Classified as a Schedule I drug, marijuana was classified as a drug as dangerous as heroin. To put that in even more perspective, fentanyl, methadone and opium are all classified as Schedule II. Changing the scheduling of marijuana would ease criminal and manufacturing restrictions at the federal level, which, of course, does next to nothing to affect the existing state laws—or people who are still paying the cost of punitive marijuana policys The post DOJ Wants To Change Marijuana To A Schedule 3 Drug, But What About All The Black People Already Locked Up? appeared first on NewsOne.

A Canton, Ohio police officer involved in Frank Tyson's arrest told the dying Black man to "shut the f*ck up" after he said "I can't breathe," Ben Crump said. The post Ben Crump: Ohio Cop Told Frank Tyson ‘Shut The F*ck Up’ After Dying, Handcuffed Black Man Said ‘I Can’t Breathe’ appeared first on NewsOne.

Making one of her first appearances as a mommy-to-be, Candiace Dillard Bassett graced the red carpet as host of the GRAMMYs on the Hill Awards on Tuesday, April 30.

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