In April 2016, after efforts from lobbying groups, appeals from state citizens, and a push from the state legislature, Pennsylvania Governor Tim Wolf signed a bill that legalized medical marijuana throughout the state. The new law specifies 17 conditions for which using marijuana as medical treatment is now legal, including cancer, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, AIDS, […]
Engineering innovations and inventions have made nearly all aspects of our modern lives convenient and safe. We take for granted most of the conveniences modern innovations offer us in our daily lives, be it the ease of which we can access the internet or the gratification of turning on a television set and having hundreds […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration has rejected a petition by two governors to change marijuana’s classification under federal law. Currently, under the Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is labeled a Schedule I drug with other substances that have a high risk of addiction with no proven medical use like heroin and LSD. Schedule I is the most […]
The Maryland Vehicle Administration describes the danger zone of a school bus as the 10 feet immediately surrounding the bus, which is where children that have recently exited the bus are most likely to be injured. The majority of children that are killed in traffic accidents, after exiting buses, are generally from five to seven […]
The Baltimore City Police use of “stingray” cellphone technology has triggered a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the grounds that the technology interferes with 911 calls and is used in a way that discriminates against African-Americans. A coalition of civil rights groups including the Center for Media Justice, the Color of Change, […]