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Sean Parker Pot Bill Makes California’s November Ballot
The so-called Sean Parker Pot Bill made it on California’s November ballot. Plus, we’ll check back in with Alison Trope and Judy Muller, two USC professors dealing with cancer together.
By Madeleine Brand • • 40m ListenA measure that would legalize recreational marijuana has officially made it to the ballot in California. Voters will decide in November whether to adopt the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, the so-called Sean Parker initiative.
Next, in North Carolina, Republican lawmakers say they will defy a Justice Department order to suspend or repeal a law by Monday that limits bathroom access for transgender people.
Then, we check back in with two professors who co-teach a class together at USC, who are dealing with cancer together and blogging about their experiences.
Finally, this Mother’s Day weekend, moviegoers can check out a dysfunctional family aside from their own in The Family Fang, and Captain America: Civil War opens.
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4 storiesSean Parker Pot Bill Makes California’s November Ballot
A measure that would legalize recreational marijuana has officially made it to the ballot in California. Voters will decide in November whether to adopt the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, the so-called Sean Parker initiative, the first of around 20 different ballot measures in the state to qualify for the ballot.
Read the story8 minNorth Carolina Lawmakers Plan to Defy DoJ Bathroom Bill Deadline
In North Carolina, Republican lawmakers announced Thursday that they will refuse to comply with an order from the Department of Justice to suspend or repeal a law by Monday that limits bathroom access for transgender people. The Justice Department says the law, HB2, violates federal civil rights protections.
Read the story8 minUSC Professors Face Cancer Together
Alison Trope and Judy Muller are two professors who teach a course together at USC and were each diagnosed with breast cancer around the same time. They’ve been using humor to deal with their diagnoses and to get through treatment, and they’ve been sharing their personal stories on Medium, the online blog network.
Read the story11 minThe Family Fang out this Mother’s Day Weekend, and Captain America: Civil War
Marvel is back with another Avengers installment, Captain America: Civil War . And on this Mother’s Day weekend, moviegoers can check out a dysfunctional family aside from their own in The Family Fang, starring Nicole Kidman and Jason Bateman as siblings traumatized by their dad, played by Christopher Walken.
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