Brazil Imposes $189,000 Fine on Political Prisoner Jair Bolsonaro for ‘Recreational Racism’
Brazil Court Fines Bolsonaro for “Recreational Racism” On Tuesday, a federal court in Brazil imposed a fine of 1 million Brazilian Reais (about $188,750) on former president Jair Bolsonaro for what has been labeled “recreational racism.” This ruling came from the third panel of the Federal Regional Court of the Fourth Region, which found that […]
Kagiso Rabada from South Africa suspended for passing a recreational drug test | South Africa cricket team
South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has announced that he is taking a temporary break after testing positive for recreational drugs. Currently ranked second in the International Cricket Council’s Test Bowling Rankings, Rabada returned home after participating in just two matches against the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League last month. According to the […]
Floridians Projected to Reject Legalization of Recreational Marijuana
Floridians rejected the Third Amendment on Tuesday to give the green light to recreational marijuana, according to both Decision Desk headquarters and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.). Decision Desk Headquarters predicted that the amendment would fall short of the 60 percent threshold needed for passage. DeSantis added, “Voting is over in Florida, the Third Amendment has […]
Florida: Amendment 3 Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Projected To Fail
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 12: Florida Attorney General candidate Jim Lewis, who is running on the platform of legalizing marijuana, speaks during the October 12, 2010 election in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Holding up a placard at a rally. Lewis believes legalizing the drug could save the state hundreds of millions of dollars that could […]
Florida ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana fails
Although medical marijuana use remains legal in the Sunshine State, a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida is expected to fail, Decision Desk headquarters said. Ta. Florida's Third Amendment allows adults 21 and older to possess, purchase, and use marijuana for non-medical purposes. Under state law, the amendment needed a 60 percent supermajority […]
Two Pennsylvania state representatives to introduce a bill to legalize recreational marijuana
Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R ) and Rep. Emily Kinkead (D) announced a plan to introduce a bill to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults in Pennsylvania. It marks the latest efforts by legislators in the state to legalize the drug. Kaufer and Kinkead issued a press release earlier this week that their legislation would be […]
Sen. Rick Scott announces he will vote against legalizing recreational marijuana
The issue of drug addiction is personal for Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL). He lost his brother in April due to years of abusing controlled substances and alcohol. Scott claimed that his brother’s addiction first started with using marijuana in his youth and gradually evolved over the years. It was his brother’s death that he had […]
Pot producers are on the rise as Florida voters decide on the fate of the use of recreational marijuana
U.S.-listed stocks of cannabis producers rose on Tuesday after the Florida Supreme Court on Monday allowed voters to decide the fate of recreational marijuana use in the state through a referendum on the November ballot. rose pre-market. If passed, adult-use marijuana would be legal in the nation’s third most populous state. Why is it important? […]
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Vetoes Bill for Recreational Cannabis
Republican Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have legalized the sale of recreational marijuana. In his veto statement, the governor said: Said The law allowing a state-regulated recreational marijuana market “put the health and safety of Virginians at risk” and undermined the idea that the law would eliminate the black […]
Youngkin vetoes bill setting up sale of recreational marijuana in Virginia
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have created a legal market for the sale of recreational marijuana in the Old Dominion state. Youngkin argued that the bill would create a state-regulated recreational marijuana market, “putting the health and safety of Virginians at risk.” his veto statement. “States that follow […]