [https://www.paycor.com/resource-center/minimum-wage-by-state][https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/File:2020_US_minimum_wage_map.png].<br>
+Dec: '''{{box3|link=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/thailand-prime-minister-uses-medical-marijuana-at-event-with-ganja-mascot|text=Thailand Prime Minister Uses Medical Marijuana At Event With Ganja Mascot.|color=gold|background=gold}}''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Thailand].<br>
+Dec: '''[https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-chicago-marijuana-rules-backyards-porches-lightfoot-beck-20191205-mhe22kfotzadzdbo3gmifniynu-story.html Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Chicago residents can smoke legal weed in their backyards or balconies without being ticketed].'''<br>
+Dec: '''{{box3|link=https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2019/12/activist-and-poet-john-sinclair-among-first-to-purchase-legal-recreational-marijuana-in-michigan-50-years-after-his-historic-arrest.html|text=Activist and poet John Sinclair among first to purchase legal recreational marijuana in Michigan, 50 years after his historic arrest.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}''' [https://abcnews.go.com/US/poet-busted-pot-1969-makes-1st-purchase-legal/story?id=67422928][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Michigan].<br>
+[[File:John Sinclair purchases recreational cannabis on Dec 1, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan on opening day.jpg|250px|none]]
+:'''[[Wikipedia: John Sinclair (poet)]].'''
+Nov: '''{{box3|link=https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/poopy-lettuce-strikes-again-67-already-sickened-by-e-coli-tainted-romaine|text=Poopy lettuce strikes again, sickening 67 with E. coli-tainted romaine.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}''' 25 Nov: '''[https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-11-25/romaine-lettuce-ecoli-food-safety-fda Our food is tainted with E. coli, yet <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump's</span> FDA is rolling back safety rules].'''<br>
+Nov: '''{{box3|link=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-rolls-back-stance-on-marijuana-being-a-gateway-drug-2019-11-26|text=Joe Biden rolls back his stance on marijuana being a "gateway drug".|color=yellow}}'''<br>
+Nov: '''[https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/11/26/20983388/congressional-candidate-anthony-clark-gets-high-in-campaign-video-claims-cannabis-saved-my-life Chicago. Congressional candidate Anthony Clark gets high in campaign video, claims ‘cannabis saved my life’].'''<br>
+Nov: '''[https://www.al.com/news/2019/11/birmingham-mayor-randall-woodfin-introduces-plan-to-pardon-misdemeanor-marijuana-convictions.html Birmingham Mayor Woodfin (<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Democrat</span>) introduces plan to pardon misdemeanor marijuana convictions].'''<br>
+Nov: '''[https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-supreme-court-bans-police-officers-random-questions Oregon Supreme Court Bans Police From Asking Random Questions During Traffic Stops].'''<br>
+Nov 2019: '''[https://blog.norml.org/2019/11/20/breaking-bill-to-end-marijuana-prohibition-passes-key-committee Bill To End US Federal Marijuana Prohibition Passes Key House Committee].'''<br>
+Nov: '''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2019/11/17/biden-says-marijuana-might-be-a-gateway-drug|text=Joe Biden Says Marijuana Might Be A Gateway Drug.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/politics/joe-biden-marijuana-gateway-drug/index.html][https://www.tmz.com/2019/11/19/adam-carolla-joe-biden-weed-marijuana-gateway-drug-legalization][https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/marijuana-not-gateway-drug-if-joe-biden-doesn-t-know-ncna1085866].<br>
+Nov: '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarabrittanysomerset/2019/11/17/thailand-will-allow-its-citizens-to-grow-cannabis-at-home-to-sell-to-the-government Thailand Will Soon Allow Its Citizens To Grow Cannabis At Home To Sell To The Government].'''<br>
+Nov: '''[https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-ag-network/montana-ag-network-hemp-being-considered-for-construction-uses Montana Ag Network: Hemp being considered for construction uses].'''<br>
+Nov: '''[https://nypost.com/2019/11/05/massive-marijuana-shipment-confiscated-by-nypd-is-legal-hemp-business-owner Massive marijuana shipment confiscated by NYPD is legal hemp: business owner].''' [https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nypd-marijuana-hemp-mistake-20191109-kg2mdgijkfguddhlemvcqmsxem-story.html].<br>
+Nov: '''[https://ukcsc.co.uk/professor-david-nutt-to-lead-medical-cannabis-trial-involving-20000-uk-patients Prof David Nutt to lead medical cannabis trial involving 20,000 UK patients].'''<br>
+Oct: '''{{box3|link=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-idUSKBN1X32L0|text=Bernie Sanders promises to use executive order to legalize marijuana.|color=gold|background=gold}}''' [https://cannabisnow.com/bernies-pot-legalization-plan-bars-big-tobacco-but-would-it-work].<br>
+This is what happens when you elect a '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span>]''' Senate:<br>
+*24 Oct: '''[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/10/24/should-medical-marijuana-legal-college-campuses-some-say-no/4083245002 She was expelled for using prescribed medical marijuana, now she's suing the college].'''
+<div class="blackbackground" style="padding:5px; border:orange 2px solid;">
-*'''{{box3|link=https://www.freedomleaf.com/senate-showdown-2018|text=Senate Showdown 2018: 12 Important Races to Watch. Photos.|color=yellow}}''' 30 Aug 2018. ''Freedom Leaf.''
+'''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/kleptocracy <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> have declared War on the Middle Class].'''
-[[File:The history of state marijuana ballot initiatives.jpg|thumb|300px|The history of state marijuana ballot initiatives. From [https://issuu.com/freedomleaf ''Freedom Leaf'' magazine] and [https://www.freedomleaf.com news]. [https://www.facebook.com/freedomleaf][https://twitter.com/FreedomLeafInc].]]
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-[[File:70% of Americans support Medicare For All.png|none|300px]]
+Oct 2019: '''{{box3|link=https://www.thelocal.fr/20191022/french-more-wealthy-than-americans-and-germans|text=Average French households 'more wealthy than Americans and Germans', new study reveals.|color=yellow}}''' See '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_wealth_per_adult median-wealth chart].''' See graphic below about how Trump Republicans transferred wealth from average American households to the rich.
-'''{{box3|link= https://truthout.org/articles/new-poll-shows-70-percent-of-americans-support-medicare-for-all|text=70% of Americans Support Medicare for All.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10157257103977908] [http://www.pnhp.org/news/2018/august/reutersipsos-poll-70-percent-support-medicare-for-all].
+</div>
+{| class="wikitable blackbackground"
-Aug 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/vb.9124187907/10157262714447908/?type=2&theater Video. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' wealth has increased by $260 million every single day in 2018].''' [https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/08/29/bernie-vs-bezos-amazon-sanders-are-duking-it-out-over-warehouse-working-conditions][https://gizmodo.com/why-is-amazon-scared-of-bernie-sanders-1828688943][https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/2240482446238745][https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/264201880871366][https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10157272043692908][https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10157272322967908]. 24 Aug 2018: '''[https://truthout.org/articles/new-poll-shows-70-percent-of-americans-support-medicare-for-all New Poll Shows 70 Percent of Americans Support Medicare for All].''' [https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10157257103977908][http://www.pnhp.org/news/2018/august/reutersipsos-poll-70-percent-support-medicare-for-all].
+|[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout '''<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span>'''] is such a moron. Why are US presidents given such power? Like veto power that requires a 2/3 vote to override. We shouldn't have real kings in the 21st century. Presidents should be figureheads like UK's queen.
+|-
+|21 Oct: '''[https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1192783/donald-trump-latest-news-nasa-female-astronauts-humiliation-white-house-washington <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span> humiliated by female astronauts who fact check his space blunder during live call].'''
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+'''{{box3|text=Do not buy most most cannabis stocks. There is a huge inventory of unsold cannabis:|color=gold|background=gold}}'''<br>
+*21 Oct: '''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenmcbride1/2019/10/21/aurora-cannabis-is-dumping-its-pot-which-may-be-a-sign-its-all-over|text=Aurora Cannabis Is Dumping Its Pot, Which May Be A Sign It’s All Over.|color=gold|background=gold}}''' [https://www.cannalawblog.com/six-marijuana-scams-you-need-to-know][http://naturalrevolution.org/how-to-spot-online-marijuana-scammers].<br>
+Oct: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/governors-of-four-northeastern-states-hold-summit-to-coordinate-marijuana-legalization-plans <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Democrat Governors</span> Of Northeastern States Adopt Coordinated Marijuana Legalization Plan].'''<br>
-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].'''
+Oct: '''[https://www.facebook.com/governorwolf/photos/a.413487705483845/1429102093922396/?type=3&theater Pennsylvania. <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Democrat</span> Gov. Tom Wolf's proposed steps on marijuana legalization].'''<br>
+Oct: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/scotlands-ruling-party-unanimously-backs-drug-decriminalization-measure Scotland’s Ruling Party Unanimously Backs Drug Decriminalization Measure].'''<br>
+Oct: '''{{box3|link=https://www.chiangraitimes.com/thailand-national-news/northen-thailand/thailand-to-host-world-ganja-festival-2020|text=Thailand to Host World Ganja Festival 2020.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.therakyatpost.com/2019/10/15/thailand-to-host-world-ganja-festival%EF%BB%BF-2020-what-does-this-mean-for-malaysia]. Jan 29 - Feb 2, 2020. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Thailand].<br>
+[[File:Thailand 2020 Jan 29 - Feb 2.jpg|none|250px]]
+----
+{| class="wikitable blackbackground"
-Aug 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://legaldesign.org/calblog/2018/8/22/im-a-convict-and-a-human-rights-attorney-and-this-is-why-you-need-to-support-the-prison-strike|text=I’m a Convict and a Human Rights Attorney, and This Is Why You Need to Support the Prison Strike|color=yellow}}.''' [https://www.vox.com/2018/8/17/17664048/national-prison-strike-2018][https://www.facebook.com/groups/globalmarch/permalink/2181321941895670][https://www.amazon.com/Pussy-Riot-Movement-Marlya-Alyokhina/dp/B00WN0GTZU][https://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Prison-Enjoy-Your-Stay-Hugh-ebook/dp/B00AFGJKNM][https://twitter.com/slaveryprison][https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/08/prison-strike/568948][https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/08/31/prisonstrike-a-rebellion-inside-americas-profitable-gulag-archipelago].
+|13 Oct 2019: '''[https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/why-scotland-can-ill-afford-to-ignore-portugal-s-ground-breaking-war-on-drugs-1-5022651 Why Scotland can ill afford to ignore Portugal’s ground-breaking war on drugs].''' ''[[wikipedia:The Scotsman|The Scotsman]].'' 16 Jul 2019: '''[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scotlands-drug-crisis-how-portugals-16528309 Scotland's drug crisis: How Portugal's treatment of addicts halted death toll].''' ''[[wikipedia:Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]].'' 18 Jun 2019: '''[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scotlands-drug-crisis-portugal-started-16533544 Scotland's drug crisis: Why Portugal started treating addicts as human beings].''' ''[[wikipedia:Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]].'' See: '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Portugal._Cannabis-related_links#Charts Portugal. Cannabis-related links].''' Links to many articles on 2001 decriminalization of drugs in Portugal.
+|}
+[[File:Drug deaths per million people. Europe, by country. 16 July 2019 BBC article.png|250px|none]]
+:Chart from: 16 July 2019: '''[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-48938509 Scotland has highest drug death rate in EU].''' [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-48853004]. [[wikipedia:BBC News|BBC News]]. Data is latest available at article publication. 218 deaths per million for Scotland in 2018. 217 for US in 2017.
+Oct: '''[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/americas-richest-400-families-pay-a-lower-tax-rate-than-the-middle-class America's richest 400 families now pay a lower tax rate than the middle class].''' [[wikipedia:CBS News|CBS News]].<br>
-[[File:Should gay marijuana be legal.jpg|thumb|300px|'''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/theklooniverse/videos/272569270241934|text=Video: Should gay marijuana be legal?|color=yellow}}''']]
+Oct: '''{{box3|link=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/08/first-time-history-us-billionaires-paid-lower-tax-rate-than-working-class-last-year|text=For the first time in history, U.S. billionaires paid a lower tax rate than the working class.|color=yellow}}''' ''[[wikipedia:The Washington Post|The Washington Post]].'' From the article: "The top 400 families have more wealth than the bottom 60 percent of households, while the top 0.1 percent own as much as the bottom 80 percent." Politifact: [https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/jan/31/elizabeth-warren/warren-top-01-own-about-much-bottom-90].<br>
+Oct: '''{{box3|link=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/06/opinion/income-tax-rate-wealthy.html|text=The Rich Really Do Pay Lower Taxes Than You.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}''' ''[[wikipedia:New York Times|New York Times]].''<br>
+Oct: '''South Africa. [https://www.groundup.org.za/article/small-scale-cannabis-growers-say-legalisation-killing-demand Legalisation is killing our market, say small-scale dagga growers].'''<br>
-Aug 2018: '''[https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8661624-181/california-lawmakers-pass-bill-to California lawmakers pass bill to erase old pot convictions].''' 21 Aug 2018: '''[https://cannabisnow.com/vets-to-protest-for-medical-marijuana-outside-va-headquarters Vets to Protest For Medical Marijuana Outside VA (Veterans Administration) Headquarters].''' 20 Aug 2018: '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/08/20/wells-fargo-closes-florida-politicians-account-due-to-marijuana-donations/#5aff6744174b Wells Fargo Closes Florida Politician's Account Due To Marijuana Donations].'''
+Oct: '''[https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/10/4/20893225/trump-unemployment-drug-testing-rule <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican Trump</span> just expanded drug testing (including marijuana) to hundreds of thousands of workers].''' On the other hand: 25 Sep: '''[https://www.amny.com/news/work-drug-testing-1.36788514 <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Democrat-ruled</span> New York City Ban on pre-employment marijuana testing to impact HR policies nationwide, experts say].'''<br>
+Sep 2019: '''[https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/09/annual-fee-eliminated-for-massachusetts-medical-marijuana-patients.html Annual fee eliminated for Massachusetts medical marijuana patients].'''<br>
+Sep: '''{{box3|link=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/25/cannabis-set-to-be-legalised-in-australian-capital-territory-for-personal-use|text=Australian Capital Territory votes to legalise cannabis for personal use.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}'''<br>
+Sep: '''[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/thailand-cannabis-plants-grow-at-home-draft-law-11903318 Thais allowed six cannabis plants per household under draft law].''' [https://www.cannabisclubaustralia.com.au/single-post/2019/09/14/Thais-allowed-six-cannabis-plants-per-household-under-draft-law][https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-cannabis/thais-allowed-six-cannabis-plants-per-household-under-draft-law-idUSKCN1VY0XL]<br>
+Sep: '''{{box3|link=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/12/california-private-prison-ban-immigration-ice|text=California bans private prisons – including ICE detention centers.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
+Sep: '''[https://www.vox.com/2019/9/12/20860985/poll-democratic-primary-ranked-choice-warren-biden Elizabeth Warren leads Joe Biden in ranked-choice poll].'''<br>
+Sep: '''[https://city-press.news24.com/News/sa-ready-to-expunge-dagga-criminal-records-20190907 South Africa ready to expunge dagga (cannabis) criminal records].'''<br>
+Sep: '''[https://www.euronews.com/2019/09/09/new-york-city-woman-being-held-russian-after-arrest-medical-n1051436 New York woman being held in Russia after arrest with medical marijuana].''' [https://nypost.com/2019/09/07/staten-island-teen-jailed-in-russia-after-being-caught-with-weed][https://cannabisnow.com/u-s-student-held-in-russian-jail-for-a-month-over-medical-marijuana].<br>
+Aug 2019: '''[https://www-ladbible-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/www.ladbible.com/news/interesting-man-avoids-arrest-after-seagull-steals-his-weed-20190824.amp.html?amp_js_v=0.1&amp_lite Sweden. Man Avoids Arrest After Seagull Steals His Weed].'''<br>
+Aug: '''{{box3|link=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/disneyland-busted-robert-downey-jr-for-smoking-marijuana-he-reveals-while-accepting-disney-award|text=Disneyland Busted Robert Downey Jr. For Smoking Marijuana, He Reveals While Accepting Disney Award.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X-IW6dcXls].<br>
+Aug: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/pete-buttigieg-proposes-decriminalizing-all-drug-possession-in-mental-health-reform-plan Buttigieg Pledges To Decriminalize Possession Of All Drugs In First Term As President].'''<br>
+Aug: Elizabeth Warren. '''[https://medium.com/@teamwarren/rethinking-public-safety-to-reduce-mass-incarceration-and-strengthen-communities-90e8591c6255 Rethinking Public Safety to Reduce Mass Incarceration and Strengthen Communities].''' [https://www.marijuanamoment.net/elizabeth-warrens-criminal-justice-plan-involves-legalizing-marijuana-and-safe-injection-sites]. And '''[https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethWarren/videos/vb.38471053686/372530107009061/?type=2&theater Facebook video and comments].''' 18 Aug: '''[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/457873-bernie-sanders-unveils-criminal-justice-reform-plan-aiming-to-curb-prison Bernie Sanders unveils criminal justice reform plan aiming to curb prison population].'''<br>
+Aug 2019: '''[https://cannabisnow.com/ganja-studies-department Thailand. Rangsit University Opens ‘Ganja Studies Department’].''' [https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-08-06/thailand-betting-big-cannabis-visit-its-first-legal-lab].<br>
+Aug: '''[https://www-wthr-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.wthr.com/article/did-ohio-lawmakers-accidentally-legalize-marijuana-top-law-enforcers-say-yes?amp&amp_js_v=0.1 Did Ohio lawmakers accidentally legalize marijuana? Top law enforcers say yes.]''' [https://www.wcbe.org/post/columbus-will-not-prosecute-misdemeanor-marijuana-possession].<br>
+Aug: Bernie Sanders: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10158132073792908 Insane to be arresting some 600,000 people a year for marijuana].'''<br>
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+[[File:Cotton versus hemp.jpg|none|thumb]]
+:'''[https://www.facebook.com/offgridandorganic/photos/a.673188322757893/2440180236058684/?type=3&theater Source with comments].''' And: '''[https://hempfabriclab.com HempFabricLab.com]'''
+Aug: '''{{box3|link=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/07/luxembourg-to-be-first-european-country-to-legalise-cannabis|text=Luxembourg to be first European country to legalise possession, sale, and production of cannabis. Coalition of Liberals, Social Democrats, Greens.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}''' [https://www.facebook.com/NowThisWeed/videos/1160976064094655][https://www.politico.eu/article/luxembourg-legalize-cannabis][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Luxembourg].<br>
+Aug 2019: '''[https://www.facebook.com/dctribunemedia/videos/vb.1879988878758619/1064714180390780/?type=2&theater David Letterman had the best "apology" for calling <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump</span> a racist].''' [[File:Face-smile.svg|25px]]<br>
+Aug: '''[https://www.facebook.com/iwakeupwithtoday/videos/vb.130834060284601/1132711070252825/?type=2&theater Olivia Newton-John for medicinal cannabis worldwide. Her breast cancer fight].'''<br>
+Aug: '''[https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2019/08/be-water-seven-tactics-are-winning-hong-kongs-democracy-revolution “Be Water!”: seven tactics that are winning Hong Kong’s democracy revolution].''' [https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/08/evolution-protests-conspiracy-theories-disinformation/595639].<br>
+Aug 2019: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/1270897876453684/?v=1270897876453684 Short video. American Woman's Medication Costs 10% of US Price in Spain].'''
+[[File:Drug prices. Canada versus USA.png|thumb|none]]
+:'''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/photos/a.91485152907/10158107346222908/?type=3&theater Source and comments].'''
+'''[[Wikipedia:Vladimir Putin|President Vladimir Putin]].''' Screwing up elections at home and abroad.  '''[[Wikipedia: 2019 Moscow City Duma election|Wikipedia: 2019 Moscow City Duma election]].''' And: '''[[Wikipedia: 2019 Moscow protests|Wikipedia: 2019 Moscow protests]].''' And: '''[https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/joseph-gerth/2019/08/02/moscow-mitch-mcconnells-senate-rant-exposed-sore-spot/1888397001 Moscow Mitch blocks election security bills in the US Senate],''' and nearly all cannabis reform legislation!
-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].
+<div><ul style=margin-left:0px;>
-:20 Aug: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/theklooniverse/videos/272569270241934|text=Video. Gay Marijuana - legalize it?|color=yellow}}''' 17 Aug: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/baker-who-denied-same-sex-couple-now-complaining-about-marijuana-themed-cake-requests Baker Who Denied Same-Sex Couple Now Complaining About Marijuana-Themed Cake Requests].'''
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align:top;">
+[[File:Moscow Mitch. Trump is Moscow's Bitch.jpg|none|thumb|'''[https://allbluea.com/shop/traitors-ditch-moscow-mitch?attribute_pa_style=shirt&attribute_pa_color=black&attribute_pa_size=xl Source].''']] </li>
-Aug 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.yahoo.com/news/beto-orourke-suicide-mission-ted-cruz-time-life-might-even-come-alive-090027508.html|text=Beto O’Rourke, on a ‘suicide mission’ against Ted Cruz, is having the time of his life — and might even come out of it alive.|color=yellow}}''' He '''[https://twitter.com/betoorourke/status/987318294469337089 supports federal marijuana legalization].''' [https://betofortexas.com/issue/justice][https://votesmart.org/public-statement/847118/letter-to-barack-obama-president-of-the-united-states-reschedule-marijuana][https://votesmart.org/candidate/public-statements/78533/beto-orourke/101/marijuana-legalization].
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align:top;">
+[[File:Moscow Mitch and his hat in Red Square 2.jpg]] </li>
-Aug 2018: '''[https://www.newsweek.com/india-introducing-free-healthcare-500-million-people-1075607 India Is Introducing Free Health Care—for 500 Million People].''' Making India Great Again. Where's Trump? 15 Aug 2018: '''[https://www.vox.com/2018/8/15/17690420/mexico-president-amlo-drug-war-cartels-violence-legalization Mexico’s new president has a radical plan to end the drug war].''' 14 Aug 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/judge-allows-santa-rosa-girl-5-with-epilepsy-to-bring-medical-pot-to-school/1370747481|text=California. Judge allows Santa Rosa girl, 5, with epilepsy to bring medical marijuana to school.|color=yellow}}''' 11 Aug 2018: '''[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/push-lebanon-legalise-cultivation-medical-cannabis-180811151022653.html Lebanon to consider legalising medicinal cannabis].'''
+</ul></div>
+{| class="wikitable blackbackground"
-Aug 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/08/10/america-wage-growth-is-getting-wiped-out-entirely-by-inflation|text=Trumponomics. Wage growth is being wiped out entirely by inflation|color=yellow}}.''' [http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades].
+|'''{{box3|link=Wikipedia: Nuclear Option|color=yellow}}:''' Bring back '''[[wikipedia:Majority rule|"50% plus 1" democracy]]''' to the US Senate.
-[[File:Trump baby crying wah wah wah.jpg|thumb|200px|'''{{box3|link=https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Voteout|text=Vote out most Republicans.|color=yellow}}''']]
+|}
-Aug 2018: '''[https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/08/09/another-backfire-koch-brothers-survey-shows-americans-actually-want-free-college-15 Another Backfire for Koch Brothers as Survey Shows Americans Actually Want Free College, $15 Minimum Wage, and Medicare for All].'''  [https://www.facebook.com/groups/HealthcareIsaHumanRight/permalink/447264879089709]. And: '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Canadian_healthcare Single-Payer Healthcare costs less per person].'''
+[[File:Why do we have wars.jpg|thumb|none]]
+:'''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Wars The US has sold wars and weapons to nearly all sides].''' For example; in the Middle East over the years. And '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Holywar the US has propagandized and sold the drug war and reefer madness to the whole world].''' The US has not reduced the harm from hard drugs. It has increased harm. The US prefers drug war, not harm reduction and less drug deaths.
-Aug 2018: '''[https://hemptoday.net/hemp-plastic-startup Colorado hemp plastic startup says it’s shipped first orders in North America].''' 100% plant-based and chemical-free hemp plastic. 6 Aug 2018: '''[https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/08/06/from-combat-to-marijuana-processing-veteran-corners-the-cbd-market From combat to marijuana processing — veteran corners the CBD market].'''
+[[File:Trump according to George Orwell.jpg|thumb|none]]
+:'''[https://www.homework-online.com/1984/important-quotes.html George Orwell "1984"].'''
-Aug 2018: '''{{box3|link=http://gothamist.com/2018/08/03/marijuana_legalize_ny_cuomo.php|text=New York Marijuana Legalization Hinges On Democrats Winning In November.|color=yellow}}''' 2 Aug 2018: '''[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-01/first-big-u-s-offshore-wind-offers-1-4-billion-to-customers First Big U.S. Offshore Wind Farm will save Massachusetts electricity users about $1.4 billion over 20 years].''' [https://www.ecowatch.com/public-health-benefits-of-adding-offshore-wind-to-the-grid-ecowatch-2592094974.html]. 1.6 million tons of carbon emissions removed per year. Equivalent of removing 325,000 cars from the road. 1 Aug 2018: '''[https://www.talkingdrugs.org/israeli-weapons-manufacturer-selling-guns-to-dutertes-drug-war Israeli Weapons Manufacturer Selling Guns to Duterte’s Drug War. Duterte compared himself to Hitler.]''' And: '''[https://www.google.com/search?q=Trump+likes+Duterte Trump likes Duterte].'''
+{| class="wikitable blackbackground"
+|No European democracy has '''{{box3|link=Wikipedia:Veto|text=<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Trump's</span> executive veto power requiring a 2/3 vote to override.|color=yellow}}'''
-'''{{box3|link=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings|text=Trump's staggeringly low approval ratings compared to other presidents during their first 18 months.|color=yellow}}''' [https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-gender-gap-among-midterm-voters-looks-huge-maybe-even-record-breaking][https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/26/17587090/2018-elections-house-preexisting-conditions-trump]. Run mouse cursor over charts. Scroll down. Updated continuously.
+|}
-[[File:Global Marijuana March animated.gif|right]]
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-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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-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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-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.|color=yellow}}''' 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=yellow}}''' 23 Jul 2018: '''[https://www.vox.com/2018/7/23/17602746/tax-cuts-work-bloomberg-wages How the <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding: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:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span>]''' leaders will do anything to avoid talking about '''[https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/wages flat inflation-adjusted real wages under Trump.]'''
+Jul 2019: '''[https://www.facebook.com/Michael.07290/posts/1424054931067838 Philippine march for cannabis. Quezon City, part of Metro Manila].''' [https://www.facebook.com/PhKanabisMarchOfficial][https://www.facebook.com/420PhilippinesOFFICIALPAGE][http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Manila].<br>
+Jul: '''{{box3|link=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/marijuana/2019/07/24/marijuana-legalization-more-popular-than-free-college-and-minimum-wage-poll-finds/aRenVAuQSi9nTg58CsXeiL/story.html|text=Marijuana legalization more popular than free college and $15 minimum wage, poll finds.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-legalization-more-popular-than-free-college-and-15-minimum-wage-poll-finds].<br>
-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.]'''
+{| class="wikitable blackbackground"
-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=yellow}}''' 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].'''
-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=yellow}}''' 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>
-'''{{box3|link=http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/april/singlepayer_health_.php|text=Medicare-for-all is single-payer, non-socialist, non-government-owned, Canadian-style healthcare.|color=yellow}}'''
-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!]'''
-Jul: '''{{box3|link=https://www.dw.com/en/mexico-lopez-obrador-government-to-consider-legalization-of-drugs/a-44717636|text=Mexico: Lopez Obrador government to consider legalization / decriminalization of drugs.|color=yellow}}''' "Carte blanche. Whatever is necessary to restore peace in this country. Let's open up the debate."
-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=yellow}}''' 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].
-{| style="border:solid 1px;"
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+! style="background-color:black; color:white;" |Good idea. % !! style="background-color:black; color:white;" |NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. See July 23, 2019 analysis article. See [http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NPR_PBS-NewsHour_Marist-Poll_USA-NOS-and-Tables_1907190926.pdf#page=15 PDF page 15].<br>[http://maristpoll.marist.edu/npr-pbs-newshour-marist-poll-results-analysis-6 "Do you think each of the following is a good idea or a bad idea?"] [http://maristpoll.marist.edu/npr-pbs-newshour-marist-poll-results-7].
-|16 July 2018: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/congressional-committee-blocks-marijuana-votes-again/ <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Congressional Committee Blocks Marijuana Votes (Again)].'''
 |-
+|'''''70%''''' ||"Medicare for all that want it, that is allow all Americans to choose between a national health insurance program or their own private health insurance".
-|11 July 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/07/11/legal-marijuana-senate-midterms-2018-218964|text=Could Legal Marijuana Tip the Senate for Democrats?|color=yellow}}''' In 2020 elections?
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+|'''''67%''''' ||"Government regulation of prescription drug prices".
-|10 July 2018: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/analysis-gop-congress-has-blocked-dozens-of-marijuana-amendments <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Congress Has Blocked Dozens Of Marijuana Amendments].'''
+|-
+|'''''63%''''' ||"A Green New Deal to address climate change by investing government money in green jobs and energy efficient infrastructure".
+|-
+|'''''63%''''' || style="background-color:yellow; color:black;" |'''"Legalizing marijuana nationally".'''
+|-
+|'''''62%''''' ||"A Wealth Tax, that is a higher tax rate on income above one million dollars".
+|-
+|'''''56%''''' ||"A national minimum wage of 15 dollars an hour".
+|-
+|'''''53%''''' ||"Free college tuition at public colleges or universities".
 |}
+US '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/voteout <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span>]''' leaders are out of touch with mainstream Americans and Canadians.
+Jul: '''[https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/tyendinaga-cannabis-economy-boom-1.5216532 Canada. THC slushies, pirate radio, and cannabis-driven boom in a Mohawk community].'''
-[[File:Javonnie Mondrea McCoy and Catherine Bernard. Laurens County, Georgia. July 2018.jpg|thumb|220px|'''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/Catherine4GA/posts/1816936275092657|text=Jury nullification wins in Georgia.|color=yellow}}''']]
+{| class="blackbackground wikitable" style="border:solid 2px yellow; float:right; margin-left:5px;"
-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=yellow}}''' [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:#fcf; color:blue; padding: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]
+| style="padding:5px;" |'''[[USA. The state of the nation]]'''
+|}
-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.]'''
+Jul 2019: '''[https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-leaders-want-more-pot-enforcement-not-less-11712746 Texas <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span>  Leaders Want You to Know They Really, Really Hate Marijuana].''' [https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/martin-county/a-blow-to-law-enforcement-efforts-new-hemp-laws-temporarily-halting-marijuana-related-arrests][https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/us/texas-hemp-marijuana-legalization.html][https://cannabisnow.com/hemp-law-cannabis-cases-dropped-texas][https://www.texastribune.org/2019/08/01/texas-dps-marijuana-cite-and-release-hemp].
+Jul: '''[https://cannabisnow.com/texas-lawmaker-lies-about-pot-veteran-suicides-to-block-medical-access Texas <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Lawmaker Lies about Pot & Veteran Suicides to Block Medical Access].''' [https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2019/07/christian-lawmaker-fabricates-study-to-deny-medical-marijuana-for-ptsd-survivors][https://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2019/jul/15/donna-campbell/did-study-show-70-veterans-who-committed-suicide-h].
-{| style="border:solid 2px lime; border-radius:15px;"
+[[File:Texas state Senator Donna Campbell.png|none|thumb]]
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+:Texas state Senator Donna Campbell.
-'''{{box3|link=https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/wages|text=Under Trump, inflation-adjusted real wages are flat.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/17/bernie-sanders-donald-trump-economy-jobs-income-employment-column/782404002][https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/16/bernie-sanders-town-hall-low-wages-amazon-mcdonalds-walmart]. Real wages are adjusted for inflation. Listen up, Trump cupcakes. Your fearless leader screwed nearly all of us. Share widely.
+Jul: '''[https://time.com/5628283/trump-tweets-racist-white-america <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> Want a White Republic. They'll Destroy America to Get It].''' [[wikipedia:Time (magazine)|'''''Time''''' magazine]].<br>
+Jul: '''[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/cannabis-weed-federal-legalization-crapo-graham-mcconnell-857036 Three <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> Stand in the Way of Federal Cannabis Reform in the US Senate].''' [https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2733007700067404]. SAFE Banking Act. STATES Act. Veterans Equal Access Act. [[wikipedia:Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act|Descheduling or rescheduling cannabis]].<br>
+Jul: '''[https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/martin-county/a-blow-to-law-enforcement-efforts-new-hemp-laws-temporarily-halting-marijuana-related-arrests Florida. New hemp laws temporarily halting marijuana-related arrests].''' [https://floridapolitics.com/archives/302162-state-attorney-prosecute-pot].<br>
+Jul: '''[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/15/medical-cannabis-is-gaining-momentum-in-asia.html Medical cannabis is gaining momentum in Asia. And China is heavy into hemp].'''<br>
+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}}'''
+[[File:Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.jpg|500px|none]]
+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>
+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>
+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].'''
+{| class="wikitable blackbackground"
+|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>
+[[File:Alcohol abuse, marijuana abuse.jpg|right|200px]]
+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>
+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>
+'''{{box3|link=https://www.nrdc.org/trump-lies|text=Trump Lies. Natural Resources Defense Council. NRDC.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}''' And: '''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/?utm_term=.b7e9ae416cf7 Tracking all of President Trump’s false or misleading claims - ''Washington Post''].''' Scroll down and check the filter box for the environment. '''[https://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/statements/byruling/false All False statements involving Donald Trump | PolitiFact].'''
+----
+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].'''
+|}
+{{clear}}
+'''{{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>
+[[File:Total household debt by type over time.png|thumb|left|400px|Click to enlarge. Timeline is by quarters.]]
+[[File:Thomas Paine statue in Thetford, Norfolk, England. July 2004.jpg|none|200px]]
+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.]'''
+{{Clear}}
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+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>
+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>
+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}}'''
+{| class="wikitable blackbackground"
+|2 Jul: '''{{box3|link=https://morningconsult.com/2019/07/02/majority-backs-medicare-for-all-replacing-private-plans-if-preferred-providers-stay|text=Majority Backs ‘Medicare for All’ Replacing Private Plans, if Preferred Providers Stay.|color=yellow|background=yellow}}'''
+[[File:Medicare for All. Majority support if providers kept. July 2019 poll.png|500px|none]]
+{{Template:Portugal's drug decriminalization}}
+{{Template:Canada versus USA. 2 parts}}
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+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>
-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].
+Jul 2019: '''[https://www.marijuanamoment.net/canadian-lawmaker-introduces-bill-to-decriminalize-all-drugs Canadian Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Decriminalize All Drugs].'''<br>
+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>
-[[File:Should prisoners serving time for marijuana-related crimes be released.jpg|thumb|200px|See '''[https://www.facebook.com/TyltHashItOut/videos/462208107524124 video].''']]
+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>
-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].'''
+Jun: '''{{box3|link=https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-legislature-approves-recreational-marijuana-rules|text=Maine Legislature overwhelmingly approves recreational marijuana rules.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}'''<br>
+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>
-[[File:20-Foot-Tall Angry Trump Baby Blimp.jpg|thumb|220px|'''[https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/07/05/after-popular-uproar-20-foot-tall-angry-trump-baby-blimp-gets-okay-fly-over-london 20-Foot-Tall Angry Trump Baby Blimp]''']]
+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>
+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>
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.cannabisvoter.info|text=CannabisVoter.info|color=yellow}}''' - Click your state to see which anti-cannabis [http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Republicans '''<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span>'''] to vote out. '''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/polls|text=Cannabis&nbsp;polls.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
+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>
+[[File:Ancient cannabis smoking in China.jpg|left|250px]]
-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.|color=yellow}}''''' [https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+supports+duterte].
+Jun 2019: '''{{box3|link=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/12/earliest-known-signs-of-cannabis-smoking-unearthed-in-china|text=Earliest known signs of cannabis smoking unearthed in 2,500-year-old cemetery in China.|color=yellow|background=yellow}}''' [https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/06/ancient-chinese-artifact-has-traces-cannabis-use/591538].{{clear}}
+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>
-Jul 2018: '''[https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/07/05/after-popular-uproar-20-foot-tall-angry-trump-baby-blimp-gets-okay-fly-over-london After Popular Uproar, 20-Foot-Tall Angry Trump Baby Blimp Gets Okay to Fly Over London During President's UK Visit.]'''
+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>
+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>
-June: '''{{box3|link=http://time.com/5323658/heres-what-americans-think-of-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-most-provocative-ideas|text=''Time'' magazine. Majority of Americans support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's positions. Including federal marijuana legalization.|color=yellow}}'''
+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>
-[[File:Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Cynthia Nixon.jpg|thumb|220px|Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Cynthia Nixon.]]
+Jun 2019: '''[https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2019/06/07/528634.htm Marijuana Legalization Front and Center in 3 States].'''<br>
+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].
-June 2018: '''[https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2018/06/26/meet-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-the-28-year-old-who-took-out-joe-crowley-490978 Meet Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old who took out Joe Crowley.]'''
+{| class="wikitable blackbackground"
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.vote.org|text=Vote.org|color=yellow}}''' And: '''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/vote|text=Vote&nbsp;for&nbsp;cannabis.|color=yellow}}''' And: '''{{box3|link=https://www.cannabisvoter.info|text=CannabisVoter.info|color=yellow}}'''
-June 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/06/26/oklahoma-voters-legalize-marijuana-for-medical-use/#37f6b78b1374|text=Oklahoma voters legalize medical cannabis.|color=yellow}}''' 30th state to do so. [http://thehill.com/regulation/healthcare/394327-oklahoma-votes-to-legalize-medicinal-marijuana-despite-opposition-from][https://thejointblog.com/oklahoma-voters-legalize-medical-cannabis].
-[[File:Drug spoon sculpture at Purdue Pharma on 22 June 2018.jpg|thumb|220px|'''{{box3|link=http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-stamford-opioids-spoon-sculpture-0623-story.html|text=Drug spoon at Purdue Pharma.|color=yellow}}''']]
-June 2018: '''[http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-stamford-opioids-spoon-sculpture-0623-story.html Gallery Owner Arrested After Dropping Sculpture Of Giant Drug Spoon At Purdue Pharma].'''
-June 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.wisconsingazette.com/news/new-hampshire-democrats-put-pot-legalization-in-their-platform/article_c3ec30c4-7889-11e8-b44a-67431186efe9.html|text=New Hampshire Democrat platform:  "marijuana should be legalized, taxed and regulated."|color=yellow}}'''
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.texastribune.org/2018/06/23/legal-marijuana-gun-control-Texas-Democrat-platform|text=Texas Democrat platform supports recreational legalization.|color=yellow}}''' 23 June 2018. It also supports coverage of medical cannabis prescriptions under their proposed healthcare plan. 23 June 2018: '''[https://globalnews.ca/news/4293240/ndp-mp-pot-crimes-pardons-bill-c-45 Canada. Bill to pardon old pot crimes to be introduced after cannabis becomes legal].''' [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/goodale-pardons-marijuana-1.4720503]. 21 June 2018: '''[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/opinion/trump-pardon-nfl-players.html N.F.L. Players to Trump: Here’s Whom You Should Pardon.]''' [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-has-commuted-the-life-sentence-of-alice-marie-johnson-a-woman-whose-case-was-championed-by-kim-kardashian/2018/06/06/ce5bbf20-69a7-11e8-9e38-24e693b38637_story.html][https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2018/06/21/trump-asked-nfl-players-for-pardon-suggestions-on-thursday-they-responded].
-June 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.npr.org/2018/06/19/621422290/canadas-house-votes-to-legalize-marijuana-sending-bill-to-senate?|text=Canada's Legislature Votes To Legalize Marijuana.|color=yellow}}''' [http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/senate-passes-government-pot-bill-1.4713222][http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cannabis-pot-legalization-bill-1.4713839].
-[[File:Toronto 2009 May 2 Canada crowd.jpg|thumb|270px|'''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Toronto Toronto, Canada].''' May 2, '''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2009 2009].''' [http://www.globalmarijuanamarch.org '''GlobalMarijuanaMarch.org'''] - world, and [http://www.globalmarijuanamarch.com '''GlobalMarijuanaMarch.com'''] - Toronto.]]
-June 2018: '''[https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/06/majority-in-france-favors-marijuana-legalization-poll-finds Majority in France Favors Marijuana Legalization, Poll Finds].''' 18 June 2018: '''[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reflections-about-fathers-day-from-men-in-prison_us_59461ff5e4b024b7e0df4ced Reflections About Father’s Day From Men In Prison. Life for Pot.]'''
-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].'''
-{{box3|text=[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Canadian_healthcare '''<span style=color:blue;><span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> waste $$-trillions on health insurance companies</span>],''' and '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/wars <span style=color:blue;>ground wars ($5.6 trillion).</span>]'''|color=yellow}} Instead of paying higher wages, and higher minimum wages. '''[[wikipedia:List of minimum wages by country|As Canada does]].'''
-June 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/06/17/texas-republican-party-endorses-marijuana-decriminalization|text=Texas Republican Party Endorses Marijuana Decriminalization.|color=yellow}}''' And: '''[https://www.texastribune.org/2018/06/23/legal-marijuana-gun-control-Texas-Democrat-platform Texas Democrats support legalization].'''
-[[File:Reagonomics. Give rich people money.jpg|thumb|270px|'''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/15/for-the-biggest-group-of-american-workers-wages-arent-just-flat-theyre-falling For most workers wages are falling. June 15, 2018. ''Washington Post].''']]
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+Jun: [https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/06/06/sanders-demands-mcconnell-allow-senate-vote-raise-absurdly-low-federal-minimum-wage Sanders Demands McConnell Allow Senate Vote to Raise 'Absurdly Low' Minimum Wage to $15].<br>
-'''{{box3|link=https://thinkprogress.org/wages-down-for-workers-since-tax-cut-dae56113144b|text=Workers’ wages fall after passage of <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> tax cuts.|color=yellow}}''' 13 June 2018. Tax cuts went mostly to the rich. Should have gone mostly to the middle class. More money for them after taxes. Plowed back into the economy.<br>
+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>
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/15/for-the-biggest-group-of-american-workers-wages-arent-just-flat-theyre-falling|text=For the biggest group of American workers, wages aren’t just flat. They’re falling.|color=yellow}}''' 15 June 2018. [http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-american-workers-wages-20180616-story.html][http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/13/news/economy/wage-growth-workers/index.html][https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/for-the-biggest-group-of-american-workers-wages-aren-t/article_a3126b3e-bb13-5b16-b394-fc6abf329144.html].
+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>
+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>
 |}
+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?]'''
+----
-June 2018. '''[https://www.alternet.org/economy/wheres-4000-raise-gop-promised-workers Where’s That $4,000 Raise <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding: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>
+----
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.talkingdrugs.org/mexico-drug-war-amnesty-for-traffickers|text=Mexico Presidential Frontrunner supports amnesty for people convicted of non-violent drug trafficking.|color=yellow}}''' 13 June 2018. "We are going to change this rotten, corrupt regime of injustices and privileges, and we are going to promote development. I can summarise it in one sentence: work, good salaries, and hugs, not bullets." [https://hightimes.com/news/legalization/mexicos-march-toward-legalization-is-thanks-in-part-to-its-northern-neighbors][http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-amnesty-20180629-story.html].<br>
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-'''{{box3|link=Wikipedia: List of minimum wages by country|text=Wikipedia: List of minimum wages by country.|color=yellow}}'''
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+----
-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>
+'''{{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].'''
+'''[https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2254338254679798 2].''' Please share widely: [https://www.facebook.com/MarchaDaMaconhaSaoPaulo/photos/a.2416963368324495/2416986491655516/?type=3&theater].<br>
-'''{{box3|link=https://herb.co/marijuana/news/billy-caldwell-cannabis-oil-confiscated-heathrow|text=Mom Warns Her Son Could Die If The UK Doesn’t Return His Confiscated Cannabis Oil.|color=yellow}}''' 13 June 2018. And: 13 June 2018: '''[http://www.wgem.com/story/38420562/2018/06/13/medical-marijuana-vs-opioids-for-pain-treatment Quincy, Illinois. Billboard promotes medical marijuana over opioids].''' And: 12 June 2018: '''[https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/06/12/619274492/1-in-3-adults-in-the-u-s-take-medications-that-can-cause-depression 1 In 3 Adults In The U.S. Takes Medications Linked To Depression. Depression Is Possible Side Effect Of Many Common Drugs].''' [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/well/prescription-drugs-depression-suicide.html][https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2018/prescription-drugs-depression-suicide.html].<br>
+'''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/pg/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2650896784945163|text=Photo album. Sao Paulo, Brazil. Huge marijuana marches over years.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}''' [http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Category:Sao_Paulo,_Brazil_event_photos].
-'''{{box3|link=[https://www.theroot.com/46-of-47-arrested-in-low-level-marijuana-stings-were-bl-1826725471|text=Minneapolis, Minnesota. "Marijuana should be a lowest-level enforcement priority".|color=yellow}} 11 June 2018. 46 of 47 Arrested in Low-Level Marijuana Stings Were Black, So Mayor and Police Put an End to the Operations.''' [http://thehill.com/homenews/391264-minneapolis-police-stop-low-level-marijuana-stings-due-to-huge-racial-disparity]. 13 June 2018: '''[https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/missouri/articles/2018-06-13/st-louis-to-end-prosecution-of-low-level-marijuana-crimes St. Louis, Missouri to End Prosecution of Low-Level Marijuana Crimes. Focusing on murder instead].'''
-[[File:Weed Nuns.jpg|thumb|200px|Video: '''[https://www.facebook.com/60SecondDocs/videos/1539094929521961 Weed Nuns].''']]
+[[File:Sao Paulo 2019 June 1 Brazil crowd 3.jpg|none|thumb|500px|See: '''[https://www.facebook.com/MarchaDaMaconhaSaoPaulo/photos/a.2416963368324495/2416986491655516/?type=3&theater Source].''']]
+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].'''
-[[File:Sao Paulo 2018 May 26 Brazil crowd 2.jpg|thumb|200px|'''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Sao_Paulo,_Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil].''' May 26, [http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2018 2018]. See [https://www.facebook.com/MarchaDaMaconhaSaoPaulo/photos/a.1877874362233401.1073741837.544073918946792/1879227305431440/?type=3&theater source]. Part of '''"[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/File:Brazil_2018_Global_Marijuana_March_and_420_events_2.png Green May]"''' ([https://www.facebook.com/MovimentoAntiproibicionistas/posts/1857539900956900 many cities]) [https://subverta.org/2018/04/20/pelo-fim-da-guerra-as-drogas-marcha-da-maconha-ja-esta-confirmada-em-38-cidades][http://www.smokebuddies.com.br/marcha-da-maconha-2018-agenda][https://www.facebook.com/events/354413648405954/permalink/363411390839513] in [http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Brazil Brazil]. See [http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/File:Sao_Paulo_2018_May_26_Brazil_crowd.jpg another 2018 photo]. See [http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/File:Sao_Paulo_2017_May_6_Brazil_crowd.jpg 2017]. See '''[https://www.facebook.com/MarchaDaMaconhaSaoPaulo/videos/1889357381085099 2018 video]''' showing massive crowd (from 1 minute on).]]
+[[File:Global Marijuana March animated.gif|right]]
+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>
-Jun 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/06/12/south-carolina-voters-approve-medical-marijuana-question-on-democratic-ballot/2/#44819b1e520a|text=South Carolina Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Medical Marijuana Question On Democratic Party Primary Ballot|color=yellow}}. 13 Jun 2018: [https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheBattery/archives/2018/06/13/sc-democrats-overwhelmingly-supported-medical-marijuana-on-the-ballot-tuesday-experts-weigh-in-on-what-that-really-means <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> are blocking a full vote in the legislature.]''' 19 Apr 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/60SecondDocs/videos/1539094929521961 Weed Nuns. Growing weed, religiously. Video. 60 Second Docs].''' 11 Jun 2018: '''[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/hemp-clean-up-earth-sustainability-w521287 Can Hemp Clean Up the Earth? Cleaning contaminated soil.]''' [https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/11/the-hemp-revival-why-marijuanas-cousin-could-soon-be-big-business]. And: '''[http://www.candoclemency.com/andy-cox-life-for-pot Men Deserving Clemency -- Andy Cox -- Life for Pot].''' 10 Jun 2018: '''[http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2018/06/possessions_not_enough_expunge_all_weed_conviction.html New Jersey. Possession's not enough: Expunge all weed convictions | Editorial | NJ.com].''' 8 Jun 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/VICE/videos/1877090092347621 Video. These Vets Want Weed Instead of Opioids. Meet the Iraq war veterans protesting opioids with joints].''' 26 May 2018: '''[https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/05/26/which-states-will-be-voting-on-marijuana-in-2018.aspx Which States Will Be Voting on Marijuana in 2018?]'''<br>
+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>
-'''{{box3|link=https://splinternews.com/democrats-are-running-and-winning-on-a-medicare-for-all-1826385266|text=Democrats Are Running—and Winning—on Medicare for All.|color=yellow}}'''
+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>
-{| style="border: 1px solid;"
+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>
-|“We must ensure that no mother ever weighs the costs before taking her children to the emergency room when they are in the need of immediate care,” Eastman’s campaign website reads.
+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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-See '''[[wikipedia:List of countries by total health expenditure per capita|healthcare costs by country]]. Americans have to pay so much more out of pocket versus OECD countries. And the US does not have universal healthcare. And public college tuition costs much more in the US. It is free in some OECD nations. See chart below.<br>
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-'''{{box3|link=https://www.oecd.org/tax/revenue-statistics-united-states.pdf|text=Total taxes as a percentage of GDP. But OECD countries have universal healthcare and cheaper tuition:|color=yellow}}'''
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-[[File:US tax-to-GDP ratio compared to OECD average.gif|none|500px]]
+----
+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>
-May 2018: '''[https://politics.theonion.com/inconsolable-jeff-sessions-tries-to-commit-suicide-by-s-1826462420 Inconsolable Jeff Sessions Tries To Commit Suicide By Smoking Joint.]''' [https://politics.theonion.com/sullen-jeff-sessions-scrolls-through-minority-incarcera-1819580109]. 31 May 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10157038647222908 It is insane to be arresting some 600,000 people a year for marijuana possession. It's time to remove the federal prohibition on marijuana. - Bernie Sanders.]''' [https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10157036818377908]. 16 May 2018: '''[https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2018/marijuana-pain-relief.html Older Americans' Marijuana Use Driven by Pain Relief].''' And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/attn/videos/1577302998971820  ATTN Video: What if the DEA treated caffeine the same way they treat marijuana?]'''
+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>
+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>
-'''{{box3|text=[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/05/26/who-killed-bobby-kennedy-his-son-rfk-jr-doesnt-believe-it-was-sirhan-sirhan <span style=color:blue;>Bobby Kennedy’s son suspects 2nd gunman killed father.</span>]|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.pressherald.com/2018/05/26/bobby-kennedys-son-suspects-second-gunman-killed-his-father]. 5 Jun 2018 article. 50 year anniversary.<br>
+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>
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/bobby-kennedy-sirhan-sirhan-second-gunman|text=RFK's children believe there was a second assassin with Sirhan Sirhan.|color=yellow}}''' '''{{box3|link=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/06/05/did-l-a-police-and-prosecutors-bungle-the-bobby-kennedy-assassination|text=Did L.A. police and prosecutors bungle the Bobby Kennedy assassination probe?|color=yellow}}''' And:  '''[https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/28/justice/california-rfk-second-gun/index.html FBI altered witness testimony of hearing 2 gunmen and 12 to 14 shots].''' And: '''[https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/21/us/robert-kennedy-assassination-photos-burned.html Los Angeles police department destroyed much evidence].'''
+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>
-[[File:Robert F Kennedy assassination.jpg|thumb|250px|'''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/05/26/who-killed-bobby-kennedy-his-son-rfk-jr-doesnt-believe-it-was-sirhan-sirhan Robert F Kennedy assassination].''']]
+May: '''{{box3|link=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/05/21/its-sure-winner-except-profiteers-200-economists-send-letter-congress-endorsing|text=200+ Professors of Economics Endorse Single-Payer Medicare for All.|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}'''<br>
-[[File:Popular Turkish rapper Ezhel.jpg|thumb|250px|'''[http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/popular-turkish-rapper-arrested-for-inciting-drug-use-132341 Popular Turkish rapper Ezhel arrested for ‘inciting drug use’. President Erdogan is a religious right dictator wannabe].''']]
+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>
+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>
-{| class=wikitable
+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>
-|'''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Wars_and_drug_wars_on_demand 4 conservative coups d'etats in the US]:'''
+May: '''[https://www.facebook.com/groups/929294497203110/permalink/1550254335107120 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on the cover of Time magazine].''' #ClimateStrike<br>
-*2000. Gore won popular vote.
+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>
-*2016. Clinton won popular vote.
+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}}.'''
-*1968. Robert F Kennedy assassination.
+{| style="border:1px solid; padding:3px;"
-*1963. John F Kennedy assassination.
+|12 May 2019: <span style="background:#fcf; color:black; padding: 0 2px;">Trumpcare:</span> '''[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sweeping-lawsuit-accuses-top-generic-drug-companies-executives-of-fixing-prices-60-minutes-2019-05-12 Sweeping lawsuit accuses top generic drug companies, executives of fixing prices].''' On [[Wikipedia:60 Minutes|''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."
-RFK and JFK had been in the military (JFK in combat). Both killed in coups d'etats. Both opposed any great US involvement in Vietnam. Both were anti-racism icons. [[wikipedia:J. Edgar Hoover|Hoover's]] FBI and [[wikipedia:Lyndon B. Johnson|President Johnson]] soon knew about and covered up the fact of more gunmen in both cases. They were [https://blog.lawinfo.com/2011/06/08/what-does-it-mean-if-you-are-an-accessory-after-the-fact after-the-fact accessories] to murder.
-'''{{box3|link=https://cannabisnow.com/this-memorial-day-we-need-more-medical-marijuana-access-for-veterans|text=Memorial Day, Veterans Need More Medical Marijuana Access.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
-*Blocked by conservative [http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Republicans '''<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span>'''].
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+May: '''{{box3|link=https://www.newsweek.com/mexico-decriminalize-drugs-negotiate-us-1421395|text=Mexico Wants to Decriminalize All Drugs and Negotiate With the U.S. to Do the Same.|color=yellow|background=yellow}}'''<br>
-May 2018: '''[http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/popular-turkish-rapper-arrested-for-inciting-drug-use-132341 Popular Turkish rapper Ezhel arrested for ‘inciting drug use’. President Erdogan is just another religious right dictator wannabe].''' 24 May 2018: '''[http://nj1015.com/not-guilty-after-representing-himself-nj-weedman-freed-by-jury Not guilty! After representing himself, NJ Weedman freed by jury].''' [http://www.trentonian.com/article/TT/20180524/NEWS/180529865][https://www.facebook.com/NJWEEDMAN/videos/1956025974431598][https://www.facebook.com/lefty.grimes/posts/1966518166713613][https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212006126611742&set=a.1401165992427.2051051.1330627747&type=3][https://www.facebook.com/NJWEEDMAN/posts/1955837364450459][http://www.nj.com/marijuana/2018/05/nj_weedman_is_out_of_jail_after_400-plus_days_but.html][https://www.facebook.com/NJ.com/videos/10155883631936234].
+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]].'''
+[[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].]]
+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}}'''<br>
+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>
+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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+|'''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2019short <span style=color:blue;>2019 Global Cannabis March and 420 map.</span>]'''
+|}]]
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+|2 May: <span style="background:#fcf; color:black; padding: 0 2px;">Trumpcare:</span> '''[https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-health-insurance-medical-bills-20190502-story.html Health insurance deductibles soar, leaving Americans with unaffordable bills].''' [https://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Universalhealthcare]. 2 May: <span style="background:#fcf; color:black; padding: 0 2px;">Trumpcare:</span>  '''[https://www.chron.com/business/article/Study-Texas-rate-of-uninsured-children-double-13810524.php Study: (Republican) Texas rate of uninsured children double national average].''' [https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Texans-want-state-leaders-to-do-more-to-solve-12992476.php].
+|}
+{| style="border:1px solid; padding:3px;"
+|2 May: <span style="background:#fcf; color:black; padding: 0 2px;">Trumpcare:</span>  '''{{box3|link=https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/time-to-admit-it-trump-opposes-cannabis-legalization|text=Time to Admit It: Trump Opposes Cannabis Legalization. He opposed latest 3 bills for veterans’ access to medical cannabis.|color=#fcf|background=#fcf}}''' Veterans such as: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2591594107542098|text="Antonio Bascaro has served 39 years for a nonviolent marijuana offense. He was released today and is with his family. There are no words."|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}''' [https://wsvn.com/news/local/84-year-old-bay-of-pigs-vet-released-from-prison-after-serving-longest-non-violent-marijuana-offense-term][https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/05/02/bay-pigs-vet-released-prison-after-serving-longest-non-violent-marijuana-offense-term-us-history][https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bay-of-pigs-pilot-ends-longest-us-pot-sentence-but-now-risks-deportation][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3CNc_xD5SI][https://cannabisaficionado.com/cannabis-lifers][https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48113548][https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2019/05/14/40203065/a-non-violent-cannabis-offender-was-released-after-a-record-39-years-in-prison-for-pot][https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/antonio-bascaro-cuban-marijuana-smuggling-freed-39-years-a8907046.html].
+|}
+May 2019: '''[https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/may/01/las-vegas-approves-marijuana-consumption-lounges Las Vegas council approves marijuana ‘social’ lounges].'''<br>
+Apr: '''[https://hightimes.com/news/large-scale-cannabis-business-park-detroit-train-past-marijuana-offenders Large-Scale Cannabis Business Park in Detroit Will Train Past Marijuana Offenders].'''<br>
+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].'''<br>
+Apr: '''[https://www.realsimple.com/syndication/people-over-40-most-productive-when-working-three-days-a-week People Over 40 Shouldn't Work More Than 3 Days a Week, Study Says].''' [https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2590498434318332].<br>
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+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].
+'''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/420|text=Yearly GCM-420 city lists and maps.|color=#cfc|background=#cfc}}'''<br>
-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>
+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].'''<br>
-May 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/OurPlanetbyattn/videos/187624125400359 Video. These unexpected uses for hemp are giving us hope for the planet].'''<br>
+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>
-[[File:Weed weddings are taking over.jpg|thumb|250px|'''[https://www.facebook.com/NowThisWeed/videos/1701993593216432 Weed weddings are taking over].''']]
+'''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/events/342629149867773|text=2019 Facebook event pages and reports. 4/20 and Cannabis Marches worldwide.|color=yellow|background=yellow}}''' '''[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6943747/Stoners-U-S-Canada-celebrate-420-day-ten-states-legalize-recreational-weed.html 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''].'''
-[[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].''']]
+{| style="float:left; padding:5px;"
-[[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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+|[[File:Global Marijuana March animated.gif]]
-May 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/NowThisWeed/videos/1701993593216432|text=Weed weddings are taking over.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
+|-
-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=yellow}}''' [http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/war-pot-article-1.3995772].<br>
+|'''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2019short|text=2019|color=yellow}}'''
-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].'''
-May 2018: '''[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/do-rocks-contribute-sea-rise Snopes. <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding: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>
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10156991504452908|text=Bernie Sanders video. Cash Bail in the US is Insane. 1 in 5 inmates have not been convicted.|color=yellow}}'''
-May 2018: {{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2069256333109214|text=NYC. Manhattan District Attorney says he'll stop prosecuting pot possession on Aug. 1.|color=yellow}} [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].
-[[File:Herbie.gif|frame|none|'''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2018|text=2018 March|color=yellow}}''']]
-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:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span>) politicians.|color=yellow}}''' 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>
-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>
-May 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2069469293087918|text=Awesome full-screen panorama of Mexico City Marijuana Liberation Day.|color=yellow}}''' 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>
-May 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://herb.co/marijuana/news/medellin-global-marijuana-march|text=We marched with 100,000 people in Medellin, Colombia.|color=yellow}}''' 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>
-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=yellow}}''' [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=yellow}}'''
-[[File:Buenos Aires 2018 May 5 Argentina crowd.jpg|thumb|250px|'''[http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Buenos_Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina].''' May 5, 2018.]]
-May 2018: '''[https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2018-05-07-cannabisworks2018-urges-sa-to-join-the-global-movement-to-legalise-marijuana Cape Town Cannabis Walk 2018. Photo essay: #CannabisWorks2018 urges South Africa to join the global movement to legalise marijuana].'''
-*'''[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6222397/weed-march-across-world-legalise-cannabis-marijuana Thousands smoke weed across the world during march to legalise cannabis]. By ''[[wikipedia:The Sun (UK)|The Sun]].''''' [https://www.facebook.com/GlobalMarihuanaMarch/posts/2055710881130426][https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2018-05-07-cannabisworks2018-urges-sa-to-join-the-global-movement-to-legalise-marijuana]. [https://www.telesurtv.net/english/multimedia/Up-In-Smoke-The-Global-Marijuana-March-20180505-0025.html Photos].
-*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].
-*'''[https://idpc.net/alerts/2018/04/sri-lanka-to-open-asia-s-first-medical-cannabis-plantation Sri Lanka to open Asia’s first medical cannabis plantation].'''
-*'''[https://www.metro.us/things-to-do/new-york/new-york-cannabis-parade-mainstream New York City Cannabis Parade has gone mainstream].''' [https://www.theroot.com/this-cynthia-nixon-marijuana-reparations-drama-is-dumb-1826020763].
-May 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://hightimes.com/news/maine-lawmakers-override-governor-start-adult-use-marijuana-sales|text=Maine Lawmakers Override <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Governor To Start Adult-Use Marijuana Sales.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
-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>
-Apr 2018: '''{{box3|link=http://nycitylens.com/2018/04/20012|text=Serving Life for Pot in the Legal Cannabis Era.|color=yellow}}''' 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>
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/28/opinion/how-a-south-carolina-prison-riot-really-went-down.html |text=Worst US prison riot in 25 years kills 7 men. Guards AWOL. Moldy food, sweltering heat, nothing to do.|color=yellow}}'''
-[[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].]]
-[[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.]]
-[[File:Global Marijuana March animated.gif]] '''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2018|text=2018 Global Marijuana March and 420 events|color=yellow}}.''' 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].'''
-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=yellow}}''' 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].
-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=yellow}}''' 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].'''
-Apr 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/04/26/michigan-recreational-marijuana-legalize/551936002|text=Michigan approves recreational marijuana legalization vote for November.|color=yellow}}''' And: '''[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cannabis-posession-isle-of-man_uk_5ab24767e4b0decad045aef1 Isle Of Man Could Be The First Place In The British Isles To Decriminalise Cannabis Possession].'''
-April 2018. '''{{box3|link=https://herb.co/marijuana/news/orourke-cruz-texas-cannabis|text=Will Texas elect the first Democratic Senator in 30 years over cannabis?|color=yellow}}''' '''[https://poll.qu.edu/texas/release-detail?ReleaseID=2536 Beto O'Rourke could beat Senator Ted Cruz].''' And: '''[https://votesmart.org/candidate/public-statements/78533/beto-orourke/101/marijuana-legalization O'Rourke supports federal cannabis legalization].''' [https://twitter.com/betoorourke/status/987318294469337089][https://votesmart.org/public-statement/847118/letter-to-barack-obama-president-of-the-united-states-reschedule-marijuana].
-April 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/bleacherreport/videos/10156120998096006 Video. 85% of the NBA smoked weed according to former players].'''
-'''{{box3|link=http://www.ccguide.org/news/default.php|text=Some 420 reports here.|color=yellow}}''' And '''[http://www.ccguide.org/news/advancednewssearch.html.php do a 420 search].''' See: '''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/TheLCC/posts/1624241340957692|text=huge 420 crowds.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.facebook.com/CCMagazineOnline/videos/1924840190923295][https://www.facebook.com/LADbible/videos/4631203330260154][https://www.facebook.com/fox11la/videos/10155585640542061]. 19 Apr 2018: '''[http://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-marijuana-marijuana-justice-act-cory-booker-kirsten-gillibrand-893184 Bernie Sanders Joins Cory Booker’s Marijuana Justice Act to Federally Legalize Weed].''' [http://blog.norml.org/2018/04/19/senator-sanders-co-sponsors-the-marijuana-justice-act][https://www.themaven.net/theweedblog/policies/bernie-sanders-joins-cory-booker-and-co-sponsors-the-marijuana-justice-act-V4Y2rnGWo0GBplKUjIF4wQ/?full=1][https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10156950433022908]
-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=yellow}}''' [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>
-'''{{box3|link=http://blog.norml.org/2018/04/18/meta-analysis-cannabis-exposure-not-associated-with-residual-adverse-impact-on-cognitive-performance|text=Meta-analysis: Cannabis Exposure Not Associated With Residual Adverse Impact On Cognitive Performance.|color=yellow}}''' [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2678214].
-*WE INTERRUPT your regularly scheduled programming...
-{| class=wikitable
-|17 Apr 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/drought-water-shortages_us_5ad5fd01e4b075494bfb1a63|text=Drought Returns To Huge Swaths Of U.S., Fueling Fears Of A Thirsty Future|color=yellow}}.''' Too many people! And: [https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/cape-town-drought Cape Town, South Africa]. But [http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Republicans '''<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span>'''] and clueless celibate Catholic priests oppose birth control. And Democrats need to name a yearly number for legal immigration and enforce it. Otherwise conservatives ([http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Republicans '''<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span>''']) will win elections with racist propaganda as in parts of Europe. '''{{box3|text=And Cannabis Liberation will stagnate again.|color=yellow}}'''
 |}
+'''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/420history|text=History of 420 in cannabis culture and activism|color=peachpuff|background=peachpuff}}.'''<br>
-Apr 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://nypost.com/2018/04/12/cuomo-lays-groundwork-for-legalizing-marijuana|text=New York. Cuomo lays groundwork for legalizing marijuana.|color=yellow}}''' And: '''[http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/courts/article_465cd300-3f6f-11e8-9f7c-33af98aa6266.html New Orleans. After 7 years in jail for possession of 2 joints, Bernard Noble hopes to advocate for criminal justice reform].''' [https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/04/12/seven-years-behind-bars-for-two-joints-and-now-he-s-free].
+Apr 2019: '''[https://badgerherald.com/news/2019/04/18/for-the-fourth-time-sargent-introduces-bill-to-fully-legalize-marijuana-in-wisconsin For the fourth time, Democrat Sargent introduces bill to fully legalize marijuana in Wisconsin. <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> again threaten to block it in a state with majority support for legalization].'''<br>
-Apr 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://lifeforpot.blogspot.com/2018/04/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html|text=Opinion Piece - Life for Pot.|color=yellow}}''' By Beth Curtis. Sister of John Knock, a '''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/USA._Life_for_pot|text=pot lifer.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.facebook.com/norml/posts/10157298525533032][http://www.johnknock.com].
-Apr 2018: '''[http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/381847-la-state-lawmaker-cites-satirical-article-in-argument-against Dumbass Louisiana <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> state lawmaker cites satirical article in argument against medical marijuana].''' 9 Apr 2018: '''[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sinclair-host-resigns-threat-sexually-assault-david-hogg-013343739.html Sinclair Host Resigns After Threat to Sexually Assault David Hogg With ‘Hot Poker’].'''<br>
-Apr 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-tourism/mexican-states-should-start-legalizing-marijuana-tourism-minister-idUSKBN1HJ32G|text=Mexican states should start legalizing marijuana: tourism minister.|color=yellow}}'''
-{{clear}}
-<div><ul style=margin-left:0px;> <li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align:top;">
-[[File:Education funding versus imprisonment rates by state.jpg|thumb|300px|none|See '''[https://www.facebook.com/WokeFolks/photos/a.982331138573902.1073741829.823195567820794/1123064674500547/?type=3&theater comments].''' See data sources: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_incarceration_and_correctional_supervision_rate][https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d17/tables/dt17_236.80.asp?current=yes][http://www.governing.com/gov-data/education-data/state-education-spending-per-pupil-data.html].]] </li>
-<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align:top;">
-[[File:Teacher pay.jpg|thumb|none|300px|'''{{box3|link=https://articles.niche.com/teacher-salaries-in-america|text=Look at starting teacher salaries.|color=yellow}}''' [https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/31/us/oklahoma-teachers-profiles/index.html]. See '''[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213564233397342&set=a.1238795247164.2034014.1147758875&type=3 comments].''' See '''[[wikipedia:Educational attainment in the United States|education level, pay, gender]]''' in many jobs. '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Republicans <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span>]''' prefer '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/costs spending money on drug war and prisons],''' instead of education. Scotland: Adult at age 16. Prolonged adolescence is a waste of time and money. Public high school in the USA costs an '''[https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=66 average of $12,509 a year per student]''' in taxes. The money spent between the ages of 16 to 18 could be set aside for 2 years of full board and tuition college. '''[http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2009/04/02155040/1 Scotland. What can I do at my age?]''' [[Wikipedia: Age of majority]] and [[Wikipedia: Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991|Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991]]. [[Wikipedia: Education in Scotland]]: '''"In 2014, research by the [[wikipedia:Office for National Statistics|Office for National Statistics]] found that Scotland was the most highly educated country in Europe".''']] </li></ul></div>
-Apr 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/us/mississippi-private-prison-abuse.html|text=Trump's Private Prisons: Blood, Suicide and Poorly Paid Guards. Where cannabis inmates are injured and left to die just like the rest of the inmates. ''New York Times''.|color=yellow}}'''
-[[File:Disenfranchisement. Second chance. 6.1 million Americans.jpg|thumb|250px|[https://www.facebook.com/thesentencingproject/photos/a.394191597293723.87190.170491079663777/1751177288261807/?type=3&theater Source]. [http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-ed-felons-vote-counterpoint-051316-20160512-story.html].]]
-Apr 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/thesentencingproject/photos/a.394191597293723.87190.170491079663777/1751177288261807/?type=3&theater 6.1 million Americans can't vote due to a felony conviction. April is #SecondChanceMonth].'''<br>
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/where-marijuana-is-legal-opioid-prescriptions-fall|text=Where Marijuana Is Legal, Opioid Prescriptions Fall.|color=yellow}}''' April 2, 2018. ''[[wikipedia:Scientific American|Scientific American]]''. [https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/04/02/598787768/opioid-use-lower-in-states-that-eased-marijuana-laws][https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/04/02/two-new-studies-show-how-marijuana-can-help-fight-the-opioid-epidemic/?utm_term=.04a509283469]. And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/TheStonersCookbook/videos/10156303901003514 Video. This cannabis commercial is just perfect. A company that delivers cannabis throughout Oregon.]'''
-'''[https://www.indy100.com/article/donald-trump-moth-discovery-troll-twitter-science-tiny-genitals-7532761 Scientists discovered a moth with golden hair and a tiny penis. They named it after Trump].''' Twitter: "hence forward , the grabus vaginus moth".
-Mar 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/03/29/gov-herbert-comes-out-against-medical-marijuana-initiative-warning-it-would-open-the-door-to-recreational-use|text=Utah's <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Governor Herbert comes out against medical marijuana initiative,|color=yellow}}''' warning it would ‘open the door to recreational use’. [https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2018/04/01/tribune-editorial-utah-has-a-drug-problem-its-not-marijuana].<br>
-{{box3|text=Global '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Vote <span style=color:blue;>voter campaign</span>]''' against '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Republicans <span style=color:blue;><span style="background:#cfc; padding: 4px 3px 3px;"><span style=color:blue;>conservative</span></span>-led global cannabis incarceration.</span>]'''|color=yellow}} And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/ATTNVideo/videos/1828200290818257 ATTN: Video - This former Republican official nails why more states should legalize marijuana].''' His liver failed 4 times in 5 years while using legal medical opiates. He now uses medical cannabis.
-Mar 2018: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10156894666807908 Video. Here's what happened when a <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> senator challenged a Canadian doctor on their single-payer health care system].'''
-Mar 2018: '''[https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/Rick-Steves-on-a-journey-toward-marijuana-12792995.php Rick Steves on a journey toward marijuana legalization].''' "In some cases, they’re just waiting to get rid of their [http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Republicans '''<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span>]''' governor."
-Mar 2018:'''{{box3|link=http://www.businessinsider.com/poll-medicare-for-all-public-option-bernie-sanders-plan-support-2018-3|text=A new poll found 59% of Americans support a "national Medicare-for-all plan."|color=yellow}} 75% support optional expanded Medicare program for those who want it.''' And '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2018/03/26/poll-44-of-americans-skip-doctor-visits-due-to-cost Poll: 44% Of Americans Skip Doctor Visits Because Of Cost. Costs are the top health care issue].''' And: [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-03-26/why-some-americans-are-risking-it-and-skipping-health-insurance Why thousands of Americans Are Risking It and Skipping Health Insurance]. And: '''[https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Letter-Single-payer-plan-would-improve-bottom-12783135.php Single-payer plan would improve bottom lines].''' And: [https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/the-effects-of-medicaid-expansion-under-the-aca-updated-findings-from-a-literature-review-march-2018 Medicaid Expansion. "Studies demonstrate a positive association between expansion and health outcomes."]
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-[[File:US prison industry. New form of slavery.jpg|thumb|none|320px|'''{{box3|link=Cost|text=Cost of <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span>-led U.S. drug war|color=yellow}}.''']] </li>
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-[[File:War on drugs cannon.jpg|280px]] </li></ul></div>
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+[[File:Cannabis heart hands.jpg|thumb|none|210px|'''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2019short|text=Global Cannabis March|color=yellow}}''']] </li>
-[[File:Someday I'm gonna own my own pyramid.jpg|none|340px]] </li>
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+[[File:Kalanchoe flower.jpg|140px|thumb|none|'''{{box3|link=https://www.facebook.com/508415485896139/photos/a.1218407204896960/2376784829059186/?type=3&theater|text=Kalanchoe|color=yellow}}''' '''[[Wikipedia:Kalanchoe|2.]]]]''' </li>
-[[File:War on pot a raving success.jpg|none|270px]] </li> </ul></div>
+<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align:top;">
-'''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Trickle-Down|text=<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Trickle-Down Economics.|color=yellow}}'''
+[[File:Herbie.gif|frame|none|'''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.shoutwiki.com/wiki/2019short|text=2019.|color=yellow}}''']] </li>
+</ul></div>
+== Archived news ==
+''[[#Top|Return to top.]]''
+''See: '''[[Cannabis news and events archive]].'''''
-Mar 2018: '''<span style="background-color:#cfc; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[https://www.denverpost.com/2018/03/22/march-for-our-lives <span style=color:blue;>Worldwide “March for Our Lives” in 800 cities, for gun control and against the NRA.</span>]</span>''' [https://www.google.com/search?q=worldwide+March+for+Our+Lives][https://www.google.com/search?q=worldwide+March+for+Our+Lives&source=lnms&tbm=nws].
+== Categories ==
-'''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/NRA|text=NRA created Drug War Mass Incarceration with their mandatory minimum sentencing laws.|color=yellow}}''' And: '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/CIA. CIA and Bush started 15 years of endless, costly ground wars by their 2003 lies about WMDs in Iraq]. [https://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2018/03/15-years-were-still-paying-iraq-war].''' And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10156864323712908 Video. What happened to the middle class? Elizabeth Warren. Bernie Sanders].''' [https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/vb.9124187907/10156864678952908/?type=2&theater][https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10156858652727908].
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-Mar 2018: '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/03/21/congress-protects-medical-marijuana-from-jeff-sessions-in-new-federal-spending-bill/#2ab0bde03575 Congress Protects Medical Marijuana From Jeff Sessions In New Federal Spending Bill].'''
-Mar 2018: '''{{box3|link=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/03/20/illinois-voters-approve-marijuana-legalization-ballot-measure|text=Voters In Illinois' Cook County Approve Non-binding Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure.|color=yellow}}''' And: '''[http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2018/03/more-imprisonment-does-not-reduce-state-drug-problems Data shows More U.S. Imprisonment Does Not Reduce State Drug Problems].''' [http://time.com/4596081/incarceration-report]. And: '''[https://www.ismokemag.co.uk/european-cannabis-part-3 Exploring the ever-changing European cannabis scene (Part 3)]. [https://www.ismokemag.co.uk/european-cannabis-part-2 Part 2]. [https://www.ismokemag.co.uk/european-cannabis-part-1 Part 1].''' [https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/03/swiss-parliament-votes-for-coffee-shop-trials-pilot-projects][https://www.talkingdrugs.org/netherlands-legalise-cannabis-cultivation].<br>
-{{box3|text=[[wikipedia:Gina Haspel|<span style=color:blue;>'''Gina Haspel'''</span>]] became chief of the "Cat's Eye" '''[[wikipedia:black site|<span style=color:blue;>CIA black site</span>]]''' in Thailand in '''''late October 2002.'''''|color=yellow}} [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/16/gina-haspel-cia-torture-allegations][https://www.propublica.org/article/cia-cables-document-black-site-torture-of-abu-zubaydah][http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/CIA].
-*In {{box3|text='''''January 2003''''' '''[[wikipedia:Thaksin Shinawatra|<span style=color:blue;>Thaksin Shinawatra</span>]],''' the prime minister of Thailand,|color=yellow}} began a campaign of disappearances, summary executions, and extra-judicial killings of suspected drug users that killed thousands of people. '''[http://globalnation.inquirer.net/140782/gains-from-thailands-bloody-war-on-drugs-proved-fleeting Gains from Thailand’s bloody war on drugs proved fleeting].''' By Marvin Bionat. July 09, 2016. [[wikipedia:Inquirer.net|Inquirer.net]] (the official website of the ''[[wikipedia:Philippine Daily Inquirer|Philippine Daily Inquirer]]''.).
-[[File:Jeff Sessions and Granny from Beverly Hillbillies.jpg|thumb|180px|'''[[wikipedia:Jeff Sessions|Jeff Sessions]]''' and '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beverly_Hillbillies#Granny Granny]''' [http://juanitajean.com/jeff-sessions-as].]]
-*Wikipedia pages with sections on history of drug war death squads:
-*'''[[Wikipedia: Premiership of Thaksin Shinawatra| Premiership of Thaksin Shinawatra]].''' Section on anti-drug policies.
-*'''[[Wikipedia: Thaksin Shinawatra| Thaksin Shinawatra]].''' See section on The War on Drugs.
-'''{{box3|link=http://www.salon.com/2017/01/30/jeff-sessions-forgetting-he-once-wanted-to-execute-pot-dealers|text=Jeff Sessions once wanted to execute pot dealers.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
-Mar 2018: '''[https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/14/593204274/alabama-sheriff-legally-took-750-000-meant-to-feed-inmates-bought-beach-house Alabama <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Sheriff Todd Entrekin Legally Took $750,000 Meant To Feed Inmates, Bought Beach House]. [https://algop.org/rising-republican-star-etowah-county-sheriff-todd-entrekin]. Citizen who exposed him framed with marijuana distribution charges.''' And: '''[https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeadams/2018/03/13/cannabis-industry-is-saving-cities-with-struggling-economies Cannabis Industry Is Saving Cities With Struggling Economies].''' [https://www.forbes.com/sites/monazhang/2018/03/13/legal-marijuana-is-a-boon-to-the-economy-finds-study]. And: [https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/neq3n8/canadian-health-insurance-company-to-cover-medical-cannabis Canadian Health Insurance Company to Cover Medical Cannabis]. Up to $6,000 per year.
-Mar 2018: '''[https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/hall-of-famer-joe-montana-advocates-cannabis-for-pain-relief-healing/ar-BBKnHnJ Hall of Famer Joe Montana advocates cannabis for pain relief, healing].''' "Cannabis eased my pain. It also put me in a state of healing and relief." And: '''[http://www.businessinsider.com/60-days-in-season-4-drugs-violence-2018-4 '60 Days In': The worst things about jail, from undercover inmates].''' "A police officer who went to jail undercover quit the force after he got out — and his decision is a sobering reminder of how bad prison really is".
-Mar 2018: '''[https://www.thelocal.it/20180314/italy-presidential-pardon-pot-growing-pensioner Italy issues presidential pardon for pot-growing pensioner].'''
-'''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/NRA|text=Drug War, NRA, mandatory minimum sentencing, handguns, homicide rates.|color=yellow}}'''<br>
-Mar 2018: '''[https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/03/americas/us-gun-statistics/index.html How US gun culture compares with the world in five charts].''' By Kara Fox, CNN. Graphics by Henrik Pettersson, CNN. Chart below is from the article.
-{| style="border:solid 2px red;"
-|'''{{box3|link=https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/03/americas/us-gun-statistics/index.html|text=Gun-related deaths in high-income countries. Deaths per million people|color=yellow}}.''' March 9, 2018. Suicides in gray on the left. Homicides in darker color on the right. USA is the long bloody line at the end.
-|}
-[[File:Gun-related deaths in high-income countries.png|thumb|none|620px|Click to enlarge.]]
-{| style="background-color:yellow; color:black; border:1px solid; padding:2px;"
-|'''See Wikipedia:'''
-*'''[[wikipedia: List of countries by intentional homicide rate|<span style=color:blue;>List of countries by intentional homicide rate</span>]]'''
-*'''[[Wikipedia: Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country|<span style=color:blue;>Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country</span>]]'''
-*'''[[Wikipedia: List of countries by firearm-related death rate|<span style=color:blue;>List of countries by firearm-related death rate</span>]]'''
-|}
-Mar 2018: '''[https://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-beto-o-apos-rourke-111002226.html Meet Beto O'Rourke, the Pro-Pot Former Punk Guitarist Who Could Beat <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Ted Cruz And Ignite Blue Wave].''' And: '''[https://www.talkingdrugs.org/greece-regulates-medical-cannabis Greek Parliament Passes Bill to Regulate Medical Cannabis Production].''' [http://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/03/02/greece-approves-medicinal-cannabis-law][http://www.ekathimerini.com/226674/article/ekathimerini/business/investor-interest-in-cultivating-medical-cannabis-in-greece][https://mjbizdaily.com/greek-cannabis-bill-passes-key-hurdle-canadian-producer-eyes-investment][http://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/03/01/canadian-firm-plans-production-of-medicinal-cannabis-in-greece].<br>
-{|
-|{{facebookvideo|colbertlateshow|1314618788682869|caption='''Video: [https://www.facebook.com/colbertlateshow/videos/1314618788682869 <span style=color:blue;>Like Pot? Visit Vermont!</span>] Turn audio on. Click settings button twice to turn off captions.'''}}
-|}
-'''{{box3|link=http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/NRA|text=Drug War, NRA, mandatory minimum sentencing, handguns, homicide rates|color=yellow}}.'''
-[[File:A gunman killed 35 people in Australia.jpg|right|250px]]
-'''[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/08/iowa-grants-gun-permits-to-the-blind/2780303 Iowa grants gun permits to the blind. ''USA Today''].''' What could go wrong? Blind people can drive... right? US gun laws are insane.
-Feb 2018: '''[https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/25/politics/cnn-poll-trump-approval-matches-low/index.html CNN Poll: Trump approval slides to 35%, matches lowest point of presidency].''' 24 Feb 2018: '''[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-teens-are-coming-for-the-nra-and-they-cant-be-stopped_us_5a919197e4b03b55731ca1ba The Teens Are Coming For The NRA. We are witnessing history].'''
-'''{{box3|link=https://www.buriedaliveproject.org/stories/john-knock|text=John Knock - Buried Alive. Nonviolent marijuana drug conspiracy|color=yellow}}.''' [https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/02/21/non-violent-drug-sentencing-left-thousands-people-buried-alive-prison][http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/life_for_pot]. NRA-supported '''[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Sentencing mandatory sentence of life without parole].'''
-'''Jeff Sessions running after cannabis users:'''<br>
-[[File:Jeff Sessions running after cannabis users.jpg|320px|border]]
-'''[https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Marijuana-Criminal-Cases-Dropped-En-Masse-by-Philadelphia-District-Attorney-Larry-Krasner-474228023.html Marijuana Criminal Cases Dropped En Masse by Philadelphia District Attorney].''' [https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2018/03/philadelphias-new-da-found-an-innovative-way-to-legalize-pot-and-other-cities-should-pay-attention].
-Feb 2018: '''<span style="background-color:#cfc; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeff-sessions-drug-sentencing-reform_us_5a8497ace4b0ab6daf457040 <span style=color:blue;>Jeff Sessions Opposes Bipartisan Drug Sentencing Reform Bill.</span>]</span>''' And: '''[https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/videos/10156756071552908 Fox News is afraid that the American people will find out the truth about Canada's single-payer health care. Bernie Sanders video].'''
-Feb 2018: '''<span style="background-color:#cfc; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[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].'''
-Feb 2018: '''<span style="background-color:yellow; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[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; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[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>
-'''<span style="background-color:#cfc; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[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>
-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; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[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>
-Jan 2018: '''<span style="background-color:yellow; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[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:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republicans</span> kill bill to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana.</span>]</span>'''<br>
-'''[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>
-[[File:Marijuana is a gateway drug.jpg|thumb|none|550px|[http://cannabis.wikia.org/wiki/Republicans '''Jeff Sessions,''' the '''<span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Party,''' and '''Donald Trump'''].]]
-Jan 2018: '''<span style="background-color:#cfc; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[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>
-'''<span style="background-color:yellow; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[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.
-Jan 2018: '''<span style="background-color:yellow; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[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].'''
-Jan 2018: '''<span style="background:yellow; color:black; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[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; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[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>
-'''<span style="background-color:yellow; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[http://cjonline.com/news/state-government/2018-01-08/kansas-rep-steve-alford-claims-african-americans-character-genetics <span style=color:blue;>Kansas <span style="background:#fcf; color:blue; padding:2px;">Republican</span> Representative Steve Alford claims blacks responded badly to pot use due to character, genetics.</span>]</span>''' [http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/368113-kansas-lawmaker-quits-leadership-posts-after-comments-about-black].
-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!]'''
-[[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; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[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]]]
-Jan 2018: '''<span style="background:#cfc; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[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; padding: 4px 3px 3px;">[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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