Tuesday in a Facebook video Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Marijuana Justice Act, that would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act which would make it legal at the federal level. The bill also “retroactively expunges” the criminal records of people convicted federally for marijuana use and possession. Booker said, “When you see these marijuana arrests happening so much in our country, targeting certain communities — poor communities, minority communities — targeting people with an illness, targeting dispositionally our veterans, you see the injustice of it all.” Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Month: August 2017
Unusual North Korean Submarine Activity May Foreshadow Sub-Launched Missile Tests
Unusual submarine activity by North Korea may be a harbinger of submarine-launched missile tests to come, a worrying development given the outlaw regime’s recent advances in intercontinental ballistic missile technology.
Sarah Sanders Blasts Press for ‘Russia Scandal Fake News’, Points to Clintons’ Real Russia Relationships
Newly minted White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders flipped Russia conspiracy questions during Tuesday’s press briefing, pointing to a lack of evidence against the Trump Administration and a host of evidence against Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Ivanka Trump Says She Is Looking Forward to Working ‘Alongside’ Gen. Kelly
Ivanka Trump said Monday that she was looking forward to working “alongside” new White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly, despite a new command structure that has all staff in the West Wing answering to Kelly.
‘Global Citizen Festival’ Assembles All-Star Anti-Trump Music Lineup
Stevie Wonder, Green Day, Pharrell Williams, The Lumineers and more are set to headline the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park on September 23, the festival announced Tuesday.
Leftists Freak Out over William Shatner Criticizing Social Justice Warriors on Twitter
William Shatner, the actor best known for his role as Captain Kirk on Star Trek, expressed his distaste for social justice warriors and was promptly attacked by SJWs on Twitter and in the media.
Venezuela: Secret Police Detain Leopoldo Lopez, Mayor Ledezma of Caracas in Midnight Raids
Venezuela’s Secret Police (Sebin) stormed the homes of opposition leader Leopoldo López and rightful mayor of Caracas Antonio Ledezma early Tuesday morning, taking the two men away over alleged violations of their house arrest provisions.
Gianni Versace’s Lover Blasts ‘Ridiculous’ Portrayal of Fashion Icon’s Death in ‘American Crime Story’
The former lover of famed fashion icon Gianni Versace, who died in 1997, is blasting the portrayal of the designer’s death in the latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story television series.
Mosher: If You Want to Stop North Korea, Punish China
North Korea has once again shocked the world with an illegal missile test, a sign the Kim Jong-un regime feels safe and comfortable in its alliance with its largest trade partner, China.
UCF Student Diversity Chair Resigns over Saying Trump Supporters ‘Not Welcome’ on Campus
A student leader at the University of Central Florida has resigned from his post over an October Facebook post in which he reportedly wrote that Trump supporters weren’t welcome on campus.