[ad_1] Garner argued that pushing for decriminalization might have been an appropriate option, to which Swarbrick responded that removing criminal penalties for cannabis-related offenses would still leave the prevalent drug illegal and unregulated. “Decriminalization simply removes criminal penalties for people who use the substance,” he said. “Will adding another drug …
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[ad_1] World 12 Oct, 2020 05:28 PM3 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game WHO’s Dr. David Nabarro yesterday discouraged world leaders from using closures. Video / The viewer Four Swiss Guards tested positive for coronavirus and were showing symptoms, the …
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[ad_1] Supplied Brian “Soot” Wallace, left, got a job at Domino’s after franchisee Rishi Sharma spotted him using a discarded pizza box to ask for change. Domino’s franchisee Rishi Sharma was on his way to work when he saw a man using a discarded pizza box to ask for change. …
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