On December 4, the House of Representatives approved decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level.
The bill, branded as the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, or MORE Act, removes cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances and facilitates canceling low-level federal convictions and arrests related to marijuana. However, the Senate is not expected to pass the bill despite strong public support, according to the Gallup polling agency.
Several Florida cities have passed legislation to decriminalize cannabis. Jacksonville City Councilman Garrett Dennis has introduced such bills. One failed to pass and the other has yet to be heard.
Sally Peebles, a Partner with Vicente Soderbergand a Member of the state’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee told us what to expect next.
10 Worst Toys For 2020
The organization World Against Toys Causing Harm Inc. (WATCH) has released its nominees for “10 Worst Toys for 2020.” The list aims to discourage parents from giving the unsafe gifts to children this holiday season.
In 2018 alone, there were 226,100 toy-related injuries in the U.S., according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. We spoke with Wayne Hogan, President of the Terrell Hogan personal injury and wrongful death law firm, about toy safety.
Chapter Endnotes
First Coast Connect Book Club leader Stacey Goldring joined us with her December recommendations for a Book Lover’s Bucket List - just in time for the holidays. Her top picks this year include Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein and My Antonia by Willa Cather.
Jax Bundle
WJCT Public Media today launched its newest member benefit: a streaming package of PBS Passportand BritBox, called the Jax Bundle.
This exclusive combination, the first of its kind for PBS Passport and BritBox, provides WJCT supporters with access to thefinest and largest collection of British programming to view anytime, anywhere and from any device through one sign-up process.
Our CEO David McGowan told us more.
Katherine Hobbs can be reached at newsteam@wjct.org or on Twitter at @KatherineGHobbs.
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