CONNECTICUT–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016. U.S. Veterans Administration doctors should be allowed to prescribe marijuana in pill form to veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, American voters say 87 – 9 percent in a Quinnipiac University National poll released today. Voters in military households, where at least one member is a veteran[Read More…]
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Center for American Progress Releases Progressive Policy Agenda to Cut Poverty and Expand Mobility
A woman walks with her 2-year-old daughter in Sullivan City, Texas, on September 16, 2015. Source: AP/Eric Gay Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016. New analysis by the Center for American Progress finds that if not for the dramatic rise in economic insecurity since 2000, nearly 13 million fewer Americans[Read More…]
Feds: Marijuana Trafficking Falls Following Statewide Legalization
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. Federal marijuana trafficking prosecutions have declined significantly since the passage of statewide laws regulating the plant’s production and retail sale to adults, according to data provided by the United States Sentencing Commission. According to their latest factsheet, the number of marijuana trafficking offenders prosecuted at the[Read More…]
Study: Rates Of Problematic Cannabis Use Fall Among Teens
St. Louis, MO–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. Fewer adolescents are consuming cannabis; among those who do, fewer are engaging in problematic use of the plant, according to newly published data in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Investigators at Washington University’s School of Medicine in St. Louis[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending May 28, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 267,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 268,000. The 4-week moving average was 276,750, a decrease of 1,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Marijuana Infraction Enforcement Nearly 4 Times More Severe for Black Californians and 1.5 Times More Severe for Latino Californians than for Whites, Finds New DPA and ACLU Report
Black and Latino Boys and Young Men at Particular Risk, Despite Similar Marijuana Use Rates Across Racial Lines; California to Vote on Removing Criminal Penalties and Legal Regulation of Marijuana This November Oakland, CA –(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2016. New data analyses conducted by the Drug Policy Alliance and ACLU of[Read More…]
Poll: Swing State Voters Favor Marijuana Legalization
Hamden, CT–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016. Solid majorities of voters in the swing states of Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania support the legalization of marijuana for adult use, and super-majorities in Florida and Ohio support efforts to medicalize the plant, according to polling data provided by Quinnipiac University. Fifty-six percent of Florida voters[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending May 21, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 268,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 278,000. The 4-week moving average was 278,500, an increase of 2,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
United States Should Consider Affordability Standards for Higher Education, New Center for American Progress Report Says
Students study in a library on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, on October 19, 2012. Source: AP/Jae C. Hong Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016. The federal government should consider implementing affordability standards for higher education, and the health care and housing sectors offer lessons for how such[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monthly Compliant Snapshot Spotlights Credit Reporting Complaints
Report Also Includes In-Depth Look at Consumer Complaints in New Mexico WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its monthly consumer complaint snapshot, highlighting credit reporting complaints. The report shows that consumers continue to complain about incorrect information on their credit reports as[Read More…]
