Singer/actress Bette Midler's marijuana advocacy dates back to the '70s when she reportedly planned to give away joints to ticket holders at her New Year's Eve concert. In 1976, she covered the reefer-jazz classic, "Sweet Marijuana."
New York's likely next mayor, 33-year-old Assembly member Zohran Mamdani, was a big supporter of the state's marijuana legalization legislation in 2021. He recently said, "I’ve purchased marijuana at a legal cannabis shop."
Irvin Dana Beal has been sentenced to four months in an Idaho jail stemming from his felony marijuana trafficking arrest on January 12. 2024.
Due to violent crime and kidnappings, the U.S. State Department warns Americans from going to six Mexican states and suggests to reconsider visiting seven others. Thirty of Mexico's 32 states have travel advisories in effect.
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