Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. by Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director According to a Reason-Rupe Public Opinion survey released this week, not only do a majority of Americans believe the federal government should not arrest consumers of cannabis in states that have elected to regulate it, but that view extends to[Read More…]
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Social Networking: Gen Xers Connect Online as Often as They Socialize in Person
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. Young adults in Generation X are as likely to connect with friends, family and co-workers online as they are in person, according to a University of Michigan study. In a typical month, adults in their late 30s report that they engaged in about 75 face-to-face contacts[Read More…]
Human Rights Watch: U.S. Immigration Reform Should Uphold Rights
White House, Senate Proposals a Good Start Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. The US government should urgently reform its unfair immigration system to uphold the basic rights of non-citizens and provide a path to legal status for the country’s unauthorized immigrants, Human Rights Watch said in a policy briefing released today. While the Senate[Read More…]
Marijuana Reform Momentum Continuing In 2013
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. 2013 isn’t even a month old, and already we’re seeing numerous senators and representatives across the country ride the wave of reformation that was generated in November 2012. Since Washington and Colorado put the question of marijuana regulation on the ballot, more and more state leaders have[Read More…]
U.S. Voters Favor Carbon Tax By 4-to-1 Margin
Cutting social spending not the way to deal with budget problems WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. Sixty-seven percent of Americans would rather see the government tax carbon pollution rather than cut spending as a way of solving our budget problems. This is the result of a national survey of 1,000 voters by[Read More…]
Budget Cuts Set Funding Path to Historic Lows
Washignton, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2013. Federal investments in an array of vital and widely supported programs, benefits, and public protections are projected to decline by the year 2017 to unprecedented levels, according to a new analysis released today by the Center for American Progress. The analysis, authored by CAP’s Tax and[Read More…]
Gross Job Gains and Gross Job Losses Increased in Second Quarter 2012
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2013. From March 2012 to June 2012 gross job gains from opening and expanding private sector establishments were 7.0 million, an increase of 69,000 from the previous quarter, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over this period, gross job losses from closing and contracting private[Read More…]
CDC Releases Data on Interpersonal and Sexual Violence by Sexual Orientation
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2013. The first set of national prevalence data on intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual violence (SV), and stalking victimization by sexual orientation was released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study found that lesbians and gay men reported IPV and SV over their[Read More…]
Alcohol Ads on Television are Associated With Underage Drinking and Related Problems
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2013. Seventh graders who are exposed to alcohol ads on TV, and who say they like the ads, may experience more severe problems related to drinking alcohol later in their adolescence, according to a study in the February 2013 issue of Pediatrics, “Exposure to Alcohol[Read More…]
Parents Numb to Misuse of Narcotic Pain Meds by Youth, New Poll Shows
Only 1 in 5 parents say they are very concerned about children, teens misusing narcotics, according to U-M’s National Poll on Children’s Health EN ESPAÑOL ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. Despite data on rising rates of abuse and overdoses of narcotic pain medicines across all age groups, in a new[Read More…]
