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California is using some of the fees it collects from the sale of marijuana to help community organizations that serve communities harmed by the war on drugs.
Nonprofits gain funding from unusual source: Marijuana sales JIM RENDON of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Chronicle of Philanthropy April 23, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this April 20, 2021 file photo, Bridgette King poses for a portrait at a "Joints for Jabs" event in New York. Uncle Sam gave marijuana lovers more reason to celebrate this week as a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it easier for cannabis companies to do business in states where sales are legal. The move comes as more states legalize cannabis sales, most...
For a spirited hour and a half during a stand-up-comedy livestream on Saturday, to be the child of a parent with schizophrenia was the norm. Discussion topics included: Is it worse to grow up with a parent with schizophrenia or one with schizoaffective disorder, where you have symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder? “I think I win,” comedian Johan Miranda said. Comedian Maddie Connors has been spending the pandemic quarantined with someone who has borderline personality disorder — “arguably worse,” she said. Atsuko Okatsuka, the creator of the show “Normalize Everythi...