Seattle, WA–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. The legal cannabis industry is responsible for the creation of an estimated 123,000 full-time jobs in the United States, according to data provided by the online content provider Leafly.com. Authors analyzed state-by-state economic data to draw their extrapolations. They estimated some 58,000 full-time jobs in states[Read More…]
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Attorney General Nominee Comments On Conflict Between State/Federal Marijuana Laws
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. United States Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions responded to questions on Tuesday with regard to how he believes the Justice Department ought to respond to states that have legalized the use of marijuana. While testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Sessions indicated that the agency’s[Read More…]
President Obama Awards Vice President Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom (Videos)
President Obama: “As good a man as God ever created” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. During a surprise send-off for Vice President Joe Biden, President Obama awarded Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The emotional presentation and remarks are in the video sbelow. https://youtu.be/LjKZhSCTwp4 https://youtu.be/STJv9191ftQ Source: Youtube
Department of Justice Office of Inspector General to Review Certain Actions by the DOJ and FBI in Advance of the 2016 Election
U.S. Department of Justice (Source: oigjustice.gov) Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2017. The Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today that, in response to requests from numerous Chairmen and Ranking Members of Congressional oversight committees, various organizations, and members of the public, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)[Read More…]
New Report; One of the Most Comprehensive Studies of Recent Research on Health Effects of Recreational and Therapeutic Use of Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Products
The Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a rigorous review of scientific research published since 1999 about what is known about the health impacts of cannabis and cannabis-derived products –[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending January 7, 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 247,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 2,000 from 235,000 to 237,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
DeVos Family Political Donations to Senate Even Larger Than Previously Reported, New Center for American Progress Analysis Reveals
Betsy DeVos speaks during a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on December 9, 2016. AP/Paul Sancya CAP research uncovers more than $4 million in donations to U.S. senators and their fundraising arms from the DeVos family. Betsy DeVos is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the next U.S. secretary of[Read More…]
Military Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, January 12, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based[Read More…]
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Syrian Officials In Connection With Regime’s Use Of Chemical Weapons On Civilians
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action in response to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) – United Nations (UN) Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) findings that the Syrian regime used industrial chlorine as a[Read More…]
Rep. John Lewis Senate Testimony in Sen. Jeff Sessions Confirmation Hearing, January 11, 2017 (Transcript & Video)
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) Photo Source: johnlewis.house.gov Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2017. Representative John Lewis (D-GA) testified today to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to the nomination of Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, III (R-AL) to be the Attorney General of the United States. Representative Lewis’ remarks as delivered follow. [Read More…]
