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  2022-01-16

  hermit HERALD, ISSUE 136

  U.S. taking a knife to a gunfight
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  2020-12-07

  Dr. Henry extends gathering restrictions over the holidays

  Tweet: "British Columbia has banned family gatherings of any kind over Christmas right to January 8! Wow, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year indeed. Will be the worst suicide numbers ever. Why aren’t we allowed to get Covid tests to show we don’t have Covid to visit family?"
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  2020-07-10

  Somewhere To Be

  After restrictions in England were eased and we were allowed some freedom over summer, my mates and I would go to different beauty spots around Dorset and Hampshire since everything else was closed or not worth dealing with. We discovered many places, including Ogdens where this was taken. We all got into the habit of smoking too much cannabis so we’d often go to these places with beach chairs to sit in the wild and get high because what else was there to do?
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  2020-09-11

  New Mexico Governor Calls for Marijuana Legalization to Assist with COVID-19 Budget Loss

  In a publicized Covid-19 update, the New Mexico state governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham briefly discussed the possibility of the legalization of cannabis. Grisham believes that the taxation and revenue from the legalization would benefit New Mexico’s economy. In the live briefing, Grisham states that New Mexico needs to “look for innovative ways to increase economic activity”. She discusses how the revenue will not fix the entire problem, but it is a way to help fill the “Medicaid gaps”. New Mexico has lost revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and this might be a way to create new revenue and jobs.
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  2020-04-30

  CBD: How New Well-being Enterprises Capitalize on your Anxiety

  "Ten years ago the only public displays of cannabis related usage would have been PSA’s warning against its harmful effects or perhaps a subway advertisement looking for people who are willing to participate in a study for addiction." This article describes CBD and cannabis use for health issues and concerns within NYC and was written by a senior journalism student following a beat developed and thought about in terms of the "local" in a journalism course at Pratt Institute that was upended by the pandemic.
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  2020-03-19

  Kind Leaf PENDLETON, first dispensary in Oregon to take steps to mitigate community spread.

  This business sees 300-500 people a day, so the owner, Brandon Krenzler wanted to ensure that his staff and community would not be exposed unnecessarily. This customer notice was issued shortly after the mandatory shuttering of dining establishments and bars in Oregon by Governor Kate Brown.