We have three people rolling joints for two days straight. Giving new meaning for Rocky Mountain high. Today smoking pot for fun is legal in colorado. [ music ] good morning. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. On this january 1st, 2014. Im stephanie sy. After watching millions around the world celebrate the new year it was americas turn to ring in 2014 with midnight fireworks and festivities, the celebration on the west coast took place three hours ago. Thousands watched as the space needle went up. Further down the coast San Francisco had a 15 minute Fireworks Show over the bay and in chicago they brushed off a snow storm to view the fireworks over lake michigan. In new york more than a million packed into times square. Revellers packed in to see the ball drop. Supreme Court Justice so. Onya sotomyor returned to her home town, pressing the button that triggered the ball jot. She was at the center of a lastminute legal decision, hours before the Affordable Care act was set to take mect eff
Stores stocked and investigating the impact of coronavirus on the retail industry. I want to show you something. This is an aldi supermarket in leicestershire. And there are queues right round the back of the supermarket. And then a tescos, shelves completely empty of eggs and bread. I mean, i know were facing a global crisis, but is panic buying really the answer . Its the uncertainty. Nobody has a crystal ball and knows where its going to go, so everyones looking to protect themselves. I think when there are a few more guidelines in place and people know what theyre doing itlljust come down a little bit. Its clear customers are feeling anxious over panic buying and shop keeper pratik from leicester says its leaving some people without. My fathers just at the wholesalers right now and hes getting loo roll, hes getting nappies, hes getting pasta. Its all there. Itsjust, i guess, because people are buying it so fast and theyre buying more than their needs, things are going to the place
Cut off in my prime. Now on bbc news, this weeks episode of inside out comes from the east midlands. Much of the programme was filmed before social distancing was necessary. Tonight, when the local corner shop becomes a coronavirus lifeline. We have to help each other. Is doing Something Wonderful in the community. It is very challenging to be trapped in your house. Also tonight, too many of us are on addictive painkillers. So could medical cannabis provide an alternative . So when you took the cannabis medicine, what happened . felt like a human again. They felt like they had my brain. And when First Impressions count, could a tattooed cost you yourjob . An employee can choose not to employ someone employee can choose not to employ someone based on them having visible tattoos. First tonight, a week of panic buying has left supermarket shelves are stripped of essential items like pasztor, roles, and nappies, so why have so many of us felt the need to stockpile, even when told there is
Of inside out comes from the east midlands. Much of the programme was filmed before social distancing was necessary. Tonight, when the local corner shop becomes a coronavirus lifeline. Also tonight, too many of us are on addictive painkillers. So could medical cannabis provide an alternative . So when you took the cannabis medicine, what happened . I felt like a human again. Ifelt like i had my brain. And when First Impressions count, could a tattoo cost you yourjob . An employer can choose not to employ someone based on that person having visible tattoos. First tonight, a week of panic buying has left supermarket shelves are stripped of essential items like pasta, loo rolls, and nappies, so why have so many of us felt the need to stockpile, even when were told that there is plenty for everyone . Nisha chopra has been meeting the people who are keeping our stores stocked and investigating the impact of coronavirus on the retail industry. I want to show you something. This is an aldi su
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