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Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana in historic shift

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana in historic shift

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general has signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a major policy shift. Advocates have long argued that cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government. The order, signed by Todd Blanche, does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under U.S. law but it does change the way it’s regulated. It shifts licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I — reserved for drugs without medical use and with high potential for abuse — to the less strictly regulated Schedule III. It also gives licensed medical marijuana operators a major tax break and eases some barriers to researching cannabis. Trump told his administration in December to work as quickly as possible to reclassify marijuana. On Saturday, as the Republican president signed an unrelated executive order about psychedelics, …

Machine-learning analysis reclassifies armed conflicts into three new archetypes

Machine-learning analysis reclassifies armed conflicts into three new archetypes

Published by Jenni Sidey

There is often no straightforward explanation for the various types of violence that occur around the world. In fact, even when using clear definitions (such as “Civil War,” “Invasion,” or “Local Uprisings”), these labels imply certain assumptions regarding their causes as well as their eventual outcomes. A recent article published in the journal Royal Society Open Science by a group of researchers from the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, who partnered with the University of Waterloo and Princeton University, takes a new approach. Researchers are using machine learning techniques to classify conflicts based on the manner in which they develop and continue throughout time. This study found that while there are a few distinct patterns in which these conflicts form and continue over time, these same patterns provide little to no insight into what level of violence or how much time will be needed before that violence occurs. According to Niraj Kushwaha, the lead author of this study at the Complexity Science Hub, “When we think of ‘Civil War,’ we often think of it being …