Attitudes about marijuana have changed a lot since the worst days of the drug war. They have come to think of the drug has more benign and less dangerous than cocaine, heroin or meth, but the federal government still classifies marijuana as a narcotic that can land its producers, sellers and users in jail. Their is money seized and property impounded. Now the two states, washington and colorado, have legalized marijuana for both medical and Recreational Use, how can state law, revenue collection, Law Enforcement be made to mesh with the federal code . Its a question that will only grow more pressing as more states consider a change. Another win for legal weed this week. Tuesday Florida Supreme Court guaranteed a spot on novembers ballot to determine if marijuana could be used for medicine purposes. Advocates presented nearly 700,000 signatures necessary for a ballot question. But opponents challenged its language in court. This particular initiative has nothing to do with medicine and
Squeeze the by the changing economy. Newly released video of an amazing free fall from space. Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America. I am stephanie sy. We begin with breaking news out of russia. A teenager in moscow entered a school, killing a teacher and a Police Officer. He reportedly held more than 20 students hostage in a classroom. Police say hes been disarmed and detained. The shooting sent dozens of students running out of the school. The incident coming days before the Winter Olympics is set to begin in sochi russia. Data security is a hotbutton issue after millions had information swiped. It will be the focus of a subcommittee hearing on capitol hill. Ocicials from banks, the secret service and trade groups will testify, on the heels of major breaches at a few of the big retailers. Target was hit the hardest, 110 Million People had information stolen, including credit, telephone numbers and addresses. Neiman marcus reported breeches and michaels said it is investigati
The governor of georgia today says he is responsible for the grid lock that stranded thousands during the snow storm that cause add real mess. In the south, governor nathan deal also admits his state not adequately prepared and vows to prevent fit happening again. I am not going to look for state gov. I am the governor. The buck stops with me. I accept the responsible for it. And thats what the public can expect from our office. At this time, that would be a parking lot behind you. Yeah, tony, good evening, and indeed, its a nightmare on any day of the week, and of course the traffic behind me on i75 north, outside of the major suburbs, would be walltowall at the 6 p. M. Hour. And that, it has been get your car off the road and try to get your life back in order. And the politicians are still pointing a blame at each other. Yet the governor made the deal coming out and saying hes going to take the blame for the whole situation past 48 hours. Thats interesting, because he did suggest th
Make their own wager on the super bowl. This was supposed to be Chris Christies weekend. Sunday his state hosts the super bowl but governor christie is facing new allegations and tough new questions. What did he know and when did he know it . The governor is spotted just a few minutes ago leaving Howard Sterns bird day party in manhattan but hes besieged with questions over the George Washington bridge. John terrett is with us. John. Reporter googood evening,. Governor christie is in a tight position, in a letter through his lawyer, governor christie knew about those lane enclosures, evidence exists is the wording in the letter. It all means that governor christie is in a very tight spot because he has always vehemently denied any knowledge of though lane closures while they were happening. Its the scandal that continues to surround governor christie. The lane closings at the George Washington bridge causing a commuter nightmare for days. The alleged political pay back against a democr
The market. Big surprises already this year, in this young year. Gold and treasuries not acting the way anybody thought they would. Absolutely. Speaking of earnings, its a huge day for earnings today. The biggest day of the season. We get some big names after the bell that could have an impact on the market tomorrow. Amazon and google will be out with their results in just about an hours time. We will get you the numbers first. We have a ton of experts standing by ready to break it all down. These are widely held names. Gotten a lot of read through. No doubt about that. The neverending search may be ending. Our partners are reporting the microsoft search for a new ceo could be coming to an end within the next week. Who could it be . Whos behind that question mark right there . Why is it taking so long . And a reminder, heres where we stand across the major indexes right now. The dow up about 110 points. Its off session highs. The nasdaq adding 79 at this hour. The s p 500 up 21 points.