You may not know it. D. C. Voters and officials dont really make the laws here, congress does. Washington d. C. s attorneygeneral will help us sort it out in a minute. Join me in studio as a symbol in the National Debate on pot. This is huge. No bogating, its inside story. At 12 01 00a. M. Thursday, spoking marijuana became legal in the District Of Columbia after more than 70 of voters approved a ballot measure to make pot legal for recreational youse. Marijuana is a substance akin to alcohol. After your 21st birthday, you can possess two ounces or less, grow up to six Marijuana Plants in your home, no more than three of which are mature. You can transfer one ounce or less to another person, as long as no money, goods or services are exchanged. When you consume marge are, you must be an marijuana, you must be an private property, its not legal to consume more than 2 ounces, smoke or consume in a public space, sell any amount or operate a vehiclear boat under the influence. Seeing the c
The ukraine is getting even more heated with all sides digging their heels on wednesday question has been tightening its grip on the Crimean Peninsula headed to richmond on independence this weekend me my linky at the new pro western government plans to speed up the informal ties with the European Union could sign an Association Agreement as early as next week. German cast on on their land polish Prime Minister donald tusk make that announcement in poland on wednesday mayor bill and tusk wanted to show support for the pro western government in ukraine the European Union wants to sign at least a partial Association Agreement with kiev probably next week poland has been leading calls for tougher line with moscow. Now america was growing increasingly strident she says the eu does not solve disputes militarily or that it does not shy away from them either. The size that means if we dont have a contact read this negotiation isnt successful sentence will be necessary the nod the accord could
Which essentially, theres not one, so that is typically of history as well. Im really pleased to have Alison Fortier with us. She has worked at the state department. She also served in the National Security council at the white house, so she knows not only history but political history. We look forward to her remarks and welcome her to heritage. Alison. [applause] thank you very much very kind introduction and obviously, if i do a revision of this book, i need to consult you because i just learned a few things. You are very knowledgeable about washington. For those of us who live in washington, we are often frustrated by what we see in the city. We see the discord. We see the government shutdowns. We see the inability to get his done. Legislation is not passed. When legislation is passed, we do not like it. I think it is useful to step act for a moment and to think about the foundations of washington, d. C. The subtitle of my book is designed for democracy, and thats what i will focus
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