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Released: 5-Jan-2018 2:05 PM EST
WashU Expert: Marijuana Enforcement Change Could Backfire
Washington University in St. Louis

United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions this week made it easier for federal marijuana laws to be enforced in states that had legalized its use, a move that may backfire, says a legal expert at Washington University in St. Louis.“Legalization of medical marijuana is favored by most voters even in swing states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, which now permit medical marijuana,” said Peter Joy, the Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law and director of the School of Law’s Criminal Justice Clinic.

Released: 15-Dec-2017 11:05 AM EST
10 Tips to Safeguard Your Kids' Toys Against Hackers this Holiday Season
Vanderbilt University

Web-based toys create a new set of security risks, M. Eric Johnson, a widely recognized IT security researcher and dean of Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management, gives practical tips to protect your family.

Released: 7-Dec-2017 2:05 PM EST
Vanderbilt Expert on What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Government Shutdown
Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt political scientist Bruce Oppenheimer weighs in on all things related to the possible government shutdown—how much time Congress will try to buy, what deals need to be made, who's to blame and more.

Released: 4-Dec-2017 5:05 PM EST
5 Tips for Navigating Political Discussions at the Holiday Table
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

UNLV Couple and Family Therapy program director offers strategies for when requests to pass the salt escalate into debates on passing tax and immigration reform.



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