Including the implications of changing its drug schedule listing and the potential of Cannabis Research. Witnesses from the food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement agency testify on current marijuana policy, the Health Effects of cannabis, and what steps congress can take to allow for more research of cannabis compounds and products. The subcommittee on health will now come to order. Welcome to everyone thats here in the hearing room. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. According to the department of health and Human Services National Survey on drug use, 44 million americans reported using cannabis in the last year. 33 states now allow the medicinal use of cannabis and 11 states and the District Of Columbia have legalized cannabis for adult use. But state laws and federal policy are a thousand miles apart. As more states allow cannabis, the federal government still strictly controls and prohibits it even restricting legitimate medic
Frances finance ministers as a compromise is close, though president Emmanuel Macron has pushed ahead with his overhaul plans. In pro football, the Dallas Cowboys are hiring Mike Mccarthy to be their new coach, according to the Associated Press. Mccarthy won a super bowl with green bay and took the packers to the playoffs nine times in 13 years. Mccarthy will replace jason garrett, whose contract was not renewed after nine years of the head coach as the head coach of the cowboys. Global news 24 hours a day, onair, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. Im Mark Crumpton. This is bloomberg. Vonnie it is 1 00 in new york, 6 00 in london, 2 00 in hong kong. Im vonnie quinn. Welcome to bloomberg markets. From bloomberg World Headquarters in new york, here are the top stories on the bloomberg and around the world that we are following. Rising tension between the middle east and the u. S. President trump threatening sanctions a
Kicked up this morning in our parking lot. Is it going to be that way all day a little bit of an offshore maybe slight slight 50s for some 40s for others. We are looking for warmer temps today. Im getting right to it. Its a clear out there and its going to be sunny and warmer. So if you want temps that are bumping up in the 70s to near 80, today is one of your days. All right. Sal is here and hopefully its quiet. Sometimes not. But well ask the man himself. Yeah, you know, it is quiet, which is nice. We dont we dont like surprises at this or what time is it . 4 00. Oh my goodness, steve, its early. I know. Yeah. We dont like surprises at this hour, lets go and take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. You can see that traffic looks good. And you can see also traffic on the san mateo bridge. Commute is doing well. Yesterday we had some issues here in Contra Costa County. Today it seems like a good start. 401 lets get back to the headlines. Thank you. Sal topping our news this morning. O
Skills. His stage was often pier 39, in san francisco. I see a man that loved his craft. Jordan was very happy and bringing smiles to other peoples lives and their faces. But that joy with which jordan lived his life suddenly ended on november 25th, 2022. He was found dead in the driveway of the Apartment Building in the Diamond Heights neighborhood, where he lived with his longtime girlfriend, sarah buchanan. She had stabbed him once near the chest. Buchanan was convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter last month, and sentenced to three years, but shes expected to be released next month with credit for time served. Theyre shocked too, so im still working through that. Buchanan will be free less than two years after killing jordan, her attorney released a statement which said in part, the verdict was both fair and just because it was based on the applicable law and relevant evidence presented at the trial. I want to expose and share that the Legal Process is not fair and just simpler, say
Ask to lose federal food assistance. Speaker mccarthy still scrambling. Top white house official john kirby joins us live with what it could mean for the military and National Security. Fentanyl epidemic. Authorities seized 40 pounds of the drug, enough to kill 1 Million People, after prosecutors say a suspected drug trafficker took this roller bag full of lethal doses on the subway. Child care cliff. Pandemic era funding set to run out for Child Care Centers across the country. What it could mean for millions of families. Poison plot. An arizona woman charged with trying to kill her husband. Newly obtained Surveillance Video allegedly showing her poisoning his coffee. Romance scam warnings. How one widow lost her life savings more than 70,000. The red flags right now. Fin tastic. The wild drone video capturing a shark chasing hundreds of sting rays. Merry shopping. With just 87 shopping days until christmas, the season kicking off this weekend. What deals the heavy hitters are lining