In 2012, the state of Washington legalized the use of marijuana making it recreational and accessible to almost everyone. The city of Seattle has decided to reverse past marijuana convictions between 1996 and 2010 that would help 542 people since the city has legalized the use according to the NY Daily News. “A drug conviction, even for […]

The state of New Jersey has now joined the ranks of states that have legalized the use of medical marijuana. NJ.com reports that doctors are now allowed to prescribe their patients marijuana for medicinal use. They can use it for problems with anxiety, chronic pain, migraines and Tourette’s Syndrome. These ailments were added under Gov. […]

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby is suddenly out and about in his hometown of Philadelphia in what legal experts say appears to be an effort by the comedian to rebuild his good-guy image ahead of his retrial on sexual assault charges in the spring. In the past two weeks, the 80-year-old Cosby emerged from a […]

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Starting a business is often a pricey ordeal, but no- to low-cost ideas exist for aspiring entrepreneurs with unique and marketable talent. Take inventory of the skills you already possess, recommends Holly Reisem Hanna, founder of career blog The Work at Home Woman . List your past jobs, education, training, passions, skills and talents to […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. Sessions will instead let federal prosecutors where pot is legal to decide how aggressively to enforce federal […]

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — From a pot shop in Santa Cruz that hung a banner proclaiming “Prohibition is Over!” to one in San Diego handing out T-shirts showing the first moon landing and declaring a “giant leap for mankind,” the Golden State turned a shade greener with its first sales of recreational marijuana. Ceremonial ribbon […]

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A Morgan State University professor was convicted Tuesday in connection with a scheme to defraud the National Science Foundation and his students. The Baltimore Sun reports: Manoj Kumar Jha, 46, of Severn faces 20 years in prison for each of four counts of wire fraud, and for one count each of mail fraud and falsification […]

With rappers being sued left and right for sample clearance issues and adopted monikers, it’s a change to see one taking someone else to court.…