In this week’s edition:
Republican lawmakers introduce House bill to federally legalize cannabis
For the first time since 1968, DEA approves new cannabis cultivators for federal research
Mississippi Supreme Court strikes down voter-approved medical cannabis initiative and upholds life sentence for person convicted of possession
Dentons’
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Federal
Republican Lawmakers File Bill to Federally Legalize Cannabis - Reps. David Joyce (R-OH) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced a bill to federally deschedule cannabis, protect banks that serve state-legal cannabis businesses, and provide additional assurance that military veterans may use cannabis in accord with state law. The Common Sense Reform for Veterans, Small Businesses, and Medical Professionals Act would provide for regulations similar to federal rules for alcohol, which would be developed by the Food and Drug Administration and the Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. The bill does n
The cicadas are here, along with a new rap about the insects from local hip-hop artist MC Bugg-Z.
“Brood X-cellence” is a deep rhyming dive into the entomology, science, and emergence of Brood X, the periodical cicadas that are just now surfacing from their 17-year slumber underground.
Lines like “I have been chilling underground with my friends sippin on root juices” and “It’s a fitness thing, you’re witnessing predator satiation” will certainly have wings flapping and red eyes darting.
The song is written and performed by MC Bugg-Z, who isn’t just any old bug-loving underground hip-hop artist. He’s an entomologist and biologist who works for Fairfax County.
PFAS Response
MDHHS launches biomonitoring project to assess Michigan firefighter PFAS exposure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2021
LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Division of Environmental Health recently launched the PFAS in Firefighters of Michigan Surveillance (PFOMS) project. During this multi-year project, MDHHS will assess Michigan firefighters average exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - chemicals commonly found in Class B firefighting foams used to fight fires involving gasoline, oil and jet fuel. The findings will help inform activities to minimize firefighters exposure to PFAS, said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health at MDHHS. Emerging science continues to reveal the effects that PFAS can have on human health, and the firefighters who participate in the PFOMS project will contribute to our understanding of PFAS exposure among firefighters.
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