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New California Cannabis Testing Standards Supported by Retailers Like March and Ash
New California Cannabis Testing Standards Supported by Retailers Like March and Ash
San Diego, CA.- The quality of the product sold at cannabis shops is obviously critical for success. So anytime there are questions about potency and product value, important questions need to be asked. A recent Associated Press report stated nearly 20 percent of cannabis products in California failed tests for potency and purity since the state started requiring the checks on July 1. The testing has been especially tough on cannabis-infused cookies, candies and tinctures: Since the study, abo
15 Sep, 2018
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5 Lawsuits That Could Change U.S. Health Care
5 Lawsuits That Could Change U.S. Health Care
Malpractice lawsuits happen every day, and most people don't think twice about them until they're the subject of one. In most cases, these lawsuits only affect the individuals involved, but in rare cases, a lawsuit comes around that could change the shape of the health care industry as a whole. Let's take a closer look at five lawsuits that could do just that. Columbus v. Trump In 2018, three cities — Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Columbus, Ohio — sued President Trump, alleging that he and his a
12 Sep, 2018
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Trump Squeeze on Legal Workers Is Hurting American Business
Trump Squeeze on Legal Workers Is Hurting American Business
In 2016 Donald Trump presented himself to the American people as a savvy deal maker and successful business mogul whose business-friendly policies as president would help the American economy to grow, but the economic policy of his administration has been characterized by socialist interventions and central planning, instead of the Laissez-faire or "hands off" economic policies that allow markets to work and businesses to flourish: The Trump administration is using the country’s vast and nearly
03 Sep, 2018
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Pro-Women Groups Keep Independent, Third Party Female Candidates Off Websites
Pro-Women Groups Keep Independent, Third Party Female Candidates Off Websites
In the lead up to the 2018 midterms, female candidates running as independents and third parties are shockingly under-represented by organizations who endorse and track women – even those groups who claim to be nonpartisan. One example is The Center for American Women and Politics that was established in July 1971 at Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics. For decades, CAWP has claimed to be “a nonpartisan voice that is central to creating awareness and understanding of women’s pol
31 Aug, 2018
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6 Congressional Districts That Show How Bad America's Competition Problem Really Is
6 Congressional Districts That Show How Bad America's Competition Problem Really Is
While viewing a map of congressional districts, one may believe they are examining an unsolvable puzzle. The same type of puzzle where you dump thousands of tiny colored pieces out of a box onto your kitchen table and immediately realize you have a bad case of buyer’s remorse. Similarly, on the district map, small jagged lines paired with long shapes seem to stretch through and around counties in a way that can best be described as completely unconventional. These shapes have come about as a re
27 Aug, 2018
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Students Invent Gerrymander Board Game And It's Taking Off
Students Invent Gerrymander Board Game And It's Taking Off
Three siblings from Austin, Texas are set to make cash off of gerrymandering. No, they're not running for office; they're creating a board game called Mapmaker that educates people about the very serious political game of manipulating voting district boundaries. It's not a sexy topic for many or one that is easy to understand. But if a game will do it, then why not? "First and foremost, we want to teach politicians that gerrymandering is not a game and politicians should not be choosing voters
14 Aug, 2018
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Young Voters Agree: New Blood Needed to Spark Political Revolution in Congress
Young Voters Agree: New Blood Needed to Spark Political Revolution in Congress
A new tide is turning in America’s political climate, and a recent AP poll reveals that the young people — apparently “exasperated” with the older leaders in Congress — are ready to make some waves with their vote in the upcoming 2018 midterm elections. According to a poll by the Associated Press-NORC and MTV, 79% of Americans between the ages 15-34 think that younger leaders would do a better job running the country as opposed to our current Congress, whose average House member and Senate age
30 Jul, 2018
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Republican Revolt Brews Against Trump "Soviet-type" Economic Interventions
Republican Revolt Brews Against Trump "Soviet-type" Economic Interventions
Top Senate Republicans have finally had enough of the Trump Administration's economic interventionism in the form of tariffs that effectively raise the price of imported goods for the American consumers and businesses that buy them. The final straw? Retaliatory tariffs from China on American farmers in response to Trump's tariffs on imported steel. Even before China hit back with tariffs of its own on American food exports, these steel tariffs have had a devastating impact on American businesse
27 Jul, 2018
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When Voter Registration Becomes A Barrier to Voting
When Voter Registration Becomes A Barrier to Voting
Earlier this year, Utah and Washington quietly joined 14 other states that have eliminated the use of registration deadlines as a final cutoff to be able to vote. The congruent actions of a red state and blue state bring the number of states that allow voters to register or update a registration when they go to vote to nearly one in three. It’s a critical threshold that could spell the end of voter registration deadlines as we’ve known them for 100 years. Enabling voters to address and fix reg
26 Jul, 2018
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76 Reasons I'm Lucky to Be An American
76 Reasons I'm Lucky to Be An American
Being born in America is like winning the lottery of life. Being able-bodied and able-minded on top of that, in good health and of average or better intelligence, is just a big 'ole cherry right on top of the biggest, best bowl of pure ice cream there ever was. Where to even begin? 1. I'm lucky to be an American because when we change governments it isn't violent. The peaceful transfer of power from one government to the next, the quadrennial bloodless revolutions has kept the most powerful c
03 Jul, 2018
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