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Sutherland Institute applauds passage of
Cannabis Cultivation Amendments
 

SALT LAKE CITY — Sutherland Institute Vice President Stan Rasmussen released the following statement today in response to HB 197, Cannabis Cultivation Amendments, which passed out of the Utah House of Representatives:
 
“Like most of Utah, Sutherland Institute looks forward to the day when cannabis-derived compounds can be considered medicine,” Rasmussen said. “Though processes of research, development, testing and validation continue, it is premature and dangerous to pretend the necessary science is already there when it is not. We commend our state legislators for their continued careful consideration of the many serious issues associated with cannabis in the fulfillment of their charge to develop sound public policy. Balancing consideration of individual circumstances and preferences with the preservation of public health and safety takes time and moves slower than any would prefer – especially in high-stakes matters such as cannabis.
 
“We commend the Utah House of Representatives for passing HB 195 on Friday (allowing terminally ill people the ‘right to try’) and today HB 197, creating strict protocol for the cultivation and processing of cannabis for academic and medical research purposes. We encourage the Utah Senate similarly to approve these measures.”
 
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Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Selection of Naomi Earp for USDA Civil Rights Post

(Washington, D.C., February 13, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Donald J. Trump’s selection of Naomi Earp for Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Perdue issued the following statement:

“Our aim at USDA is to treat everyone fairly, with transparency, objectivity, and consistency. Naomi Earp is an excellent choice to help us meet those goals, as her experience in civil rights issues and in the federal government make her uniquely qualified to fill this important role. I commend President Trump for this excellent selection, and I urge the Senate to take up her nomination at the earliest opportunity, along with our other nominees who are awaiting confirmation.”

Background:

Naomi Churchill Earp is a retired career civil servant with more than 20 years of experience in federal equal opportunity policy, charge processing, complaint handling, and employment law. She entered federal services as a GS-9 career employee and worked her way to the Senior Executive Service level prior to appointments as Chair and Vice Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under President George W. Bush. Throughout her career, Earp has been a strong advocate for labor-management partnership and cooperative business models to raise awareness and address both disparate treatment complaints and allegations of systemic discrimination. Her federal equal opportunity, civil rights compliance, and public policy career includes positions with the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Agriculture and the National Institutes of Health. Born and raised in Newport News, Virginia, Earp received a BS in Social Work from Norfolk State University, an MA from Indiana University, and a Juris Doctorate from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. She is widowed with one son.

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Uranium One informant makes Clinton allegations to Congress

Source: The Hill

An FBI informant connected to the Uranium One controversy told three congressional committees in a written statement that Moscow routed millions of dollars to America with the expectation it would be used to benefit Bill Clinton's charitable efforts while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton quarterbacked a “reset” in U.S.-Russian relations.

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