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Opinion: 10 steps to save Native Americans from Covid-19

The stakes are high. And the human stories are already heartbreaking. For example, Andrea Circle Bear never met her daughter. The day before...

Joe Biden includes marijuana decriminalization in new ‘Plan for Black America’

Former Vice President Joe Biden is using a newly released plan on racial justice to tout his existing modest marijuana reform proposals. The presumptive...

Cities Have Ignored Marijuana Crimes To Prevent COVID-19 Spread

America’s relationship to marijuana is changing, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Governors openly lament their state didn’t legalize cannabis, marijuana retail is “essential...

Trump’s lawyers have reportedly demanded that Michael Cohen stop writing a ‘tell-all’ book about the president

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer, is planning to write a 'tell-all' book about the president.The Trump Organization has sent a cease-and-desist letter...

Pandemic delays prison for Hot Pockets heir, ex-Pimco CEO in college admissions scandal

BOSTON (Reuters) - An heir to a microwave snack fortune and a former chief executive of investment firm Pimco cannot use the coronavirus...

COVID-19 Reveals the Absurd Injustice of Cannabis Prohibition

COVID-19 is spreading through the U.S. prison system like wildfire and people who remain locked up on cannabis and nonviolent drug charges are...

LIVE UPDATES: Trump threatens to withhold virus aid from states with sanctuary cities, Elon Musk protests US lockdowns

We'll keep this page updated with the biggest coronavirus headlines of the day. Scroll down for more information on each story and check...

Some prisons are allowing inmates to use Zoom and video chats to communicate with family as coronavirus concerns suspend in-person visits (ZM)

Prisons across the US have suspended in-person visits for family members of inmates amid the coronavirus outbreak.Video chatting and phone calls have long...

States Can Use Policy Actions to Mitigate Risk and Spread of Coronavirus in Jails and Prisons

As more coronavirus cases and deaths are confirmed in jails and prisons, states can utilize programs and other policy actions to mitigate the...

A Cannabis Offense Should Never Be A Death Sentence

As the coronavirus continues to have a meaningful impact on all aspects of the emerging cannabis industry, there is one group largely being...

a16z Podcast: The Stories and Code of Culture Change

There are some common tropes that can kill your company culture — whether it’s that corporate values can be weaponized; “fake it til...

Public health guidance on prevention and control of blood-borne viruses in prison settings

This document provides EU/EEA Member States with evidence-based scientific advice on available options, when planning and implementing prevention and control interventions for...

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