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Democrats have a new plan to legalize marijuana federally

The Verge

the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. Guam, and the US Virgin Islands. ”a According to a 2020 analysis by the American Civil Liberties Union , Black Americans were more than three times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession as white Americans. a dynamic shift in public opinion and support”.

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This is what your life will be like when the world hits a dangerous climate tipping point

Fast Company Tech

For many low-lying island nations , the challenge of higher seas and more intense tropical storms will be existential. One analysis projects that as early as 2030, Iowa could see corn production plummet 25% due to climate change, Minnesotas soybean yield could drop as much as 19%, and wheat production in Kansas could fall 9%.

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