Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2013. Following the counties of Kaua’i and Hawaii, Maui Council Member Elle Cochran has introduced legislation (full text available here) that will require disclosure of pesticides and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture. In addition, the bill requires buffer zones and a health impact study. The Council[Read More…]
Day: December 11, 2013
Protesters In Rep. Paul Ryan’s Office Demanding a Budget for People, Peace, and Planet
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2013. Only hours before Paul Ryan and Patty Murray announced that they reached a two year budget agreement (The BiPartisan Budget Act of 2013), representatives from a broad coalition demanding a budget that would cut military expenditures in order to increase funding for a wide range of[Read More…]
Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced in New York Senate
Public Opinion, Wasted Tax Dollars and Racially Discriminatory Arrests Push Legislators to Fix Broken Marijuana Policies; Colorado, Washington, and Now Uruguay Offer Sensible Models and Precedent for Reform New York—(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2013. Today, New York State Senator Liz Krueger introduced a bill to tax and regulate marijuana for adult use.[Read More…]
World’s Leading Experts Issue Standards on Cannabis, Restore Classification as a Botanical Medicine
American Herbal Pharmacopoeia monograph lays scientific foundation for quality assurance and expanded research Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2013. In an historic move, the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP) released the first installation of a two-part Cannabis monograph today that classifies cannabis (marijuana) as a botanical medicine, alongside many other widely accepted Complementary[Read More…]
Nearly 365,000 Americans selected plans in the Health Insurance Marketplace in October and November
1.9 million customers made it through the process but have not yet selected a plan; an additional 803,077 assessed or determined eligible for Medicaid or CHIP Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Dember 11, 2013. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that nearly 365,000 individuals have selected plans from the state[Read More…]
Uruguay Becomes First Country In World to Legalize Marijuana
Uruguayan Senate Approves President Mujica’s Bill to Tax and Regulate Marijuana; Initiative Reflects Broad Political Shift as Latin American Countries Seek Alternatives to Drug Prohibition and the War on Drugs NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2013. The Uruguayan Senate has just approved a bill that makes their country the first in the[Read More…]
Arctic Blast to Reach Northeast, Trigger Heavy Lake-Effect
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports another blast of Arctic air continues to roll southeastward Wednesday over the Midwest and will reach the Northeast by Thursday. The frigid air will continue to trigger heavy lake-effect snow. Arctic Blast The air will be the coldest of the season so far from Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia,[Read More…]
Drawing To Benefit Thorne Creek Nature Center
A signed and numbered print of the graphite drawing “Prairie Chapel” by local artist Marikay Peter Whitlock is available with a donation to Friends of Thorn Creek Woods of $75 or more to benefit the Nature Preserve. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An original graphite drawing by artist Marikay Peter[Read More…]
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