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Cannabis and Firearms: Profile — Pearson Crosby Dorsey Kindler - 04/19/2021 In Part 1… We were introduced to Kim Petters, a U.S. Air Force veteran who developed PTSD but found relief with Delaware’s medical marijuana program. Due to federal law 18 U.S.C. 922 (g), however, legal users of cannabis can not be legal owners of firearms. Petters, and others in similar situations, are faced with the difficult decision of choosing protection or pain relief. Dr. Corey Burchman, a Navy veteran in ...

Jeremy Healy served his country for 12 years in the US Army Reserves from 2001 to 2013. He was discharged as a sergeant. His basic training at Fort Sill in Oklahoma began in somewhat dramatic fashion. “Things were a little relaxed when I first got there. I was signing my dog tag papers, when all of a sudden an air raid siren went off and they took us to a field…said we could go home now if we wanted—two planes had just hit the World Trade Center. 9/11 had happened. From then on, ...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn As US troops prepare to pull out, a look at the war in Afghanistan by the numbers Biden to announce that U.S. troops will pull out by 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 • 9 min read US defense chief makes surprise Afghanistan visit Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan as the U.S. nears a May 1 deadline to withdraw American troops from the country. Massoud Hossaini/AFP via Getty Imag...

Willie Sutton (Slick Willie) was an early 20th century Brooklyn-born, Irish American villain who was the product of the Roaring Twenties, a decade of economic prosperity, carefree living and women’s suffrage that ended in 1929 with the stock market crash and the advent of the Great Depression. Sutton did a lot of things in his long career of chicanery, most notably as a bank robber, before he died in 1980 at the advanced age of 79, after having spent close to 40 years in and out of Federal pr...

Project Diehard to include equine therapy at new facility Unmute (WSIL) -- Two local nonprofits are teaming up to transition veterans back to civilian life. "Its woods, and a wooded area. Theyre going to have an equestrian program, which is what we want to help with." Angie Jackson, Executive Director of Cassidys Cause Therapeutic Riding Academy, says theyve been looking for a way to serve veterans with their equestrian therapy nonprofit. Coincidentally, Brian Gibs...

10 March 11, 2021 (CAMP RIPLEY, Minnesota) —Sgt. First Class Erin Tilford has served with the Minnesota National Guard for 12 years as a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Specialist with the 434th Chemical Company out of Hastings, Minnesota. Tilford, originally from Dover, Minnesota, is gearing up to deploy with her unit later this year. This will be her second deployment overseas and she is excited to deploy again while getting to know her soldiers and t...

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  Message On The State Of The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Tuesday, 9th March 2021, At Parliament House, Accra. Mr. Speaker, It is always good to be back in Parliament, and to discharge the duty, in accordance with Article 67 of the Constitution, of delivering to the House a Message on the State of the Nation. I am particularly delighted as this Message is the first of my 2nd term, the validity of which was unanimously upheld last week in a well-reas...

President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said the large investments in equipping the country 39;s security services was inspired by the recognition that peace and stability were critical for national development.

705 Message on the State Of The Nation by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Parliament House, Accra. We reproduce the entire address below Mr. Speaker, It is always good to be back in Parliament, and to discharge the duty, in accordance with Article 67 of the Constitution, of delivering to the House a Message on the State of the Nation. I am particularly delighted as this Message is the first of my 2nd term, the validity of which was unanimously upheld last wee...