This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: The man isn’t even trying to prosecute cannabis possession anymore; A small Massachusetts town loses its police force and say, “Meh”; And a federal court puts the kibosh on another agra-chemical killer.
Notes/Links:
Story #1: Manhattan DA Will No Longer Prosecute Smoking Or Possession Of Marijuana
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1024484612578439170
D.A. Vance Ends Prosecution of Marijuana Possession and Smoking Cases
https://www.manhattanda.org/tomorrow-d-a-vance-ends-prosecution-of-marijuana-possession-and-smoking-cases/
Acquittal In Georgia Pot Case a Win for Common Sense
https://twitter.com/ShawnCathcart/status/1025207040208261120
Story #2: Town Loses Entire Police Force As Officers Quit Over “Unsafe” Work
https://twitter.com/mediamonarchy/status/1024668790041141249
Mexican Town of Cherán Booted Pols, Cops & Mayor – and Crime Disappeared
https://twitter.com/WikiWorldOrder/status/1023919437265678338
One Mexican Town Revolts Against Violence, Corruption. Six Years In, Its Experiment Is Working
http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-cheran-20170710-htmlstory.html
Wikipedia: Cherán
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher%C3%A1n
Story #3: EPA Nears Chlorpyrifos Ban on Crops as Advocates’ Petition Prevails
https://twitter.com/nature_hub/status/1027633545806798848