“Nearly half of all Americans now reside in a jurisdiction where the adult use of cannabis is legal,” NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano said. “To date, no state has moved to either curtail or repeal these legalization laws. That’s because these policies are working largely as voters and lawmakers intended and they are clearly preferable to criminal marijuana prohibition.”
Greg Berman - A couple of days ago, I found myself on the downtown D train. Happy to find a seat in a crowded car, I was looking down, fiddling on my phone, as one does. When I looked back up, who was sitting across from me? Pioneering hip hop DJ/personality/producer/manager Kool DJ Red Alert, that's who. Like many New Yorkers, I have an unwritten rule that I never acknowledge famous people. But I occasionally make an exception for someone who is kind of a niche celebrity and who (in my mind at least) might actually take pleasure from being recognized in an unexpected place. So I called out, "DJ Red Alert!" He looked my way. "Appreciate you," I said. He nodded without smiling. I went back to scrolling on my phone, thinking maybe I had erred in bothering him. But when we reached the next stop and Red Alert got up, he took a detour to give me a fist bump as he was getting off the train. The whole thing made me happy to be a New Yorker.
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