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A fledgling Texas newspaper is claiming credit for a change in policy by the Texas State University System regarding penalties for students found to have illegally possessed, used, sold or distributed drugs, including marijuana. The year-old Caldwell/Hays Examiner sued the higher education institution in San Marcos to find out the race of students suspended and expelled due to marijuana infractions. Jordan Buckley, publisher of the paper, said until recently, a student with one drug offense, on or off campus, was subject to discipline ranging from mandatory counseling to expulsion. ...

The Census Bureau has released a report that shows LGBTQ people suffered higher rates of depression, anxiety and other mental hurdles than did the general population during the pandemic - and an Iowa survey has dug a little deeper. The census figures show that 18- to 29-year-olds reported symptoms of anxiety that were almost 18% higher than the general population during the pandemic. A related survey by advocacy group One Iowa shows that 50% of LGBTQ respondents in Iowa report mental-health issues as their number one concern. ...

Despite a heavily conservative shift in voter turnout at the ballot box in Iowa, results of a new post-midterm poll showed Iowans strongly support social justice causes. In the poll, jobs and the economy, the cost of living and restoring funding for abortion rights topped the list of Iowans' most important issues. Katy Siddall, messaging director for the advocacy group Progress Iowa, which released the poll, said Iowans care deeply about protecting and promoting those causes, and the poll numbers bear it out. ...

The state wants to make the process easier to own a dispensary.

All of the Lights (Celebrities and Athletes) Scott Hammon, National Cannabis Practice Leader at MGO, told Benzinga, “Putting the Cannabis 50 together for 2020 was an interesting endeavor. In a year of great adversity and a challenging economic environment there were so many highlights and positive advancements.  A theme we heard from almost all of the honorees was cannabis being deemed essential during the pandemic and the huge public sentiment supporting the legalization of cannabis we saw during the Election. “The MGO Cannabis Practice works with over 400 clients in the space so we ar...