D. C. Council. The council was supposed to hold a hearing today on proposals to test and regulate marijuana but the members were advised not to do so. Brianne carter is live in northwest to explain why the hearing was downgraded to a roundtable discussion. Maureen, the concern was that the council would be in violation of a measure passed by congress. And at issue today, proposals on how to regulate and tax marijuana as well as when you could be tested for use. We will actually cancel the hearing on bill 21023 the Marijuana Legalization and recreation act of 2015. Instead, dozens gathered before council this morning for what was called a roundtable discussion to give people a chance to speak out about how to move forward with pot in d. C. You know its disappointing today that the council decided to you know scale back its efforts here. Last year voters approved initiative 71 legalizing the possession of up to two ounces of pot for recreational use. But congress then added a rider to a
World has erupted in outrage and rare concert against the groups brutality. With one breathtakingly vicious murder, the the New York Times reports, the Islamic State has united most of the region against it. But even in the face of widespread condemnation, news of brutality continues. The new video by isis urges attacks in france. They report some are speculating the fighter second from the right in that image could be a woman. Perhaps the widow of french terrorist coulibaly. Nbc news has not been able to confirm the fighters identity or if she is in fact a woman. In the meantime isis continues the bloody cam tan. Today a u. N. Watchdog says isis militants are selling abducted iraqi children at markets as sex slaves and crucifying them or burying them alive. It is a savagery president obama condemned during the National Prayer breakfast this morning. We see faith driving us to do right. But we also see faith being twisted. And distorted. Used as a wedge, or sometimes worse, used as a w
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