In this week’s edition:
Contrasting earlier statements, a key Senate leader expresses uncertainty about tying SAFE Banking Act to a more comprehensive cannabis bill
FDA announces ban on menthol cigarettes
South Dakota Supreme Court hears oral arguments about constitutionality of cannabis ballot measure
Texas House of Representatives passes bill expanding state’s medical cannabis program
Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board issues policy statement on Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC
And more…
Federal
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Suggests Uncertainty About Tying Marijuana Banking Bill to More Comprehensive Marijuana Bill - Senate leadership is considering how best to proceed following House passage of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act on April 19. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, despite previously suggesting that cannabis banking and sentencing reform be addressed in the same bill, recently told reporters that while there
Staff Report
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Joseph Stalin
In conclusion,
QI believes that Thomas Nast deserves credit for the caption in his 1871 cartoon which was satirizing William Marcy Tweed. An efflorescence of sayings appeared subsequently.
In 1877 “The Daily Examiner” of San Francisco attributed an instance to Zack Chandler, but
QI conjectures that this attribution was based on political hostility. Boris Bazhanov in 1992 attributed an instance to Joseph Stalin, but there was a long time delay between when the remark was supposedly spoken in 1923 and when it was reported; hence, the credibility of the claim was reduced.
Cartoon by Thomas Nast published in “Harper’s Weekly” on October 7, 1871.