“A cosmetology license requires ’25 weeks [of training], more than an EMT, certified nursing assistant or truck driver.’ Ducey views the cosmetology board as ‘bullies’ and is urging the passage of Ugenti-Rita’s bill, which would make it easier to obtain a license.”
Read more: https://fee.org/articles/arizonas-licensing-laws-may-be-getting-a-trim/
“Last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions retracted an Obama-era guidance to state courts that was meant to end debtors’ prisons, where people who are too poor to pay fines are sent. These burdens fell disproportionately on African-Americans. The push to abolish debtors’ prisons will continue, as community advocates and local officials press on. It would be preferable, of course, for the federal government to fulfill its role as a leading protector of basic constitutional rights. Unfortunately, Mr. Sessions has made clear that under his leadership it will not.”
“Somewhere between 750 and 850 women were given trace amounts of radioactive iron in a ‘cocktail’ drink during their pregnancies by health officials they trusted. Dr. Paul Hahn, the lead researcher behind the experiments, claimed that the study was intended to record the absorption of iron during pregnancy. Vanderbilt spokesman Wayne Wood told the Washington Post that all of the files were destroyed by the research team in the 1970s.”
“Attorney General Jeff Sessions is actively lobbying Congress to overturn existing law prohibiting federal interference in state medical-marijuana policy. As someone who believes in strong constitutional limits on federal power and the rights of patients to choose, I am deeply disappointed. And as a cancer survivor who wanted the choice for myself, I wonder: does Sessions have any idea what it’s like?”
Read more: https://fee.org/articles/jeff-sessions-should-ask-cancer-patients-about-cannabis/
“Your local post office wants absolutely no marijuana sent through the mail. Even in stamp form. The ban does not apply to alcohol, tobacco and guns.”
Read more: http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2017/12/19/postal-service-bans-images-of-marijuana-on-stamps/
“Assistant U.S. Attorney John Davis said Anderson flaunted his ill-gotten wealth.”
“Still fighting the culture wars, Reagan and his advisers decided early on that marijuana was the biggest drug threat facing the country. And so a couple of years into his first term, federal and California officials came up with a battle plan to target cultivation in the northern part of the state. The phrase ‘battle plan’ isn’t much of an exaggeration here.”
“Cops in Cartersville, Georgia arrested an entire party — more than 70 people — after finding less than one ounce of marijuana. All 70-plus partygoers were arrested and booked into the Bartow County Jail and face charges for possession of marijuana under one oz. No one at the party was being violent or otherwise causing a problem when police arrived. According to Cartersville Police Lt. M.E. Betttikofer, officers were responding to a 911 call reporting shots fired in the area when they found the party.”
Read more: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/cops-kidnap-entire-party-weed/
“The entire attack was over a suspended license. According to the Beaver Countian, terms of a settlement agreement ending Cicco’s federal lawsuit were not disclosed in court filings, but a source in Beaver Borough familiar with its provisions said the town’s insurance carrier paid out approximately $250,000 to end the litigation. After obtaining the dashcam footage, the Beaver Countian also obtained audio of the officer’s call. In the audio, the cop is heard joking about the damage his dog inflicted on Cicco.”
Read more: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/taxpayers-liable-police-k9-handcuffed/
“Although it does not appear that the girl was a threat to him or anyone around him, the officer slammed her to the ground and used the weight of his body to hold her down, while two men stood nearby and watched—refusing to intervene.”
Read more: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/watch-cop-slams-17-year-old-girl-to-the-ground/