US Government and Society

Ryan,  What are the current sanctions, and pressures is North Korea facing? When and where exactly did this nuclear testing take place? Although the article may be entertaining, it's a useless information mess just trying to make news of stupid games our president and other countries are playing.  For our president to come out and speak of another countries leader as a joke, or "rocket man" is not diplomatic or civil in any way. Yet, in the article it states that "Royce" says that our countries organizations are taking steps toward applying maximum diplomatic pressure on Kim Jong-un. His credibility goes out the window, to say the least. Then this website, doesn't seem to be credible whatsoever. There is no proof that Kim Jong-Un is responsible for his brothers death in the United States, and as far as I'm aware, we will never know whether he was, or wasn't involved.

Legalization of... For years the controversy over the legalization of marijuana has been a largely debated topic that's been left on the back burner by the federal government. State governments have began taking the initiative in their laws regarding marijuana. Many states have opted for only legalizing medical marijuana, and some have even gone as far as making marijuana recreationally legal, so why is the federal government not addressing the controversial topic?  Because of the ethical controversy surrounding marijuana studies, we honestly don't know much about the drug itself. However, we've gained a little insight as to what our nation would look like, and what the marijuana industry could do for our economy by seeing what happened in Colorado when the state decided to take a leap of faith in legalization. In 2015 Colorado collected more than $135 million in taxes and fees on medical and recreational marijuana. Sales in North America grew 30%, to $6.7 million,