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☆ 5 big military moments that took place on Christmas Day
  + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
1868 — US President Andrew Johnson pardons former Confederate soldiersPresident Andrew Johnson Pardoning Rebels at the White House en.wikipedia.orgNearly a century later, on Christmas Day 1868, US President Andrew Johnson extended a full pardon and amnesty "to all and to every person who, directly or indirectly, participated in the late insurrection or rebellion." At war's end, however, he seemed to determine to punish those who had rebelled to preserve the institution of slavery. The day after being sworn in as the nation's president, Johnson said that "treason must be made infamous, and traitors must be impoverished." Prior to this blanket Christmas Day amnesty, southerners who had fought for the Confederacy could obtain a pardon provided only that they swore allegiance to the Union (top officials were excluded). Under "Proclamation 179," pardons were extended "to every person who, directly or indirectly, participated in the late insurrection."
☆ Joe Biden pardons turkeys Chocolate and Chip, gives thanks for 'no ballot stuffing' and 'no fowl play'
  + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Biden quipped that there had been "no ballot stuffing" and "no fowl play" during the midterms. He also said the "only red wave this season" would be if his dog, Commander, knocked over cranberry sauce. "The votes are in, they've been counted and verified, there's no ballot stuffing, there's no fowl play," Biden said on the White House South Lawn, according to a transcript of the speech. "The only red wave this season is gonna be if German Shepherd, Commander, knocks over the cranberry sauce on our table." Biden's quips came after a widely-touted "red wave" for the Republican Party failed to materialize during the midterms.
☆ Here's how Donald Trump could theoretically run for president in 2024 and govern the US from prison, according to 9 legal scholars
  + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Robin Bravender | Tina Sfondeles | Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +17 min
If Trump landed in prison, nothing in the Constitution would block him from another White House run, according to nine legal experts interviewed by Insider. He served eight years in federal prison after being convicted on public-corruption charges. In the Oval Office, Trump conducted business at the ornate Resolute Desk. If he wound up in federal prison, he'd likely have more sway over his fate. Hochul would all but certainly reject calls to cut Trump legal slack in any fashion, pardons included.
☆ U.S. cannabis movement can learn from Canada
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Sharon Lam | Thomson Reuters | Sharon Lam Joined Breakingviews In Late | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
TORONTO, Nov 9 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The U.S. cannabis industry would do well to heed the lessons of Canada’s growing pains. Even as the United States becomes more pot-friendly, however, there’s no guarantee that financial success will follow. Approved cannabis growers destroyed a record quantity of unsold buds last year, the Financial Post reported. Fewer available licenses in the United States also mean barriers to entry are higher. The Canadian government on Sept. 22 announced the launch of the legislative review of the Cannabis Act, which came into force on Oct. 17, 2018.
☆ Here are the states voting on marijuana legalization on Election Day
  + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
A recreational marijuana smoker indulges in smoking weed on April 14, 2020 in the Bushwick section of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota could join 19 other states and the District of Columbia, which have already legalized recreational marijuana. A 6% sales tax on recreational marijuana would go toward facilitating automatic expungements for people with certain non-violent marijuana offenses on their records, veterans' health care, substance misuse treatment and the state's public defender system. North DakotaMarijuana legalization failed to pass in North Dakota when it appeared on ballots in 2018, losing by a margin of 41% to 59%. This election, New Approach North Dakota got a revised proposal back on the ballot.
☆ Egypt faces criticism over crackdown on activists ahead of COP27 climate summit
  + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
CNN —Egypt is facing a barrage of criticism over what rights groups say is a crackdown on protests and activists, as it prepares to host the COP27 climate summit starting Sunday. According to rights groups, security forces have been setting up checkpoints on Cairo streets, stopping people and searching their phones to find any content related to the planned protests. The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF), an NGO, said Wednesday that 93 people had been arrested in Egypt in recent days. Then there is a separate public venue where climate exhibitions and events take place throughout the two weeks of the summit. But rights groups said the government’s initiatives amounted to little change.
☆ January 6 hearings: Day 9 focuses on former President Trump
  + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Scott Wong | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +47 min
Share this -Link copiedCommittee votes to subpoena Trump The committee voted on Thursday unanimously to subpoena Trump. Trump would not be the first president to be subpoenaed, nor would he be the first former president subpoenaed by Congress. "Even before the networks called the race for President Biden on Nov. 7th, his chances of pulling out a victory were virtually nonexistent, and President Trump knew it," Kinzinger said. “At times, President Trump acknowledged the reality of his loss. “What did President Trump know?
☆ January 6 hearings live updates: Day 9 focuses on former President Trump
  + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Scott Wong | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +41 min
That's based on a Secret Service email from 9:09 a.m. "The head of the President’s Secret Service protective detail, Robert Engel, was specifically aware of the large crowds outside the magnetometers," Schiff said. A Secret Service report at 7:58 a.m. said, "Some members of the crowd are wearing ballistic helmets, body armor carrying radio equipment and military grade backpacks." On Dec. 26, a Secret Service field office relayed a tip that had been received by the FBI, Schiff said. Trump would not be the first president to be subpoenaed, nor would he be the first former president subpoenaed by Congress.
☆ Fact Check-Reuters did not report that Nancy Pelosi bought 10 million shares in a cannabis company days before Biden’s overhaul on marijuana policy
  + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
The tweet cites Reuters, although no such report was published, and a spokesperson for Pelosi said that no such transaction was made. Reuters has not published an article on Nancy Pelosi and cannabis investments (here). Pelosi's latest publicly available financial disclosure report was filed on Sept. 9, nearly a month before Biden’s announcement (here). Business Insider published an article on Sept. 29, detailing all of Pelosi’s husband's stock trades since 2021 based on financial disclosure documents. Reuters was not able to independently verify any new stock purchases by Pelosi since the Sept. 9 disclosure.
☆ After Biden’s announcement on cannabis and racial equity, what's next?
  + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Beau Kilmer | Beau Kilmer Is The Mccauley Chair In Drug Policy Innovation | Co-Director Of The Drug Policy Research Center At The Nonprofit | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +6 min
President Joe Biden’s announcement about cannabis policy reform last week underscored how keeping it illegal disproportionately harms people of color. Biden’s move is an important step in changing the federal approach to cannabis. Some jurisdictions are considering how cannabis tax revenues could be used to address racial disparities. For example, Evanston, Illinois., is using some of its cannabis tax revenues to support slavery reparations. Cannabis legalization isn’t just a yes-or-no choice.
☆ Factbox: Voters in five U.S. states to decide on legalizing marijuana in November midterms
  + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Joseph Ax | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Customers are seen inside Shango Cannabis shop to purchase legal recreational marijuana beginning at midnight in Portland, Oregon October 1, 2015. REUTERS/Steve Dipaola/File PhotoOct 7 (Reuters) - Voters in five states will decide whether to legalize adult-use marijuana in November's midterm elections, as 19 other states and the District of Columbia have done. Residents approved a prior marijuana referendum in 2020, but Governor Kristi Noem, a Republican, challenged the result in court. In addition to the statewide referendums, voters in some cities around the country will decide whether to decriminalize marijuana possession laws and whether to allow licensed cannabis retailers in their areas. All told, 19 states and the District of Columbia allow recreational use of marijuana, and 37 states regulate cannabis for medical use.
☆ Biden's surprise move to reclassify cannabis could supercharge legal weed — but it also carries big risks for companies and investors
  + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Jeremy Berke | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
He announced pardons for federal cannabis possession and ordered a review of how cannabis is scheduled. While Biden's announcement stopped far short of decriminalization, he outlined three key steps:He's pardoning people federally convicted of simple cannabis possession. Biden's announcement signals that his administration — quiet on cannabis until now — will finally push for federal cannabis reform. Stifel analyst Andrew Partheniou called Biden's announcement "the most important development in US cannabis history," in a Friday morning note. If the government decides to regulate cannabis like a pharmaceutical, that could undermine the recreational cannabis industry as it currently stands.
☆ Biden to pardon thousands of people with federal marijuana convictions and encourage states to do the same
  + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
President Joe Biden announced he is pardoning thousands of people with federal marijuana convictions. Biden said in a statement "no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana." The White House is also considering a change to the scheduling of marijuana under federal law. In his statement, Biden said he is asking Attorney General Merrick Garland and Health Secretary Xavier Becerra to begin a review of marijuana's federal scheduling. "Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana," Biden said.
☆ Jan 6 committee members say they believe Trump was responsible for the riot, and the panel might unanimously refer him for prosecution
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Jan 6. committee members Schiff and Cheney spoke about the Capitol riot investigation on Sunday. But they said the panel will give a unanimous verdict either way when it decides whether to refer Trump for prosecution. When the committee concludes its investigation, which was launched more than a year ago, it will decide whether or not to refer Trump for prosecution by the Justice Department. Committee members have previously given mixed signals about whether Trump will be referred for prosecution, with Rep. Bennie Thompson's saying in June that the panel would not refer the former president for prosecution. He met with resistance from other committee members.
☆ Could Trump mass-pardon his supporters who rioted at the Capitol? Constitutional-law experts weigh in.
  + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( Dave Levinthal | Kayla Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +10 min
The January 6th attack by a mob of his supporters on the Capitol raises the question of whether Trump could pardon them. Trump has the power to broadly pardon the rioters for federal crimes, even before they are charged, experts told Insider. He has repeatedly wielded them to help his political allies who have been charged or convicted of federal crimes. Trump supporters inside the Capitol after shattering doors and windows to get in. That's where Pelosi went with a question about Trump's pardon powers during a 60 Minutes interview broadcast on Sunday.
☆ 5 momentous military events that took place on Christmas Day
  + stars: | 2017-12-11 | by ( Business Insider | Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
1868 — US President Andrew Johnson pardons former Confederate soldiersPresident Andrew Johnson Pardoning Rebels at the White House en.wikipedia.orgNearly a century later, on Christmas Day 1868, US President Andrew Johnson extended a full pardon and amnesty "to all and to every person who, directly or indirectly, participated in the late insurrection or rebellion." At war's end, however, he seemed to determine to punish those who had rebelled to preserve the institution of slavery. The day after being sworn in as the nation's president, Johnson said that "treason must be made infamous, and traitors must be impoverished." Prior to this blanket Christmas Day amnesty, southerners who had fought for the Confederacy could obtain a pardon provided only that they swore allegiance to the Union (top officials were excluded). Under "Proclamation 179," pardons were extended "to every person who, directly or indirectly, participated in the late insurrection."
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