1. Publix joins Walmart, CVS, Starbucks in its request concerning firearms in stores
This story is just pertaining to the nationwide outreach of these stores in their attempts to stop people from carrying there weapons on themselves when shopping at their stores. With the very much talked about subject of guns and mass shootings this request by these big stores will definitely divide America once again with these stores making this a protection issue while some people will claim it's political and not moral.
2. Lung disease tied to vaping on the rise; 5 killed, 1 in L.A.
This story is how vaping is causing hospitalizations and death in some cases and the numbers are rising. The problem is how vaping products are putting people in the hospital but reading through the article it shows how most of these cases are from vaping of products of THC not nicotine. With the rise of vaping in today's youth this is putting parents at even more a forefront to stop the outbreak of youth using these vaping nicotine products even though the hospitalizations are coming from people who using the products for THC. Now the legal vaping products are getting a bad look even though these mass hospitalizations are not from them but rather the THC products themselves.
3. Medical marijuana grower accused of tainting cannabis plants with ‘pesticides and other chemicals’ in Maryland
This story is about how a marijuana grower was tainting his stocks of marijuana with a number of chemicals that are very harmful to humans once prescribed and used. The problem with this is that marijuana is already a divided issue and when your see stories like this its only going to strengthen one side of the argument more. The growers, distributors and users all will face some sort of flake because of stories like this one that the weed is getting people sick.
Great content Andrew! One topic that I think will be a big concern for parents in the upcoming time, is vaping. This is a major opportunity, which is extremely hard to find a solution too. There will be more and more deaths of vaping in the next months, which will increase the need for a solution. Maybe we can sit down sometime and discuss and maybe figure out something!-Steve
ReplyDeleteI agree that all of these are problems that we will face at the local level. Alachua county passed a ban on tobacco and tobacco products being sold to people under 21, and that will affect people who vape. I do agree with you that it is a problem, the black market THC carts were not the only culprit, with some people being hospitalized only juuling. I can definitely see an opprotunity arising providing care to those that were injured from vaping.
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