Hanford's first downtown shop selling medical and recreational marijuana to adults could open as soon as early 2020 in downtown, and another downtown marijuana dispensary is on the horizon, Mayor Sue Sorensen tells GV Wire. The City Council voted Tuesday to grant a business permit for a downtown dispensary to...
Cost of Sexual Abuse: Victims, Schools Take on Settlements
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One man believes he missed his chance to play in the National Hockey League because he lost focus after being sexually abused by an Ohio State team doctor. Two former wrestlers say they left their sport because of it and delayed finishing their college degrees. A tennis...
In Newsom’s ‘California for All’ Budget, Undocumented Immigrants Aren't Included
The California Legislature has passed the state budget that included funding to expand MediCal eligibility to undocumented residents under the age of 26. The expansion is projected to aid 90,000 young adults who are living at the brink of poverty, earning less than $16,395 per year in the state. Though a step in the...
Data Breach Exposes Nearly 12 Million Quest Diagnostics Patients
Quest Diagnostics, a medical laboratory testing company with about 20 locations in the central San Joaquin Valley, announced Monday a nationwide data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 12 million patients. In a news release, the company said an "unauthorized user" tapped into the database of a billing...
Poll: Majority of Republicans Support Legal Marijuana
LOS ANGELES — A growing majority of Americans, including Republicans, say marijuana should be legal, underscoring a national shift as more states embrace cannabis for medical or recreational use. Support for legal marijuana hit 61 percent in 2018, up from 57 percent two years ago, according to the General Social...
Medical and Recreational Cannabis Finally Get the OK in Fresno
More than two decades after California voters legalized medicinal marijuana, the Fresno City Council finally followed suit Thursday. On a 5-2 vote, with Steve Brandau and Garry Bredefeld opposed, the council approved an ordinance regulating the production and sale of cannabis — including recreational marijuana. It provided a long-awaited political victory...
Up in Nevada, Folks Really Love Their Cannabis
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Tax collections on recreational marijuana sales in Nevada have exceeded projections for the entire fiscal year in just the first 10 months since they became legal last July. Nevada Department of Taxation Director Bill Anderson says the $6.5 million in pot tax revenues in April slipped...
Tattoo Regret: Can You Make It Go Away?
Almost half of people between 18 and 35 have tattoos, and almost one in four regrets it, according to a 2016 Harris Poll. Based on an estimate of about 60 million people in that age group, that would mean that about 7.5 million people have tattoo regret. As a primary...
Tattoo Regret: Can You Make It Go Away?
Almost half of people between 18 and 35 have tattoos, and almost one in four regrets it, according to a 2016 Harris Poll. Based on an estimate of about 60 million people in that age group, that would mean that about 7.5 million people have tattoo regret. As a primary...