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Vermont becomes 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana market

The adult-use marijuana club of the United States just grew to 11 with the addition of Vermont on Wednesday.

The news, which sets the stage for yet more growth of the U.S. cannabis industry, was hailed by the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) as a major victor, especially considering that Vermont is only the second state in the nation to legalize adult use via the legislature and not at the ballot box.

Recreational sales in Vermont are not expected to begin until October 2022.

Although Vermont legalized the possession and use of recreational marijuana in 2018, lawmakers at the time declined to authorize any framework for the legal production and sale of adult use cannabis.

Vermont lawmakers in September gave final approval to S. 54, which picks up where the 2018 law left off.

In a letter to the president of the state Senate, he wrote that Vermont lawmakers still have work to do.

The allowance of marijuana vaping products when he’s not satisfied that vaping does not pose a threat to public health. »

Court documents ask Parkland parents to prove mental anguish

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Court documents ask Parkland parents to prove mental anguish Parents who sued a school district after their children died in a mass shooting at a Florida high school are being asked to turn over psychiatric records to prove they've suffered mental anguish.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Parents who sued a school district after their children died in a mass shooting at a Florida high school are being asked to turn over their psychiatric records to prove they have suffered mental anguish.

“I don’t think anyone is going to dispute that these families have suffered mental anguish,” Kelley said. »

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday

Authored by cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday any COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada will be free for all Canadians through the health-care system.

Trudeau told the Commons a committee of experts will counsel the government on how to fairly distribute vaccines to everyone.

That's up 40 per cent over the previous week and is nearly 10 times the low it reached last July. »

'They knew and they covered it up': Harris slams Pence over coronavirus in VP debate

Authored by independent.co.uk

Kamala Harris began the first and only vice-presidential debate of the 2020 election by attacking the Trump administration and her opponent Mike Pence for its coronavirus response.

"They knew what was happening and they didn’t tell you,” said Ms Harris, who is Joe Biden’s running mate on the Democratic ticket.

She added: “Can you imagine if you knew on January 28th as opposed to March 13th what they knew, what you might have done to prepare? »

Speech-disrupting brain disease reflects patients' native tongue

Authored by medicalxpress.com

For instance, Italian speakers with dyslexia tend to have less severe reading impairment than English or French speakers due to Italian's simpler and more phonetic spelling.

In contrast, Italian speakers with the same disorder had fewer pronunciation difficulties but tended to produce much shorter and grammatically simpler sentences.

"In contrast, Italian is easier to pronounce, but has much more complex grammar, and this is how Italian speakers with PPA tend to run into trouble.". »