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The Congressional Black Caucus wants some justice for marijuana deportees, South Dakota s state governmnt is at war with itself over medical marijuana cards from a reservation dispensary, and more.
You can now become an FBI agent if it has been at least a year since you last toked up. (Creative Commons)
Marijuana Policy
Congressional Black Caucus Members Ask Biden to Reverse Marijuana Deportation Cases. In a Wednesday letter to President Biden authored by Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) and signed by 30 members of the Congressional Black Caucus, the federal representatives urged him to reopen some deportation cases, including those involving marijuana. We are grateful for President Biden’s commitment to redressing racial injustice, particularly after the last four years of the Trump Administration’s racist and xenophobic immigration agenda, the lettert says. One critical step toward honoring that commitment is ensuring that people who were unjustly deported can be fairly and eff
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A top doctor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center warns about a new surge of COVID-19 cases with younger people.
The state recorded more than 450 cases last week, an increase of 55% from the week before.
Dr. James Lawler says the increase isn’t a surprise given the presence of the highly contagious delta variant and the number of unvaccinated people in the state.
He also told an Omaha TV station the summer could get “ugly” for people in the 20-to-50 year age group.
He predicted the worst part of the pandemic is coming for this younger demographic.
Data from the CDC shows that the state’s rate of new cases per capita ranked 23rd among the states last week.