Category Archives: Science
Medical pot bill resurfaces in NC Senate, heading to floor
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation authorizing marijuana for medical use in North Carolina and developing a system to grow, sell and regulate cannabis was recommended by a state Senate committee Wednesday, nine months after it last surfaced.
Ex-governor seeks to open medical marijuana testing facility
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove is teaming up with a health care executive to apply for a state license to open a medical marijuana testing facility.
Liberals pressed on whether B.C. drug decriminalization could pave the way
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals faced calls Wednesday to take a national approach to decriminalization amid the mounting death toll of the opioid crisis, even as the House of Commons voted against an NDP bill to allow drugs for personal
With Roe in doubt, states weigh letting nurses do abortions
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Abortion rights advocates saw a problem: There’s a limited pool of medical providers who can legally perform abortions. In some states, one solution has been to authorize more providers beyond just physicians.
Biden says he wasn’t informed early on of baby formula woes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he was not briefed on the prospect of nationwide shortages of infant formula for about two months, and he acknowledged the strain on families as his administration struggles to address the
Gridlock could delay COVID funds until fall – or longer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is headed for “a lot of unnecessary loss of life," the Biden administration says, if Congress fails to provide billions more dollars to brace for the pandemic’s next wave. Yet the quest for that money
Wray: FBI blocked planned cyberattack on children’s hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI thwarted a planned cyberattack on a children's hospital in Boston that was to have been carried out by hackers sponsored by the Iranian government, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday.
B.C. to join small group of jurisdictions with decriminalization of hard drugs
VANCOUVER — British Columbia will soon join a handful of jurisdictions around the world where drug users are not criminalized for possessing small amounts of some illicit drugs for personal use. Critics say that while decriminalization is a positive fi...
CAE profit soars in Q4 as revenues increase 25% excluding ventilators last year
MONTREAL — CAE Inc. says its net profit attributable to shareholders soared last quarter as revenues increased even excluding ventilators sold to the Canadian government last year for people suffering from COVID-19. The Montreal-based flight and health...
“Slippery slope”: Alberta’s Kenney questions federal-B.C. drug decriminalization plan
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he has concerns about the federal government’s decision to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illegal drugs in British Columbia. Kenney says the decision is a “slippery slope” and is counter-produ...