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Friday, January 13, 2023
"Building Solidarity in Support of Immigrants’ Rights in the Evolving Marijuana Legislative Landscape"
As I have mentioned before, after a very busy Fall semester, I am catching up on the posting of some recently produced papers that are part of the on-going series of student papers supported by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center. And now I have just started teaching a new semester of my marijuana seminar, it is especially enjoyable to be able to highlight some of the great work that was done by students in my last class. The title of this post is the title of this paper authored by Charlotte Kalfas who was in my marijuaan seminar last year and who now completing her 3L year at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Here is the abstract of her paper:
This paper attempts to raise the profile of and build solidarity among disparate groups on the issue of considering how immigration law should be amended or enforced in the wake of the move towards legalization, whether on a state-by-state or federal level. It goes into detail on perspectives and policy rationales for amending the INA to remove marijuana from disparate political perspectives -- those who are already committed to immigrants' rights, those who are already committed to marijuana legalization, and those who are less amenable to either.
For the first group, it's fairly self-explanatory: marijuana use is a deportable offense for immigrants whether or not it is legal, which makes little sense in the era of marijuana reform. For legalization supporters, I focus on economic developments and social justice. Allowing immigrants into the group of people who could purchase and use marijuana would both bring more revenue into the market and create a new group of folks who could work in both agricultural and retail ends of the business. Further, given the divisive history of the connections between marijuana criminalization and immigration, noncitizens should be a key consideration in legalization legislation and regulation just as social equity programs are now for women and other minoritized people. Finally, for those who aren't familiar or amiable to either perspective, the paper dives into arguments about justice and fairness from a legal perspective, and the assertion that supporting minoritized individuals such as immigrants and people of color is beneficial for all members of the U.S.
January 13, 2023 in Federal Marijuana Laws, Policies and Practices, History of Marijuana Laws in the United States, Political perspective on reforms, Race, Gender and Class Issues | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
The folks at Gallup are reporting here some intriguing new polling data under the headline "Americans Not Convinced Marijuana Benefits Society." Here is part of the write up of the results of new Gallup polling:
Americans are evenly split in their views about marijuana's effect on society, with 49% considering it positive and 50% negative. They are slightly more positive about the drug's effect on people who use it, with 53% saying it's positive and 45% negative.
People's own experience with marijuana is highly related to their views on both questions. Large majorities of adults who say they have ever tried marijuana -- which is nearly half of Americans -- think marijuana's effects on users (70%) and society at large (66%) are positive. Conversely, the majority of those who have never tried marijuana think its effects are negative: 72% say this about its effect on society and 62% about its effect on users....
Also, although Americans have not reached a consensus on whether marijuana benefits people or society, they see it far more positively than they do alcohol. As Gallup reported previously, the same poll finds three in four adults believing alcohol negatively affects society, and 71% think it is harmful to drinkers. These results are from Gallup's July 5-26 Consumption survey, conducted annually each July....
Here are the current demographic patterns for all three marijuana-related behaviors.
Gender: Men are more likely than women to say they have ever tried marijuana, but the two genders are similar in their self-reports of smoking marijuana and consuming marijuana edibles.
Age: The highest usage rates are reported by adults 18 to 34, with 30% of this group saying they smoke marijuana and 22% consuming edibles. These figures drop to 16% each for adults 35 to 54 and 7% each for those 55 and older.
Education: Unlike the strong educational relationship seen with tobacco, education is not a great discriminator in people's use of marijuana. Those with a college degree are about as likely as those with no college education to have ever tried it or to use it currently.
Party: Democrats and independents report similar levels of marijuana use, while Republicans are less likely to smoke or eat it. They are also less likely to have ever tried it.
Monday, July 25, 2022
I am pleased to spotlight another great Drug Enforcement and Policy Center (DEPC) event that is part of our summer 2022 Cannabis Regulatory Deep Dive. (The first event in this series on "Interstate Commerce" can be watched at this YouTube link.). This event is scheduled for August 17 at 12noon and is titled "Not a SAFE Bet: Equitable Access to Cannabis Banking." This is how this event is described on this webpage (where you can register):
According to members of the Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition, the SAFE Banking Act, as written, is not a safe bet to achieve fair and equitable access to financial services for those in the cannabis industry.
Please join us for another Cannabis Regulatory Deep Dive as our panel of experts shares their analysis of the SAFE Banking Act, why it would fall short of its goals, and recommendations to improve fair access to cannabis banking as detailed in their soon-to-be released paper, Not a SAFE Bet: Equitable Access to Cannabis Banking.
Cat Packer, Distinguished Cannabis Policy Practitioner in Residence, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, The Ohio State University
Rafi Aliya Crockett, Commissioner, Washington, D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Dasheeda Dawson, Cannabis Program Manager, City of Portland, Oregon
Shaleen Title, Distinguished Cannabis Policy Practitioner in Residence, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, The Ohio State University
Monday, July 11, 2022
"Maximizing social equity as a pillar of public administration: An examination of cannabis dispensary licensing in Pennsylvania"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper authored by Alfred Lee Hannah, Daniel J. Mallinson and Lauren Azevedo published in the Public Administration Review. (For the record, this research was supported by funding from the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center.) Here is the paper's abstract:
Public administration upholds four pillars of an administrative practice: economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and social equity. The question arises, however, how do administrators balance effectiveness and social equity when implementing policy? Can the values contributing to administrative decisions be measured?
This study leverages the expansion of medical cannabis programs in the states to interrogate these questions. The awarding of dispensary licenses in Pennsylvania affords the ability to determine the effect of social equity scoring on license award decisions, relative to criteria that represent the other pillars. The results show that safety and business acumen were the most important determining factors in the awarding of licenses, both effectiveness concerns. Social equity does not emerge as a significant determinant until the second round of licensing. This study then discusses the future of social equity provisions for cannabis policy, as well as what the findings mean for social equity in public administration.
July 11, 2022 in Business laws and regulatory issues, Medical Marijuana Data and Research, Race, Gender and Class Issues, Recreational Marijuana Data and Research, Who decides | Permalink | Comments (0)
Saturday, June 11, 2022
I continue to be excited to continue to be able to post a lot of recently produced papers that are part of the on-going series of student papers supported by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center. In so doing, it is such a pleasure to get to review and highlight great work by OSU law students and recent graduates on so many important and cutting-edge topics. The title of this post is the title of this paper authored by Jamie Feyko who recently graduated from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Here is its abstract:
We have built motherhood into an impossible ideal. Mothers are expected to do it all, be it all, have it all. And these unachievable expectations begin before a child is even born. If something goes wrong during pregnancy, we immediately blame the mother. This culture of blame becomes even more magnified when mothers struggle with addiction. Mothers are blamed for struggling with substance use disorders (SUDs), despite modern medicine establishing — definitively and indisputably — that addiction is a disease, not a choice or a moral failing.
Starting in the 1980s, the criminal justice system began a determined effort to criminalize mothers struggling with SUDs. Drawing on law review articles, legal precedent, and newspaper articles, this paper will explain the relatively modern legal development of criminalizing mothers for struggling with SUDs and contextualize this movement within the evolving cultural beliefs surrounding motherhood and addiction. This paper will detail the ways in which prosecutors first began filing charges against mothers for exposing their fetuses to drug metabolites in utero, the shaky legal foundations of these early attempts, and how state statutes expanded to provide stronger legal footing for criminalizing mothers with addiction. The paper will conclude by explaining the ultimate futility of trying to use the criminal system to “deter” mothers from the disease of addiction and highlight policy changes that would be better suited for addressing the problem of maternal substance use disorders.
Sunday, May 29, 2022
"The Real War on Families – An Examination on American Child Welfare Law in the Shadow of Drug Prohibition"
As mentioned in a number of prior posts, the end of a busy semester becoming the start of summer means I am able to catch up on posting a lot of recently produced papers that are part of the on-going series of student papers supported by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center. The title of this post is the title of this paper authored by Karen Augenstein, a recent graduate of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Here is its abstract:
American law emphasizes the value of family whether that be through tax deductions on children or mandating child support. However, when it comes to the War on Drugs, the importance of family seems to have been forgotten in favor of punishing those with substance abuse issues in the worst way possible: taking away their children. Whether the intention of lawmakers or not, those who suffered the most tended to be minority and poor parents, the ones who struggled to have their voices heard. Even today, America continues to punish victims of abuse by removing their children and imposing harsh, impossible requirements for reunification.
This paper is divided into three sections. The first section examines the basis for child welfare in America, focusing primarily on three pieces of child welfare legislation that incorporated parental drug use into its mandates: Child Abuse Protection and Treatment Act of 1974, Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, and the Adoption and Safe Families act of 1997. The second section breaks down two areas of child welfare law: infants born testing positive for drugs and the explosion of the foster care system, and examine how drug laws, coupled with punitive, discriminatory action, broke apart families. Finally, the third section recommends changes the American child welfare system could make in its approach to drug addicted parents, in an effort to reunify, rather than punish, parents who suffer from substance abuse issues.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Modern day Fiorello La Guardia?: US Senate candidate Gary Chambers smokes marijuana in new campaign ad protesting criminalization
As detailed in this piece, headlined "Fiorello La Guardia Protested Prohibition By Drinking a Beer…In Congress," some notable politicians have taken notable steps to protest foolhardy prohibitions. Here are the details from a century ago:
Fiorello La Guardia, best known as the mayor of New York City in the 1930s and ’40s, flaunted his illegal drinking by sipping homemade beer in his congressional office in Washington, D.C.
In 1926, La Guardia summoned 20 newspaper reporters and photographers into Room 150 of the House Office Building. With a straight face, he took “near beer” (the low-alcohol beer allowed under the Volstead Act) and mixed it with two-thirds of a bottle of malt tonic. Then he took a sip. He declared the alcoholic beverage legal, according to La Guardia’s New York Times obituary in 1947, and headlines the next day heralded his publicity stunt.
Notably, La Guardia was also not a fan of marijuana prohibition either:
He went on to become one of the most popular mayors in New York City history. As mayor, his activism against congressional policing of substances continued. La Guardia commissioned the La Guardia Committee Report on Marihuana in response to the start of the war on drugs in the late 1930s. In 1944, after five years of study, his report declared several groundbreaking statements:
“The use of marihuana does not lead to morphine or heroin or cocaine addiction and no effort is made to create a market for these narcotics by stimulating the practice of marihuana (sic) smoking. The publicity concerning the catastrophic effects of marihuana smoking in New York City is unfounded. Marihuana is not the determining factor in the commission of major crimes.”
The study was enough to make Harry Anslinger, the first commissioner of the federal Bureau of Narcotics, denounce La Guardia, his study, and his stance on drugs.
La Guardia’s anti-regulatory stance on cannabis wasn’t embraced by the public as much as his stance against Prohibition was. But one day, perhaps the U.S. will look back fondly on La Guardia’s prescience, just like people today look back on his homemade “beer” he drank while in the House of Representatives.
This notable bit of history came to mind when I saw this new ABC News story headlined "Democratic Senate candidate smokes marijuana in new ad highlighting disparity and reform." The ad is very much worth watching in full (so I have it embedded below), and here are the basics from the press piece:
Progressive activist and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Gary Chambers Jr. smokes marijuana in a field in New Orleans while talking about marijuana reform in his first campaign ad. On Jan. 1, smokeable medical marijuana became legal in Louisiana under certain conditions....
Chambers, who is Black, opens the new ad titled "37 Seconds" by lighting and smoking a joint as a stopwatch clicks in the background.
He says someone is arrested for possession of marijuana every 37 seconds. “Black people are four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana laws than white people. States waste $3.7 billion enforcing marijuana laws every year,” he goes on....
Chambers, who has never been arrested, ended the ad saying, “Most of the people police are arrested aren't dealers, but rather people with small amounts of pot, just like me.”
Monday, January 3, 2022
The title of this post is the title of this encouraging new research in the January 2022 issue of the journal Social Science & Medicine. This piece is authored by Christian Gunadi and Yuyan Shi, and here is its abstract:
Minorities often bear the brunt of unequal enforcement of drug laws. In the U.S., Blacks have been disproportionately more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession than Whites despite a similar rate of cannabis use. Decriminalizing cannabis has been argued as a way to reduce racial disparity in cannabis possession arrests. To date, however, the empirical evidence to support this argument is almost non-existent.
To examine whether cannabis decriminalization was associated with reduced racial disparity in arrests for cannabis possession between Blacks and Whites in the U.S.
Using FBI Uniform Crime Report data from 37 U.S. states, cannabis possession arrest rates were calculated separately for Blacks and Whites from 2000 to 2019. A difference-in-differences framework was used to estimate the association between cannabis decriminalization and racial disparity in cannabis possession arrest rates (Blacks/Whites ratio) among adults and youths.
Cannabis possession arrest rates declined over 70% among adults and over 40% among youths after the implementation of cannabis decriminalization in 11 states. Among adults, decriminalization was associated with a roughly 17% decrease in racial disparity in arrest rates between Blacks and Whites. Among youths, arrest rates declined among both Blacks and Whites but there was no evidence for a change in racial disparity between Blacks and Whites following decriminalization.
Cannabis decriminalization was associated with substantially lower cannabis possession arrest rates among both adults and youths and among both Blacks and Whites. It reduced racial disparity between Blacks and Whites among adults but not youths. These findings suggested that cannabis decriminalization had its intended consequence of reducing arrests and may have potential to reduce racial disparity in arrests at least among adults.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper available via SSRN and authored by Shaleen Title. (Shaleen Title served as one of five inaugural commissioners of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission from 2017 to 2020, and this year has been serving as the Distinguished Cannabis Policy Practitioner in Residence at the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center.) Here is the abstract for this paper:
As states and local jurisdictions implement new laws legalizing marijuana, many have charged regulators with the worthy goal of remedying the injustices of the drug war, a concept known as social equity. Broadly, social equity falls into a few core policy categories: criminal justice reforms, including automatic expungement of past cannabis offenses; reinvesting a percentage of marijuana tax revenue into the most impacted communities; and — the focus of this paper — creating a cohesive cannabis industry licensing framework with special considerations for people affected by the war on drugs.
So far, no program has successfully achieved its social equity goals as originally envisioned. But as each new state studies and incorporates the experiences of those that previously tried, we are seeing remarkable progress with respect to the involvement, inclusion, and support of people who have experienced disproportionate harm from prohibition. This paper is designed to equip readers with practical advice about how to implement social equity. There are three large policy areas regulators have to address as they begin to design a comprehensive social equity policy for their state’s cannabis industry: policies around what makes an individual or an entity a social equity applicant, policies around what benefits a social equity applicant should have access to, and licensing policies that will support your community’s social equity goals.
December 7, 2021 in Business laws and regulatory issues, History of Marijuana Laws in the United States, Race, Gender and Class Issues, Recreational Marijuana Commentary and Debate, Recreational Marijuana State Laws and Reforms, Who decides | Permalink | Comments (0)
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
"Forty Greenhouses and a Dispenser’s License: Affirmative Action and Racial Equity in Marijuana Licensing"
The title of this post is the title of this paper recently posted to SSRN and authored by Eleni Christofides, a recent graduate of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. (This paper is yet another in the on-going series of student papers supported by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center.) Here is this latest paper's abstract:
Federal and state attempts at creating racially equitable marijuana industries can go much farther to treat the harms of the War on Drugs. If legislatures, or creators of ballot initiatives, seek “race-neutral” policies, they should boost the ability of people with criminal system involvement to have a place in the industry, and to make good on the often-unrealized promise of expungement. However, the most effective strategy is to confront the racist impact of the War on Drugs head-on, and acknowledge the significance of race in creating a legal industry. If laws fail to do so, then as more states pass medical programs or even medical and recreational-combined programs, their data collection shows and will show a lack of diversity in the industry. The silver lining is that the trend may allow future affirmative action schemes to have the evidence to defeat a strict scrutiny challenge. Though frustrating, waiting on legalization that builds more socially and racially equitable systems for the industry is worthwhile. Returning to an industry that has already taken off, primarily with white-owned-and-controlled companies, and trying to infuse racial and social equity, is not a promising strategy to accomplish real and meaningful change.
Friday, November 12, 2021
"Maximizing Social Equity as a Pillar of Public Administration: An Examination of Dispensary Licensing in Pennsylvania"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new preprint authored by Lee Hannah, Daniel Mallinson and Lauren Azevedo. (Note: This research received supported from the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, which I help direct.) Here is the paper's abstract:
Public administration upholds four key pillars for administrative practice: economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and social equity. The question arises, however, how do administrators balance these often-competing priorities when implementing policy? Can the values which contributed to administrative decisions be measured?
This study leverages the expansion of medical cannabis programs in the states to interrogate these questions. Focusing on the awarding of dispensary licenses in Pennsylvania affords the ability to determine the effect of social equity scoring on license award decision, relative to criteria that represent the other pillars of public administration. The results show that safety and business acumen were the most important determining factors in the awarding of licenses, both effectiveness and efficiency concerns. Social equity does not emerge as a significant determinant.
Monday, October 11, 2021
The title of this post is the title of an exciting event sponsored by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Here is a description of the event from this registration page:
Long seen by the tobacco industry as a consumer segment of consumers ripe for exploitation, urban communities of color have endured vicious decades of deceit and disregard for their health as the targets of menthol cigarette advertising. Menthols comprise some 30 percent of a shrinking tobacco market in the United States.
As the industry and its supporters in public office move to protect their profits from a federal ban, Dr. Wailoo offers a detailed account of how advertising firms explicitly capitalized on poverty, alienation, and drug use to carve a menthol market out of urban space. This effort, which started in the 1950s and lasted decades, followed the tobacco industry’s false framing of menthol cigarettes as a safer, even healthful alternative for smokers beginning in the 1920s.
Join the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center for a moderated discussion with Professor Keith Wailoo, author of Pushing Cool: Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette, Dr. Amy Fairchild, dean of The Ohio State University College of Public Health, and DEPC Visiting Assistant Professor Sarah Brady Siff.
Again, registration for this event is available at this link.
Friday, August 27, 2021
The title of this post is the title of this new piece authored by Benjamin Seymour now on SSRN. Here is its abstract:
This Comment offers a fair lending solution to promote racial equity in federal cannabis banking reform: amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to ensure individuals previously arrested, charged, or convicted for selling, cultivating, or possessing marijuana will not therefore be precluded from loans to start legal cannabis businesses. Given disparities in the criminal enforcement of marijuana laws, this amendment would provide racial justice benefits, while also encouraging entrepreneurship. As a market-based social justice effort, this amendment offers a bipartisan approach to one of the most vexing and contentious issues in marijuana banking reform.
This Comment briefly surveys the federal statutes that have led to an under-banked cannabis industry and discusses the costs of cash for marijuana businesses. It then examines prior reforms proposed by academics, executive-branch officials, and legislators. Finally, this Comment explores the racial equity concerns that these proposals fail to address and develops a fair lending approach for justice in marijuana banking reform.
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
"Cannabis as Treatment for Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women: An Opportunity for the Cannabis Wellness Industry"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper recently posted to SSRN and authored by Jamie Feyko, a rising 3L at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. (This paper is yet another in the on-going series of student papers supported by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center.) Here is this latest paper's abstract:
In a healthcare landscape that routinely ignores women’s pain, many women turn to cannabis to manage their otherwise debilitating chronic pelvic pain caused by conditions such as endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome. This paper explores how the Controlled Substances Act wrongly characterized cannabis as having “no medicinal value” and the effects this federal illegality still has on women seeking alternative pain management therapies for chronic pelvic pain. Additionally, this paper explains why and how cannabis helps relieve such pain through discussing the effects of cannabinoids like THC and CBD on the body’s inflammatory response and the body’s endocannabinoid system. Women, as the leading consumers in our society, have expressed a need and a desire for products that provide relief from chronic pelvic pain and increase sexual pleasure. The 2018 Farm Bill opened the doors to CBD businesses looking to break into the women’s sexual and reproductive wellness market. The market for women-centric CBD pain relief and sexual enjoyment is far from saturated, and this paper encourages those in the CBD industry (or those looking to enter the industry) to take note.
July 20, 2021 in Federal Marijuana Laws, Policies and Practices, Medical community perspectives, Medical Marijuana Commentary and Debate, Race, Gender and Class Issues, Who decides | Permalink | Comments (0)
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Highlighting all the great content in BULR's issue on "Marijuana Law 2020: Lessons From the Past, Ideas for the Future"
I just noticed that all the terrific written products of a terrific symposium at Boston University School of Law have now been posted online here. Specifically, the May 2021 issue of the Boston University Law Review has these contributions from the event titled "Marijuana Law 2020: Lessons From the Past, Ideas for the Future"
July 15, 2021 in History of Marijuana Laws in the United States, Medical Marijuana Commentary and Debate, Race, Gender and Class Issues, Recreational Marijuana Commentary and Debate | Permalink | Comments (0)
Sunday, June 27, 2021
The title of this post is the title of this notable new report authored by Janessa Bailey with Leafly. I recommend the full report's explanation, accounting and scoring of various aspect of social equity in cannabis reform. Here is how the report gets started:
Over the past decade, cannabis legalization has offered new economic opportunities to hundreds of thousands of people across the United States. But those opportunities have not been extended to all Americans.
In the nine years since Colorado and Washington first legalized marijuana for all adults, we’ve learned that past inequities and current barriers aren’t erased by simply declaring cannabis legal.
The systems of discrimination built into 80 years of prohibition won’t be erased by hope and wishful thinking. Their dismantling requires proactive steps on the part of state and municipal policymakers.
Cannabis is the nation’s fastest-growing industry. As of June 2021, 38 states have some form of legalized cannabis, with 19 states and Washington, DC, allowing legal use for all adults. The $18.3 billion dollar industry now supports 321,000 full-time American jobs, and cannabis entrepreneurship and employment have exploded over the past five years.
But as legalization and the growing cannabis industry have expanded, it has become increasingly clear that opportunities in cannabis are not fairly accessible to all Americans.
Seeds of Change offers eight strategies to create a fair and equitable cannabis industry, assesses each legal adult-use state on its implementation of those strategies, and illuminates the often-hidden barriers that contribute to the current disparities in cannabis.
In other words: Here’s what’s needed, here’s how legal states are doing, and here’s why these strategies are necessary.
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
I flagged in this post the great Drug Enforcement and Policy Center (DEPC) event that took place earlier this month titled "Social Equity 2.0: Expanding Horizons." Though I may be a bit biased, I think this 90-minute event was a terrifically interesting discussion of different ways to think about equity in the marijuana reform space But do not take my word for it, and everyone can now watch the full event via the video link on this page. In addition, Alyson Martin of Cannabis Wire authored this effective review of the panel discussion under the headline "What’s the Future of Cannabis Equity?" Here is how the review gets started:
Today, there is no uniformity in how states with legal cannabis approach equity. In other words, within the state-by-state patchwork of cannabis laws, there exists an equity patchwork, though lessons learned are emerging.
Last week, the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law hosted regulators and policymakers to discuss how cannabis law reform and subsequent rules can be centered on equity and can “lift” communities harmed by the disproportionate enforcement of prohibition. Panelists discussed how regulators can achieve economic empowerment and restorative justice, and how best to reinvest in communities.
Prior related posts on prior related events:
- DEPC event: "Social Equity 2.0: Lessons From Recent State Developments"
- DEPC event: "Social Equity 2.0: Expanding Horizons"
- Equity getting lots of attention, but still much work to do, as social justice becomes centered in marijuana reform efforts
Thursday, June 17, 2021
As reported in this local article, headlined "A bill legalizing marijuana cleared the Connecticut House of Representatives on Wednesday; the measure could receive final approval in the Senate on Thursday," it looks like the Nutmeg State is now getting very close to legalizing marijuana fully for adult use. Here are the basics:
Following more than seven hours of debate, the Connecticut House of Representatives avoided a threatened gubernatorial veto and approved a revised bill that would legalize marijuana in the state.
The measure cleared the House by a largely party-line vote of 76 to 62. Twelve Democrats joined all but one Republican -- Rep. Rick Hayes of Putnam -- in voting no. The bill could come up for a final vote in the Senate as soon as Thursday.
“Connecticut’s time has finally come,” declared Rep. Steven Stafstrom, a Democrat from Bridgeport, who helped shepherd the bill through the House. “We take the next step as this chamber in recognizing the war on drugs has failed us and the criminalization of cannabis was the wrong course of action for our state and for our nation.”
Rep. Juan Candelaria, a New Haven Democrat who has been advocating for the legalization of cannabis for years, said the bill has one of the nation’s strongest social equity provisions. “We’re able to repair the wrongs of the past and ensure that these communities who have been disproportionately impacted are made whole,’' Candelaria said.
The sweeping, 300-page bill, which would legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older, contains a number of provisions, from setting limits on THC content to funding programs to address addiction and mental health. But for many lawmakers, the most vexing part of the legislation is the equity section, which is designed to provide those hurt by the criminalization of cannabis would have an expedited opportunity to enter the potentially lucrative market.
Paul Mounds, Gov. Ned Lamont’s chief of staff, said an earlier version of the bill did “not meet the goals laid out during negotiations when it comes to equity and ensuring the wrongs of the past are righted.”
At a briefing before the debate began, House Speaker Matt Ritter said most members of the Democratic caucus are comfortable removing the language Lamont finds objectionable. After all, he said, it was not part of the original bill that lawmakers crafted in coordination with Lamont’s office.
The bill’s equity provision was a key sticking point, but it wasn’t the only issue some lawmakers found objectionable. Republicans expressed opposition to the very notion of a legal marijuana market, saying it would lead to a rise in crime, a spike in addiction and a host of other societal ills. Rep. Tom O’Dea, R-New Canaan, said his criticism of the measure is based on science. He cited a study by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that found marijuana use among 12- to 17-year-olds rose in states that legalized cannabis. “Youth use will increase,’' he said.
Rep. Holly Cheeseman, R-East Lyme, noted that much of the marijuana debate focused on equity and the marijuana marketplace. “I know there are good people in this chamber,’' she said. “I know this is motivated by wanting to right the wrongs of the past ... please, this is not the way.”...
Not all of the opponents were Republicans. Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, a moderate Democrat from Westport, said he has long struggled with marijuana legalization. “This is a tough vote,’' Steinberg said. “Frankly no state to date has done well in their first pass in introducing marijuana. ... I’m still uncomfortable. I fully expect we will be back next year and the year after that making needed changes to ensure safety and reliability and equity.” Steinberg introduced and later pulled an amendment that would have barred “home grown” cannabis in Connecticut. He ultimately voted yes on the bill....
Debate over the question of social equity unfolded over the past few days, creating chaos at the Capitol and at one point, throwing the fate of legalization into question. The earlier version of the bill backed by Lamont contained a geographic definition of equity, giving preference to people from cities that have borne the brunt of the war on drugs. But late Tuesday, right before the Senate was scheduled to vote on the bill, the equity provision was changed to include people with prior marijuana convictions.
At a press conference Wednesday, Jason Rojas, the House majority leader who helped craft the legislation, said it makes sense to him that people who have been hurt by the criminalization of cannabis are among those who are first in line for a license. “I think it’s appropriate to consider someone’s criminal history in terms of defining an equity applicant,” Rojas said. Ritter, however, echoed some of Lamont’s concerns. “Do I think that you should get a leg up because you got pinched [for] marijuana at 19 at Wesleyan? No, I don’t,” he told reporters before the House session began.
The marijuana legalization effort has stalled for at least five years at the Capitol. But this year, it appeared to have fresh momentum and Lamont’s strong support. Despite that, the bill only came up for debate in the Senate for the first time last week. The Senate approved the bill but because time ran out before the House could vote, the legislature convened in a special session this week to take up the bill.
June 17, 2021 in Campaigns, elections and public officials concerning reforms, History of Marijuana Laws in the United States, Race, Gender and Class Issues, Recreational Marijuana Commentary and Debate, Recreational Marijuana State Laws and Reforms, Who decides | Permalink | Comments (0)
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
The title of this post is the title of this new paper recently posted to SSRN and authored by Samuel DeWitt, a student at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. (This paper is yet another in the on-going series of student papers supported by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center.) Here is this latest paper's abstract:
As legal cannabis begins to infiltrate most American states and public support grows for federal legalization, the national discussion has shifted from if cannabis should be legalized to how it should be legalized. A significant part of this debate has centered around the need to use cannabis legalization to address the lasting harm done to communities of color through federal prohibition. A fair and just framework for the legal cannabis industry cannot be achieved without sufficient efforts to foster social equity within the industry and to right the wrongs done by decades of prohibition. While most states with legal cannabis have recognized this issue and have taken some steps to address it, state action as a whole has been mostly ineffective and does not adequately reflect the scale of the problem. This paper argues that broad federal action is needed to achieve true social equity in the cannabis industry, action that goes beyond recognizing the problems and works to change the stigma surrounding drug use and its historical relation to communities of color.
June 9, 2021 in Federal Marijuana Laws, Policies and Practices, Race, Gender and Class Issues, Recreational Marijuana Commentary and Debate, Recreational Marijuana State Laws and Reforms | Permalink | Comments (0)
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
I am pleased to spotlight another great Drug Enforcement and Policy Center (DEPC) event taking place next week titled "Social Equity 2.0: Expanding Horizons." This is how this event, which is on June 9 at 1pm EDT, is described on this page (where you can register):
Despite enthusiasm from policymakers and hard work by government regulators, many feel that the promise of social equity in the cannabis industry remains elusive. The obstacles are numerous, ranging from legal challenges, to difficulties with implementation, to weak policy provisions. Is it time to rethink cannabis social equity?
Join the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center for a virtual event that brings together a panel of experts who are imagining a different framework to achieve the goal of healing the harms of past prohibition and lift communities affected by the War on Drugs. Panelists will discuss ways to expand the horizons of how we achieve social equity.
Douglas A. Berman, executive director, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center
Amber Marks, lawyer and lecturer, Queen Mary University of London
Cat Packer, executive director, Department of Cannabis Regulation, City of Los Angeles
Dan Riffle, policy analyst on substance abuse treatment and prevention, District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health
Shaleen Title, distinguished cannabis policy practitioner in residence, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, and vice-chair, Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition
Prior related posts on prior related event:
- DEPC event: "Social Equity 2.0: Lessons From Recent State Developments"
- Equity getting lots of attention, but still much work to do, as social justice becomes centered in marijuana reform efforts

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Gov. Gary Herbert has declared this Corrections week in Utah in honor of the 2,200 employees who work for the Utah Department of Corrections. The declaration honors correctional employees, probation and parole officers and volunteers working throughout the state to help offenders become contributing members of the community.
"We are proud of Utah's correctional professionals and volunteers, who embody the ideals of professionalism, compassion, collaboration, and dedication, and we commend the adept manner in which they manage a very difficult and demanding occupation," the declaration states.
Former President Ronald Reagan signed the original proclamation honoring correctional officers on May 5, 1984 — 30 years ago today. The name was changed in 1996 to "National Correctional Officers and Employees Week" to recognize all people working in jails, prisons and community correctional centers.
Reagan noted that, "Historically, correctional officers have been viewed as "guards," occupying isolated and misunderstood positions in prisons and jails. In recent years, the duties of these officers have become increasingly complex and demanding. They are called upon to fill, simultaneously, custodial, supervisory and counseling roles. The professionalism, dedication and courage exhibited by these officers through the performance of these demanding and often conflicting roles deserve our utmost respect. The important work of correctional officers often does not receive the recognition from the public it deserves. It is appropriate that we honor the many contributions and accomplishments of these men and women who are a vital component of the field of corrections."


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The lineup for the UFC’s return to New Zealand in June continues to grow with the addition of another welterweight bout.
UFC light heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux admits he gets nervous before stepping inside the octagon.
Next month’s UFC Fight Night 109 lineup in Sweden is set with 13 bouts.
A quartet of competitors from this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 108 face six-month suspensions if not cleared by doctors.
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Harry Potter fans are finally finding out what happens to the boy wizard and his mates, as the last book in the series went on sale on Saturday.
Kids and adults queued outside bookshops around the world to get Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
The book is flying off the shelves and some people think it'll become the fastest-selling book of all time.
JK Rowling's admitted there's at least two big deaths in the book, and fans are worried one of them could be Harry.
The author launched the book with a moonlight reading at the Natural History Museum in London.
It all happened at one minute past midnight on Friday, after fans had whisked themselves up into a frenzy of excitement.
Booksellers said the novel sold incredibly quickly, with one chain of shops saying they had sold 15 copies per second.
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JK told Newsround she'd never been so excited about a launch as this is her favourite book of the series.
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Loads of fans camped outside shops for days to be among the first to get hold of a copy. And many shops stayed open overnight to cope with the Potter-mania.
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It is 10 years since the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, introduced Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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At night your digestion slows down because your Gastric Emptying is slowed down during REM sleep.
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Welcome to Episode 27 of The Robot Report Podcast, which brings conversations with robotics innovators straight to you. Join us each week for discussions with leading roboticists, innovative robotics companies, and other key members of the robotics community.
This week, Eugene Demaitre and I speak with Joel Reed, the interim executive director of the Pittsburgh Robotics Network. He is also the former VP and CEO of IAM Robotics, a leading developer of autonomous mobile manipulators. Joel updates us on the status of the Pittsburgh robotics cluster, tells us about some interesting companies to watch, his daily sightings of autonomous vehicles, and how the cluster has handled the COVID-19 pandemic.
We also dive into Aurora’s acquisition of Uber’s self-driving unit, the Advanced Technologies Group. We try to figure out why Aurora would have purchased Uber ATG, which spent more than $3 billion developing self-driving cars that reportedly “couldn’t drive more than half a mile without encountering a problem.” And an Uber employee reportedly sent an internal email shortly before the March 2018 fatal crash that said “a car was damaged nearly every other day in February. We shouldn’t be hitting things every 15,000 miles.”
If you would like to be a guest on an upcoming episode of the podcast, or if you have recommendations for future guests or segment ideas, contact Steve or Eugene. For sponsorship opportunities of The Robot Report Podcast, contact Courtney Nagle for more information.
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- 3:25-41:18: Conversation with Joel Reed, interim executive director, Pittsburgh Robotics Network
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- 56:47-1:01:23: AutoX launches first driverless fleet in Shenzhen, China
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- 10 major mergers & acquisitions in autonomous vehicles
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Ahead of last week's referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, the French launched a last-ditch attempt to persuade the UK to vote remain, christened Operation Croissant.
The campaign saw hundreds of postcards handed out at St Pancras station with messages from French people explaining why they feel so close to Britain.
But now that UK has chosen to leave the union behind, Britons have been showing the French some love in return.
Operation Scone, started by Londoners Sarah Fox and Jules Middleton, saw the quintessential teatime treat handed out to people boarding and leaving the Eurostar.
As well as a scone, passengers were also given a postcard with the slogan "sorry we've scone" and messages of affection towards the French from Londoners.
Fox said: "We work together and after spending Friday feeling really depressed about the result and unable to concentrate, we felt we had to do something to show our EU friends that this wasn't the result Londoners wanted."
Middleton told The Huffington Post UK: "People responded really positively, there is so much negativity and gloom it's nice to focus on the good things that won't change despite the result.
"Lots of people enjoyed the 'Sorry we've Scone' pun and we are waiting for some to arrive in Paris today and send photos to us."
The Leave campaign swept up millions of votes across the north of England, the Midlands, the South East and Wales.
Of a turnout of 72.2%, (46,500,001 people) 51.9% voted to Leave and 48.1% to Remain in Thursday's vote.


Construction of 2929 on Mayfair, a new 258-unit luxury apartment building situated along Mayfair Road in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, has commenced. The developer, M&R Development, is collaborating with Campbell Capital Group on the project.
According to Anthony Rossi, the site which is just 20 minutes from downtown Milwaukee was selected due to its proximity to the Mayfair shopping center. Rossi is M&R’s managing partner. Besides the Mayfair shopping center, there are other recreational venues within a short distance away from 2929 on Mayfair. These include the Blue Mound Golf and Country Club, along with several public parks.
Rossi further stated that the apartment was intentionally positioned to provide residents with unobstructed and lush, green views.
Development plans for 2929 on Mayfair apartment
2929 on Mayfair will be a five storey structure consisting of studio, convertible, one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. But in addition to this, it also features work-from-home spaces in both apartments and common areas. Other high-level resort-style amenities are also included such as cabanas, fire pits, and an outdoor courtyard with a pool. Residents can enjoy access to indoor amenities like a fitness center, clubroom, lounge, and business center with private meeting rooms.
The majority of 2929 on Mayfair apartment units will feature balconies, while some select units will include a walk-in closet. All bathrooms will be designed with frameless cabinetry, tub, and shower, and furnished with a subway tile design. Additionally, lighted ceiling fans and smart thermostats will be installed in all the bedrooms, along with large washers and driers.
Furthermore, 2929 on Mayfair will also have a three-level parking lot to accommodate residents’ vehicles. This parking lot also features a car wash and an electric charging point. A bike storage and repair station will also be included along with some storage lockers.
The first set of units is expected to be ready for occupancy by August 2023.
Following the successes of M&R’s first two Wisconsin projects, Rossi was certain that 2929 on Mayfair would also be well-received. M&R’s Elevate in Madison and 42 Hundred on the Lake, luxury apartments, fared well upon opening during the pandemic. Now for their third project, the developers intend to similarly meet all criteria for renters and build another fast-leasing apartment.
The general contractor for 2929 on Mayfair is the Wisconsin-based Stevens Construction. Meanwhile, Poole & Poole Architecture of Midlothian will serve as the architect on the project and RMK Management will handle the leasing arrangements.


Arch Manning is one of the top high school football recruits from the class of 2023 and is getting big-time offers from major college programs.
While Texas and Georgia have been mentioned as “front-runners” in Manning’s recruitment, legendary sportscaster Dan Patrick mentioned one other school that has shot to the top.
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“LSU has to hire someone who can get into the Arch Manning sweepstakes and that person is not Ed Orgeron,” Patrick said he was told by a source. “And I followed up with my source, I said, ‘Do you think LSU would fire Ed O to hire someone who can recruit Arch Manning?’ And my source said, ‘Yes.’
“There’s a ton of issues at LSU off the field. They aren’t playing well. Offensive coaches that are hired aren’t getting it done and then my source said, ‘Do you wanna guess who the front-runners for Arch Manning are? Alabama is the front-runner…”
Patrick and his producers mentioned Texas as one of the teams and Patrick mentioned Clemson as the surprise team in the mix in the Manning recruitment.
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“LSU has to get into the mix,” Patrick said his source told him.
Manning said Texas had a “home feel” to him after he had another five-touchdown performance for Isidore Newman High School in Louisiana.
Manning visited Tuscaloosa this past weekend to watch the top-ranked Crimson Tide take on No. 12 Ole Miss Saturday afternoon. Manning is set to visit Ole Miss later this month. Clemson is reportedly on the list of his scheduled visits.
Last month, Manning visited Sanford Stadium to watch the No. 2-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeat SEC rival South Carolina.
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Manning has all of the top college programs on his radar and has 12 offers. In his first two seasons as Newman’s starter, he threw for 4,360 yards and 55 touchdowns. He will look to build on that in what should be a sensational junior year.
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Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were cleaning a port wing tank (void) #9. Port repairs had been completed except for welding (filling) gouged seams on the outside. A cutting torch and hoses had been lowered into the wing tank, but Employees #1 and #2 discovered a leak in the fuel gas line and had a third employee pull the hose and torch back out of the hold so that repairs could be made. An explosion-proof forced air blower was blowing air into the hold; it was positioned half on and half off the hatch. Employee #1 was on a fixed ladder and Employee #2 was at the bottom of the triangular-shaped, 14 ft deep by 24 ft long, compartment. When fuel gas residual ignited, unbeknownst to the employees, it blew the air blower (ventilation fan) and Employee #1 up and over the port side. Employee #1 fell 16 ft and landed on the work flat. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Employee #2 was taken to a hospital burn center and died five days later.
|Employee #||Inspection Nr||Age||Sex||Degree||Nature of Injury||Occupation|
|1||18028811||Fatality||Concussion||Occupation not reported|
|2||18028811||Fatality||Burn/Scald(Heat)||Occupation not reported|


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Therigatha: Poems of the First Buddhist Women
Translated by Charles Hallisey
Harvard University Press, 2015
336 pp.;$29.95 (Cloth)
Not many people resort for counsel to the songs (gathas) of the elder women, the theri, of Buddhism. Poets once in a while take to their poems, as they might to Sappho and Corinna from Greece, or to Ono no Komachi and Lady Murasaki from Japan—women who wrote at the outset of a great classical tradition. But on the whole modern Buddhists say little about these women, the earliest female Buddhist practitioners, who in their songs left behind vivid accounts of their anguished lives, resolute quests, and crisp realization. Collectively, their songs are known as the Therigatha (“verses of the elder women”): a compilation of mind-bending poems that is the earliest anthology of women’s spiritual poetry. Charles Hallisey, a lecturer on Buddhist literature at Harvard University, has just published a good, streamlined, bilingual version of it, as one of the inaugural volumes of Harvard’s new Murty Classical Library of India, a project that aims to release translations of 500 works of Indian literature over the next century.
The Buddhist canon holds a companion volume, the Theragatha, poems of the first Buddhist men. Early Western commentators refer to these disciples as monks and nuns, which is not really accurate. They did not reside in a monastery. In fact, they lived nowhere, a wandering herd of mendicants following the homeless life. At certain times they would gather to hear the Buddha speak, then break into small bands to spread his ideas. They owned a few key items, generally listed as three: a patchwork robe, a begging bowl, and a razor for tonsuring the head.
Most of the theris were direct students of Shakyamuni Buddha. Some took vows with women close to him, including his own mother, Pajapati. They wandered the dirt tracks and ox-cart highways of India sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. Probably they composed their gathas—songs or poems (the word can mean either)—in the Magadhi language. These were passed along orally until 80 BCE, when they were written down in Pali, the literary language that became the repository for early Buddhist scripture. None of the Buddhist texts or, for that matter, rock-carved images of the day suggest they carried books or notebooks. It’s a good indication that the poems were indeed spoken aloud, and not written. But at this distance in time we have no way of knowing for sure whether the theris sang, chanted, or recited the gathas; whether they ritually sang them in groups, repeated them as mantras, or ruminated on them in solitude.
What we can deduce is that one practice these women followed was to compose a kind of enlightenment verse. Archaic India made continual use of language that rises above or dips beneath conscious understanding. Yoga, tantra, poetics, mantra, magical syllables—all found subliminal ways of affecting the listener; ways in which words exceed their meanings. When heard, the poems create echoes, shadows, hair-raising sensations. It is quite possible that the early Buddhist gathas were formed not just to tell a harrowing story—as many accounts of these women’s lives do—or to give literal instruction, but to transmit an electric flash of insight. A poem, after all, is a state of mind.
The Therigatha’s distinction as a volume of exclusively women’s poetry likely brought about its first translation into English, in 1909, by the British Pali scholar and feminist Caroline Rhys Davids, who titled itThe Psalms of the Sisters. Rhys Davids served nearly 20 years as president of the Pali Text Society in London, a group of scholars, visionaries, dreamers, poets, and oddballs. She ardently practiced Spiritualism, performing psychic communication and participating in séances, which colored her writings on Buddhist thought. She also insisted that one of the basic tenets of Buddhism—anatta, or the absence of a permanent unchanging self—was a hoax, a late insertion to Buddhist philosophy. Useful at the time, her translations read poorly today—a muddle of neo-Victorian verse and quasi-biblical language, with traces of occult belief.
In 1991 Susan Murcott, a meditation teacher, peace activist, water engineer, and research scientist at MIT, published The First Buddhist Women, a translation and commentary on the same poems. Murcott shifted the originals around. They’d come in the form of palm leaf manuscripts, grouped into poems of various lengths—one-stanza poems, two-stanza, and so forth—which she found boring, useful for conserving an oral tradition, but unimaginative. She arranged them into themes: old women, wives and mothers, prostitutes. Her translations read clearly and lie embedded in extensive commentary. Her book is really a volume of dharma talks that use the poems as reference points.
Now, over two decades later, we have Charles Hallisey’s translation, which is the first I know, outside India, to include the original verse. Pali, cognate to Sanskrit, can be put into any of a range of alphabets, so long as the script reproduces the sounds accurately. Here the original poems appear in roman script, so if you don’t know how to read Devanagari or any of the other Indic writing systems, that’s OK. You can sound out the originals from this book.
In its traditional arrangement, the Therigatha bears that pragmatic organization Murcott found unimaginative. First come gathas of one stanza (stanzas occur as two lines in the original, or once in a while three lines); then come gathas of two stanzas, three, four, and on to “poems with about twenty stanzas,” about thirty stanzas, then forty. The book is capped with “The Great Chapter,” a poem 13 pages long. Hallisey keeps this traditional arrangement, an order that may have been devised by the Buddhist commentator Dhammapala (c. 5th century CE), who also provided a great many background stories, which he fitted on as prose introductions to the poems. The stories, which he picked up from oral tradition, seem of a piece with the poems. They are rife with biography, folklore, heartrending events; they are brisk, colorful, spicy. In Buddhist tradition, though, while the Therigatha poems are canonical, the background stories provided by Dhammapala are not viewed as scripture. Thus, Hallisey, in his edition, has kept the poems together, unadorned, and gives the background stories in notes at the end.
Unfortunately, when you separate the stories from the gathas, some of the poems lose their impact. Take this gatha by Kisagotami, who, while talking to herself, gives voice to something chilling but doesn’t say exactly what:
Wretched woman, your family is dead too,
suffering without end has been yours,
your tears have flowed
for thousands of births.
What does not appear in her poem, but only in Hallisey’s endnote, is her scorching and finally liberating confrontation with death. Born poor, to a low-caste family, Kisagotami had married early, into a family who treated her cruelly because of her low status. She eventually gave birth to a son, the reason she would have been tolerated by the new family at all, and the in-laws treated her better. But the child died and Kisagotami went mad. She had lost everything. She took the little body onto the streets and like some Crazy Jane accosted everyone she met, asking for a medicine that could heal the lifeless child. Someone pointed her toward the Buddha and she went to find him. Approaching in a delirium, she begged for medicine to cure her son. I can make such a medicine, the Buddha told her, but you must fetch me a white mustard seed from a house where nobody has died. She lurched from house to house, in search of a family untouched by death. But every house had experienced “more deaths than could be counted.” Not one had been spared. Finally the truth sank in and restored her to sanity. Done now with her abusive in-laws and her hateful husband, no longer insane at the death of her son, she took the Buddha as teacher, practiced fiercely, and attained the great goal. The story has circulated for 2,000 years among Buddhists, but few poets have delved into the lore that surrounds the poems. (A little selection I did with the North American poet Anne Waldman in the 1990s is the only attempt by poets listed in Hallisey’s bibliography.) This is too bad, because the gathas cry out to be transformed into living poems.
If you read Hallisey’s new translation, you’ll notice an extraordinary amount of repetition from one woman to another. Repetition, or slight variation. The same terms, the same phrases, circulating from poem to poem. Poetry is a very precise way of transmitting nonverbal states of mind and body by using speech; repetition is one of its secrets. I think it difficult for those of us who grew up in a reading-and-writing culture (and an instant Google look-it-up culture) to sense how oral poems entered a person and became part of the psyche. The women wanted vivid insight compressed into memorable rhythmic language. Thus, the effect of reading Hallisey’s translations feels close to what happens when you play a sequence of old blues songs. Words, images, lines, whole stanzas, echo from one poem to the next. I got my mojo working; born under a bad sign; look out the candyman; the black cat bone.
Like many lyrics that come from an oral tradition, the continual recurrence of words and phrases sets a challenge. If you look at Hallisey’s very readable versions, you’ll notice how short the originals appear compared to the number of words or lines used in English. Partly this is due to the extreme compression of Pali. (As in its cognate, Sanskrit, compound words of nugget-like density occur everywhere.) Partly it’s due to how many specialized terms and formalized phrases the Buddhists used. I think such formulas are seed-words, a sort of magic or protective word-amulet. They are tough to translate, much less explain without losing the coiled, nut-like texture of the original.
The word raga, for example, shows up repeatedly. It’s the same word used for India’s music. It meant “red” in ancient times; then “desire”; then a host of longings, hungers, hankerings. Thirst for pleasure; craving for wild musical tones; powerful urges. Hallisey gives raga as “passion for sex”; this clarifies things but feels limp compared to the original. Tamokkhandham, dark heap or dark skandha (a technical term referring to the composite of psychological and karmic traits that make up a human being), also appears often. Hallisey gives “the mass of mental darkness.” Two words that come paired, dibbacakkhum visodhayum, another formula, he renders, “they cleansed the eye that sees the invisible.” Looking over those compressed terms, you can envision meditations, analyses, debates, as experiences got whittled to precise compact words. Nothing in them seems transparent, not without a fair amount of grounding in what the Buddha taught.
Another practice in the shorter Therigatha poems that might require some investigation is the magic of religious naming, in which women received spiritual names, often directly from the Buddha. These naming poems seem the slightest in this collection, until you dig a bit deeper and see they are based on puns, hidden meanings, and tiny magical codes of syllable. I think the poems served as personal mantras that would have kept the singer from stumbling on the spiritual path. “The name you are called by means friend, Mitta.” “The name you are called by means auspicious, Bhadra.” Both of these poems, each only two lines in Pali, have the same second line, a kind of fast-paced recitation of instruction. It takes Hallisey five lines to wrestle out meaning from the single other Pali line, as though he’d released a cobra from a pebble.
The most intriguing of these naming poems is Mutta’s verse—“the name I am called by means freed.” It contains a kind of wry, witty insult. She sings, “I am quite free, well-free from three crooked things, / mortar, pestle, and husband with his own crooked thing.” Mortar and pestle in old India stood for a woman’s grinding labor. They also show up in several old Indian poems as an image of sexual violence. In fact, a surprising number of the theris’ songs show the woman’s relief in springing free from her husband. This was not a society given much to romantic love, especially among ordinary people. In a rigid social system based on caste and arranged marriage, a husband was often just a kind of owner of his wife; she was generally consigned to childbearing and household tasks, left at the mercy of her mother-in-law, who ran the household. Violence and sex would have been inseparable for some. At home the women might have felt more like chattel than wives.
Possibly a direct response to Mutta’s song of the three crooked things is by a woman known as Sumangala’s Mother:
I too am well-freed from the pestle;
my shameless husband, even the sunshade he worked under,
and my pot that stinks like a water snake all disgust me.
As I destroyed anger and the passion for sex,
I was reminded of the sound of bamboo being split,
I go to the foot of a tree and think, “Ah, happiness,”
and from within that happiness, I begin to meditate.
Moments like that leap out. Who could forget the stinking pot? It is a detail as sharp and compressed as haiku. Long after we’ve given away our books and forgotten the complicated metaphysics and analyses that fill up Buddhist lectures, that pot will stink like a water snake. And the crack of bamboo? Cicciti ciccititi vihanami! A child would make a nursery song of those words: Crack! crack! the bamboo!
Hallisey’s translation of the Therigatha is one of the first publications of the Murty Classical Library of India. The decorated India scholar Sheldon Pollock serves as general editor, and the whole effort is thanks to what must be an enormous grant from the computer scientist Rohan Narayana Murty. All of the Library’s publications will be bilingual, with texts from a range of languages, including Sanskrit, Pali, Panjabi, Persian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Urdu. The wise decision to make the volumes bilingual means that anyone with a bit of training can use them, and libraries across North America can carry works of Buddhist, Hindu, and Sufi spirituality, as well as mythology, history, secular poetry, plays, epics, whatever the subcontinent has produced that could be thought classical.
I wonder what the early Buddhist women would have thought of the Murty enterprise. It places them in a bright historical pageant, teeming with religion, folklore, literature, ranging through dozens of languages. It would have seemed huge to them, a gigantic roiling samsara. They probably did not think of themselves as classical. They certainly did not foresee vast libraries and search engines on some far-off continent. Their songs were matters of life and death, this present moment, not literary manuscript. The draw of their individual poems has little to do with that stormy pageant. It resides in the distinct voices, crying out a personal pain and hope, like a flash of purple lightning from a far-off time: a shivery image, a hard-won victory.
Whatever solace Buddhism provides does not yield easily, and these women’s poetry shows how hard it is to come out victorious. A figure that emerges in several of the longer, ballad-like gathas is Mara, the tempter. His name means “death,” or “death-in-life.” If he can’t scare the women from their resolve, he tries to lure them with offers of unforgettable sexual pleasure. When he confronts Uppalavanna, she does something formidable: she turns the tables. Here is the type of courage you get from the Therigatha—it’s what makes Hallisey’s collection worth reading. Facing Mara, the lady levels her gaze:
Maybe I will just disappear
or maybe I will get inside your belly,
maybe I will stand between your eyebrows,
but wherever it may be,
you won’t see
where I am standing.
I have my mind under control,
powers beyond normal are mine to use,
the six powers have been attained by me,
the teaching of the Buddha is done.
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After the products have been sawn to size nearly all products that are used in the winches of Gebuwin are turned on the CNC lathe machine.
Turning is a machining technique, in which the product rotates and thus executes the cutting movement whilst the tool is stationary. Turning is performed on a lathe. At Gebuwin, all turning operations are controlled by computer, on a CNC lathe (Computer Numerical Control).
Seven years ago, each part had to be placed manually in the CNC lathe. Now 90% of all parts used in Gebuwin’s products are placed in the CNC lathe by a robot. The robot runs on an average of12 hours a day (without a break).
Martijn performs many different operations on the CNC lathe. Here are some operations: flatten, (internal) drilling, (internal) turning, milling and (internal) cutting.
To get a better picture of the different operations, Martijn explains which operations are being done using the exploded view drawing of the brake head. The brake head is a very important part for all spur gear winches.
After sawing the custom size, the head is placed in the CNC lathe by the robot. The head is first leveled (1) on both sides. Then the outside is rotated and two holes are drilled (2) across the length and width of the head. The crank for the spur gear winches is placed by the width (3b), therefore both sides of this hole are seamed (4). At the front of the head, the drilled hole is rotated internally (5). When these operations have been carried out, the brake head is galvanized and then placed back into the CNC lathe for the final and most important operation: internal threading (6). Six threads are cut at the back of the head. Martijn told me that there are not many companies that can run six threads internally . The total processing time for one head is about 15 minutes.
Below you will see some other examples of products that went through the CNC-lathe machine:
After turning most of the parts go through to the next step milling (as you can see in above pictures).


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trendingnewsagency.com Title: Football Fan Arrested After Overturning His Car While Drink-Driving: A Stark Reminder of the Consequences
A football fan’s night of celebration and revelry took a grim turn recently when he was arrested after causing a car accident while under the influence of alcohol. The incident serves as a stark reminder of the potentially lethal consequences of drink-driving and the importance of responsible behavior both on and off the pitch.
Alcohol and Football Culture:
Football and alcohol have often gone hand in hand, with passionate fans often indulging in pre-match festivities that involve drinks. While the majority of supporters consume alcohol responsibly and safely, a disturbing minority engage in dangerous behavior that endangers their lives and the lives of others on the road.
The Incident and Its Consequences:
In this particular case, a football fan’s decision to get behind the wheel while intoxicated led to a horrific accident that caused his car to overturn. Fortunately, nobody was seriously injured, but the incident could have easily resulted in tragic consequences. The fan was promptly arrested by law enforcement officers at the scene and now faces severe legal repercussions which may include fines, imprisonment, suspension of driving privileges, and a tarnished reputation.
The Broader Implications:
The incident serves as a timely and necessary reminder that drink-driving is a deeply irresponsible and reckless act that affects not only the driver but also innocent passersby. The consequences of such actions can be devastating, resulting in severe injuries, fatalities, and long-lasting emotional trauma for the victims and their loved ones.
Campaigns Against Drink-Driving:
Governments, road safety authorities, and football clubs themselves have been actively campaigning against drink-driving and encouraging responsible alcohol consumption among fans. These initiatives aim to raise awareness about the dangers associated with drink-driving, provide education about responsible behavior, and emphasize alternative transportation options such as designated drivers or public transport.
While progress has been made in promoting responsible drinking, there is still a long way to go in changing attitudes towards alcohol consumption before, during, and after football matches. It is vital for supporters to understand that their choices can have far-reaching consequences beyond their immediate circle and that exercising caution both on and off the pitch is crucial.
The recent incident involving a football fan who overturned his car while drink-driving serves as a stark reminder of the dangers posed by irresponsible alcohol consumption and its potential impact on innocent lives. Football clubs, authorities, and fans alike must continue to work together to eradicate drink-driving from football culture and ensure that every fan can enjoy the game responsibly without compromising their safety or the safety of others. Let this unfortunate event be a turning point in fostering a responsible and accountable football community.


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A MAN left bleeding in the street after he was stabbed in the leg also had his mobile phone stolen, the Met Police have revealed.
The 27-year-old man was reportedly walking in Edgware Road, Westminster on Friday, January 4 when a man stabbed him in the leg and took his phone.
The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found by paramedics and police officers suffering from his injuries.
Yesterday (January 5), police officers arrested and charged a 25-year-old man with GBH and theft of a mobile phone.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "We were called on Friday to reports of a robbery in Edgware Road, Westminster.
"Officers attended along with London Ambulance Service and found a man suffering from a stab injury to his leg.
"The 27-year-old man was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. He was discharged later that evening.
"A 25-year-old man was arrested and taken to a nearby police station, where he was charged with Section 18 GBH and theft of a mobile phone."