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COVID-19: CDC Issues New Guidance On Events, Gatherings COVID-19: CDC Issues New Guidance On Events, Gatherings
Covid-19: CDC Issues New Guidance On Events, Gatherings With nearly two dozen states seeing increases in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidance on events and gatherings. The advisory, released Friday, June 12, comes amid thousands of large outdoor protests of racial injustice and police brutality. The higher the level of community transmission where a gathering is being held, the higher the risk of COVID-19 spreading, the CDC said. "The size of an event or gathering should be determined based on state, local, territorial or tribal safety laws and regulations," according to the…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NY Lessens Penalties For Marijuana Possession NY Lessens Penalties For Marijuana Possession
NY Lessens Penalties For Marijuana Possession New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a new bill that will further decriminalize marijuana use in the Empire State. The new legislation will “make enforcement fairer and more equitable by reducing the penalty for unlawful possession of marijuana to a violation punishable by a fine and removing criminal penalties for possession fo any amount of marijuana under two ounces. "Communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by-laws governing marijuana for far too long, and today we are ending this injustice once and for all," Cuomo said in a statement.  "By providi…

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by Zak Failla