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Feds Raid Legalized California Pot Farms
In Mendocino County, federal agents have raided a medical marijuana farm that's legal under state law. Also, Billy Chrystal and the Oscars, and Italy's teetering economy.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenMarijuana is a big part of the economy in Mendocino County, where officials have tried to make it safe to grow for medicinal purposes under state law. But federal agents recently raided a farm that has a Sheriff's permit and undergoes regular inspections. Which strategy is most likely to keep a thriving industry underground? Also, the host of next year's Oscars will be Billy Chrystal. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Greece has been scary enough for Europe's economy; now there's Italy.
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3 storiesAcademy Reverts to the Tried-and-True for the Oscars
Billy Chrystal tweeted word this afternoon that he'll be the host of next year's Oscars , replacing Eddie Murphy, who withdrew after producer Brett Ratner was dumped for comments offensive to gays and lesbians. The Academy has confirmed Chrystal's message. Kyle Buchanan covers Hollywood as movies editor for New York magazine.
Read the story7 minWhen It Comes to Marijuana, Not Even a County Sheriff Can Cross the Feds
Sheriff's deputies arrested seven men running a large marijuana plantation today near Pyramid Lake in Ventura County. On public lands -- cleared, terraced and irrigated by tubes leading to a nearby creek — they found 130 pounds of drying marijuana. In Mendocino County, it's a different story.
Read the story19 minIs Italy's Economy Too Big to Fail, but Too Big to Bail Out?
When it comes to the troubled economies of the Euro Zone, "contagion" is what economists, bankers, traders and political leaders fear most. Now the focus has shifted from Greece to Italy. Greece at least appears to be getting its economic act together, but Berlusconi's Italy is another matter.
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