me in my clinic i think i could probably convince him otherwise. education and understanding, the same goals mike james has by going public with his story. early word from the nfl is that they only give therapeutic use exemptions for drugs that are fda approved. cannabis, of course, is not. but the league is still considering it as is the nfl players union, which has already been looking at cannabis as part of the initiative to study pain and the best therapies for it. executive director d. maurice smith. our job is to find the best medical science to support your therapeutic use exemption. what i would say to him and every nfl player, our job is to figure out how do we build the best medical support for the best treatment for you? and while mike waits, we are now closer than ever to the first fda approved cannabis-based drug. so how did it happen?
the dea refused to recognize the harmlessness compared to other schedule one drugs. until the federal government removes marijuana from the controlled substance act, i don t care what they tell me to do. i am still hooking at ten years to life in federal prison. that s the rub. 20 states allow medical marijuana and others may join other states in approving to legal otherwise recreational marijuana and allowing dults to grow a limited number of plants but federally they can be arrested and prosecuted. supporters hope if enough states legalize pot the government will not have a choice. william, thank you very much.
city council planning a vote today to tax sugar drinks 1.5 cents for every ounce sold. now on to ohio. where medical marijuana is now legal. governor john kasich quietly signed the bill into law making ohio the 26th state to allow people to use marijuana for medicinal purposes. all right. ainsley? thanks, steve. well, looking toet get away wit it from a relaxing trip? well, americans purchased time share properties but is that the way to go? here to answer those questions about time shares is the host of the property man, bob massi. good to see you. good morning, how are you, ainsley? i m great. the first question, what type of a person should consider buying a time share? if you re a disciplined person, and you believe that you re going to travel generally on a yearly basis, you know where you want to go, you re willing to book it in advance, and make sure that you understand how the time share
diameter. also wind gusts up near 75 miles per hour. and tornadoes possible. those same threats are in the forecast on thursday too, but in a much larger area from texas all the way up into the great lakes through the afternoon and evening on thursday. lester? all right, dylan. thanks much. up next tonight, the airline apologizing to a woman with cancer after forcing her to get off the flight.
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