2019 Best year for Cannabis, Cannabis has been ‘Demonized’, Miraculous Results of Marijuana and more inCity Magazine’s Publisher, Christopher Thomas, sits with Steven Hawkins, Executive Director for Marijuana Policy Project discussing: War on Drugs, Fear of Marijuana, Tax Revenue, 2019 Being BEST Year of Cannabis, NFL and Cannabis, Marijuana Miraculous Results, Cannabis Entrepreneurship, Global Industry...
Category: Legal
Arguments Against Legal Weed That Just Won’t Die
America has largely accepted the facts about marijuana but a stubborn opposition refuses to. There has been a huge change in public opinion about legal marijuana over the past 20 years but the tired arguments against it — it’s a gateway drug, legalizing weed leads to more underage use, THC causes mental illness, etc —...
R Kelly’s TRUTH to being called “the Pied Piper of R&B”
At this point many people have watched LIFE Times ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ and the internet and social media are trending #RKelly and #SurvivingRKelly. Robert Kelly aka R. Kelly self proclaimed himself as the ‘Pied Piper of R&B’. For those who don’t know the story of the Pied Piper or haven’t heard it in a long...
FDA regulation of products containing cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 was signed into law. Among other things, this new law changes certain federal authorities relating to the production and marketing of hemp, defined as cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.), and derivatives of cannabis with extremely low (less than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis) concentrations of the psychoactive compound...
How to Document Your Personal Possessions in Case of Emergency
In the aftermath of a disaster that destroys your house, it can be all but impossible to think through everything you’ve lost. Fires, floods, hurricanes, damaged roofs—when you’re putting your life back together, you might not be thinking about how to catalogue your drawer of kitchen utensils for the insurance company. But you don’t want...
Alabama Business Owners Respond To CBD From Hemp Now Legal
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has updated a public notice on the legal status of cannabidiol because of a provision in the farm bill that received final passage today in Congress. The farm bill legalizes industrial hemp beyond pilot programs that Congress authorized in 2014. Marshall’s office said that means cannabidiol derived from hemp and containing no more than than 0.3...
Cannabis Becomes Legal for Adults in Michigan
Marijuana became legal for adults in Michigan on Dec 6th when Proposal 1 officially took effect. The initiative was approved by 56 percent of voters in the November midterm election. Proposal 1 allows adults 21 and older to possess and transport up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana, including up to 15 grams in the form...
How to Protect Yourself From the Giant Marriott Hack
jetcityimage/Getty Images Early Friday morning, the hotel behemoth Marriott announced a massive hack that impacts as many as 500 million customers who made a reservation at a Starwood hotel. Marriott acquired the Starwood hospitality group in September 2016, which operates numerous hotel brands including Sheraton, Westin, Aloft, and W Hotels. But the intrusion that caused...
Tax Fraud Cases: What Happened Next? (Infographic)
The tax authorities would acknowledge that most citizens are perfectly law-abiding. We know that we’re obliged to pay certain taxes and we ensure that they are paid in their entirety, with full disclosure, prior to the due date. However, there always seems to be a minority who do everything possible to flout the law and...
Helping Teenagers to Be Safer Drivers
New drivers are more likely to get into trouble because they lack experience, but the best way to reduce the risk of a crash is to become an experienced driver. My 16-year-old grandson, who lives in suburban Los Angeles, is on the verge of getting a driver’s license and, quite frankly, I’m terrified. Driving around...