On December 21, the Federal Register included a new item entitled 21 CFR Part 1308, which lists all ‘marihuana’ extracts as Schedule I drugs, including cannabidiol (CBD), which has legitimate, able-to-be-proven medicinal benefits. Oh, and not to mention, it’s NON-psychoactive, so it does NOT get users high. Just to clarify, there are three criteria listed on the DEA’s website that qualify a drug for the Schedule 1 list: the drug must have a high potential for abuse, the drug has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, there is a lack of safety associated with use…
Author: Amanda Ede
Kohl’s announces that stores will be open for 107 hours straight starting on December 20 through December 24: non-stop shopping anyone? 107 hours may seem like a lot, but it’s sixty-three hours less than last year. Apparently last year the 170-hour streak proved to be underwhelming all around, and the company entered 2016 behind on margins. However, Black Friday brought record-breaking sales, so the idea for the Christmas season is to jam-pack as many sales as possible into a shorter period of time. With fierce competitors like J.C. Penney and Macy’s, Kohl’s has to be on a new level—like Drake,…
Monsanto shareholders are thrilled with Bayer’s takeover. The company was purchased for $67 billion dollars and shareholders will earn $128 per share. Two of the world’s biggest agrochemical companies are combining, which means Bayer and two other companies will now control 80% of U.S. corn seed sales and 70% of the global pesticide market—does anyone else see the red flags? Here’s some background on Monsanto: there is an entire campaign dedicated to opposing the company, its practices, and its products named The Millions Against Monsanto. The group stemmed from the Organic Consumers Association and was founded in the 90’s. The association’s website…
It’s 2016 and $16.6 billion dollars is chump change, right? Before discounts, this is what the Islamic Republic just paid Boeing Co for 80 jetliners. Maybe you’re thinking “80 jetliners?!?” Or perhaps you’re more sophisticated and you’re saying to yourself “I didn’t think transactions of that scale were allowed between the U.S. and Iran” or maybe you’re still just thinking that simply “that’s a lot of money!” Regardless, continue reading—you might learn something. If you go to the United Nation’s website, you can read about Resolution 1696, where you can read: legislation that placed economic and diplomatic sanctions on Iran because the Atomic…
Trump’s picks for administration have been making the rounds in the news lately, but is it for the right reasons? Let’s start with Gary Cohn, Trump’s future Chief Economic Policy Advisor. Before his appointment, he was Chief Operating Officer at Goldman Sachs where he worked for nearly twenty-five years. Does the housing market crash ring a bell to anyone? Good, it should. What about Goldman Sachs admitting to defrauding investors during said crash? To be clear, that means Goldman Sachs lied to investors by closing deals based on false promises. Don’t worry, the company was heavily disciplined—a few fines were…
