Favorite appears to be the chosen one despite some embarrassing moments along the way. A very warm welcome to the program on this wednesday evening its 10 pm here in the russian capital lets get started with a live news update. The World Health Organization has declared that the corona virus can now be labeled as a pandemic. In the past 2 weeks the number of cases 19. Increases in forward. And the number of affected countries. We have therefore to may be our system and that 19 can be contacted are used as a pandemic. The number of infections has now topped more than 118000 across the globe with more than 4000 deaths occur on a virus has spread to 114 countries with numbers growing by the day in the race to find a vaccine for the virus scientists in london are on the lookout for human guinea pigs to infect for money and the 1st test of its kind. We can announce that we have commenced the development of the worlds 1st commercial human coronavirus challenge study model we also known as co
Witnesses. Today the committee will hear from witnesses about the challenges that state stanksed businesses in the cannabis owners have when attempting to under the controlled substance act, its considered a schedule one drug. Being categorized as a schedule one means that the possession, distribution or sale of marijuana or other marijuana derived products is illegal under federal law and any proceeds from cannabis related activities remain subject to antiMoney Laundering laws. In the last several years many states have used valid initiatives or referendums that have legalized marijuana in some form, whether for recreational or medical use. Currently there are 11 states plus the district of columbia where it is legal to buy and consume recreational and medical marijuana adds well. And there are 22 states plus d. C. That have approvedmedcal marijuana totaling 33 states in all that have some form of Legal Marijuana. Senators gardner and merkley have introduced Bipartisan Legislation tha
The committee will now come to order. Before we get started. We have to win this panels this morning. Senator brown and i will give our opening remarks first and then we will hear from Senators Gardner and merkley. Once the senators have finished their statements we will proceed with our second panel of witnesses. Today the committee will hear from witnesses about the challenges that state sanction businesses in the cannabis industry have one trying to access mainstream Financial Services. Under the controlled substance act, marijuana, or cannabis is currently considered a schedule one drug. Being categorized as a schedule one drug means that the possession, distribution, or sale of marijuana or other marijuana derive projects is illegal under federal law. Any protests proceeds from cannabis remain subject to anti Money Laundering laws such as the Money Laundering control act. In the last several years many have used legalized marijuana in some form. Whether legal or recreational. Use
Amounts to a police state in she jang suppressing ethnic week is mostly muslim minorities among the firms 2 of the Worlds Largest manufacturer of surveillance equipment hike vision and. The u. S. Is hurting chinas chances of becoming a world leader in the sector days before trade talks to geve to resume the americans insists the blacklisting has nothing to do with the trade talks saying it keeps human rights and economic concerns separate however the white house is reported to have previously shelved ideas that would have shone a light on chinese abuses for fear of the railing the discussions china set the surveillance and she chang is part of the fight against muslim extremism now of aging has to watch on the list of chinese firms banned from trading with the u. S. Gets longer still. And joining me for more here in the studio now is didnt use china expert clifford could and clip it this is not the 1st blacklist issued by the United States whats different this time well i think the int
The committee will now come to order. Before we get started. We have to win this panels this morning. Senator brown and i will give our opening remarks first and then we will hear from Senators Gardner and merkley. Once the senators have finished their statements we will proceed with our second panel of witnesses. Today the committee will hear from witnesses about the challenges that state sanction businesses in the cannabis industry have one trying to access mainstream Financial Services. Under the controlled substance act, marijuana, or cannabis is currently considered a schedule one drug. Being categorized as a schedule one drug means that the possession, distribution, or sale of marijuana or other marijuana derive projects is illegal under federal law. Any protests proceeds from cannabis remain subject to anti Money Laundering laws such as the Money Laundering control act. In the last several years many have used legalized marijuana in some form. Whether legal or recreational. Use