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Although there were rumors that relief would come this December for those awaiting their legal medical marijuana in Ohio, Santa will not be depositing any cannabis beneath the tree this year.
Mary Jane Borden, Free Press’ cannabis reporter, tells us that “Even if cut today, the plants would still have to dry for a time. Testing laboratories aren't scheduled for final inspection until mid-December, according to the Department of Commerce. Also, there is not yet a patient registry. I suppose that dispensaries could open without product and sell ‘accessories’ as provided in HB 523, but I don't see anything that tells me Ohio will have functional dispensaries with cannabis for sale this year.”
The September 2018 date initially predicted for the opening of the medical marijuana market in our state has long passed. It looks like it will be January before the first crop is ready. Cultivators at Buckeye Relief in Eastlake, Ohio claims to have buds that will be harvested soon. Cresco Labs in Yellow Springs announced a few weeks ago their plants were almost full grown.
Earth Strike is a grass-roots environmental activist movement which aims to pressure governments and corporations around the world to take immediate action to avoid irreversible climate change before it is too late.
Read our full Mission Statement here.
Climate change
The world-wide climatological community has shown beyond any reasonable doubt that the planet’s climate is changing, and human industry is a strong driver of that change. These trends are clearly visible in several global metrics of the climate. Numerous studies and analyses have been published by prestigious scientific organizations which show, without a doubt, that if we do not take action now we will not only commit to those effects we see in our climate today, but we commit ourselves – every human and animal on the planet – to perpetually worsening climate catastrophe.
The Problem of the Borderline
In The Souls of Black Folk, W. E. B. Du Bois wrote: "The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line." Paraphrasing Du Bois, we propose that the problem of the twentieth-first century is the problem of the borderline -- above all, the borderline between the global North and the global South. As we write this, the right wing in the United States are in a frenzy of xenophobia, whipping up fear and hatred against a caravan of Honduran migrants crossing Mexico and heading toward the US border, just as their European counterparts have against migrants from Syria and Afghanistan, Kosovo and Albania, etc.
On the heels of the recent report that we’ll all be dead from climate change in a few decades, several friends have asked me – how do libertarians feel about climate change? As with anything involving libertarian philosophy, the answer isn’t exactly simple and requires some further explanation.
Most libertarians live by the creed that our political party professes – don’t hurt anybody and don’t take their stuff. Arguably, harming the environment in any way would fall under that realm of violating our principles, because the environment is something that we all live in.
If you take part in poisoning an area’s groundwater or air, you’re effectively hurting several people and certainly taking their stuff, namely their ability to drink water and breath safely. Environmental laws are something that libertarians, in theory, would be in favor of since they stop senseless abuses by the rich and powerful – and more importantly, their attempts to hurt less powerful people’s bodies and properties.
The Washington Gladden Social Justice Park, on the northeast corner of East Broad Street and Cleveland Avenue, is touted as the first park in the nation dedicated to the theme of social justice. The park is small but includes as "interpretive path, relaxing water feature, and large-scale art project serving as the backdrop of the park." The park's website reads "Over time as the park grows, programs tied to social justice will be launched that will be held at the park and in the community." Dozens of people turned out on a wet gray afternoon to witness the dedication of the park today, Sunday, October 18. https://www.socialjusticepark.org/
In the first part of this article I talked about hypnotherapy and Shamanic healing. I now take this opportunity to bring forth Spirit mediumship and Reiki. But before I do that I want to bring to your notice that being in a state of calm and centered place is a daily task. It is therefore important to give oneself at least 15 minutes of "me time." 15 minutes away from your various gadgets, family members, daily stressors. 15 minutes daily just for yourself. We all have to make ourselves important first and then others.
Brian "Clash" Griffin, honored at last year's Free Press Annual Awards Event, will perform with the Coffee House Rebels at the 2018 Free Press Awards ceremony on Monday, October 8 at Woodlands Tavern, 1200 W. Third Avenue. The Coffee House Rebels are an electric, folk-rock blues, acoustic punk, rock band made up of Brian Clash on vocals, guitar, and harmonica, Chuck Oney on bass and vocals and Sarah Noble on drums and vocals. To hear them, come to the event!
Originally posted at: https://www.iqsdirectory.com/resources/the-drones-are-coming-the-drones-are-coming/
The world was formally introduced to the concept of “drones” through the use of unmanned, remote-control airplanes used in tactical military missions around the turn of the 21st Century. It seemed like science fiction, and much of how they worked was shrouded in controversial secrecy.
It wasn’t long until the first consumer drones hit the market, replacing spy photography gear or weapons with consumer-grade cameras that fit on tiny helicopter-looking contraptions that fly using a standalone remote control or a connected app via smartphones.
An amazing thing happened in Washington DC. No, it didn’t involve the President, or at least not yet. But it did come from the Republican camp. Congress’ most powerful politician – Washington’s red light, green light – is championing the “Hemp Farming Act of 2018.”
This groundbreaking legislation would redefine hemp as an agricultural commodity, regulate it under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and drop it from the list of tightly Controlled Schedule I Substances. Water rights, federal grants and banking accompany this bill. Yes, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is leading the pack, and because of him, the Act has a good chance of passing. Once signed by the President, hemp will emerge from 80 years of prohibition darkness and move into the light as a recognized crop like soybeans or corn.