Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2018 By: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director A growing number of banks and credit unions are providing financial services to marijuana-related businesses, according to data released by FinCEN (the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) and first publicized by MarijuanaMoment.net. The report found that the number[Read More…]
Month: January 2018
What Stars Will Hatch From The Tarantula Nebula?
NASA’s Flying Observatory Seeks to Find Out CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2018 By: Nicholas A. Veronico To have a full picture of the lives of massive stars, researchers need to study them in all stages – from when they’re a mass of unformed gas and dust, to their often dynamic end-of-life explosions.[Read More…]
Chicago Leaders Gather to Commemorate the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Honor Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. at 32nd Annual Interfaith Breakfast
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and keynote speaker Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. today joined city leaders and civic and religious community members at the 32nd Annual Interfaith Breakfast to honor the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Each year, Chicago hosts the ceremony to[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Secretary Zinke Scrambles to Make it Look Like He Cares Whether States Want Offshore Drilling Or Not
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2018 By: Gabby Brown In the wake of questions about the rationale behind Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s removal of Florida from draft offshore drilling plans just days after it was released, Zinke is scrambling to create the appearance of a fair process. The decision to exempt[Read More…]
Most Americans Would Oppose Infrastructure Plan That Sacrifices the Environment, New Poll Shows
Washington, D.C —(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2018 By: Sam Hananel Americans overwhelmingly reject the idea that improving the nation’s infrastructure should come at the expense of protections for air, water, wildlife and natural places, a new poll finds. Ninety-four percent of Americans, including 92 percent of people who voted for President Donald Trump,[Read More…]
NOW: Donald Trump is a Racist and Hurting Women
Women and Children are Three-Quarters of Immigrants in U.S. Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2018 By: Emily Imhoff Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt Donald Trump’s repellent complaint about too many immigrants from “s-hole” countries is more than a window into his racist soul. His hate speech must be heard[Read More…]
Court Approves Distribution of Over $190 Million to Illinois Consumers in Settlement Over Fixed Prices for LCD Screens
Consumers Who Filed Claims Will Receive Checks in the First Quarter of This Year Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2018. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that consumers will soon begin receiving payments from an approximately $190 million settlement with manufacturers of liquid crystal display (LCD) manufacturers. The payments are part of settlements Madigan’s[Read More…]
New York State Legislators Hold Historic Public Hearing on Regulating and Taxing Marijuana for Adult Use
Marijuana Crusade Has Led to 800,000 People being Arrested for Low-Level Marijuana Possession in New York State over the Past 20 Years New York, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2018 By: Tony Newman and Kassandra Frederique On January 11, 2018, the New York State Assembly Standing Committees on Codes, Health, and Alcohol[Read More…]
Hom/Ade Foods, Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of Mary B’s® Brand Biscuits
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2018 By: Tony Hess Hom/Ade Foods, Inc is voluntarily recalling Mary B’s® brand biscuits due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The problem was discovered in a product sampling conducted by an outside co-packer, who manufactured the product. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Treatment for Breast Cancer with a Certain Inherited Genetic Mutation
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2018 By: Angela Stark The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Lynparza (olaparib tablets) to include the treatment of patients with certain types of breast cancer that have spread (metastasized) and whose tumors have a specific inherited (germline) genetic mutation, making[Read More…]