Chicago, IL

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As Mayor Lori Lightfoot prepares to leave office, she signs executive orders to guild her administrations accomplishments and shape the path for her successor's administration.

Mayor Lightfoot Concludes Term by Signing Executive Orders, That Could Force Successor to Continue Her Initiatives

New York City, NY

Benzinga

New York City is making headlines once again. This time for a groundbreaking initiative aimed at supporting drug users.
Recently, city health officials revealed the city's very first public health vending machine, located in Brooklyn.
The vending machine, as reported by the NY Post, provides free drug paraphernalia including crack pipes, along with life-saving Naloxone (Narcan) for overdoses, fentanyl-detecting drug-test strips, "Safer Smoking" kits for crack and crystal meth, "Safer Sniffing" kits and essential items like condoms, tampons, nicotine gum and first-aid packages.
NYC unveils vending machine for drug users, with free crack pipes and Narcan for ODs https://t.co/uvcHvhmvCi
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 6, 2023
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A Helping Hand In A Blue Box, NYC Unveils A Vending Machine For Harm Reduction

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San Francisco, CA

Missouri Courts At Risk Of Not Meeting Constitutional Deadline For Marijuana Expungements
Over 44,000 cannabis cases, out of which more than 10,000 were related to marijuana felony convictions and about 32,500 misdemeanors, have been expunged in recent months, reported KCUR.
Amendment 3, which legalized recreational cannabis in November, proposed the expungement of all nonviolent cannabis-related misdemeanors and felonies by June 8 and December 8, respectively.
However, experts stressed the courts are not equipped to handle those that remain before the deadline.
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Putin's Inner Circle Plotting Coup, Former CIA Official Says: 'It'll Happen All Of A Sudden And He'll Be Dead'

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly facing the threat of his trusted lieutenants clandestinely plotting to overthrow him if his Ukraine invasion turns out to be...

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