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Science Unlocked: Cannabis reclassified in executive order, paves way for research
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (335+ words) Science Unlocked: Cannabis reclassified in executive order, paves way for research'Tucson Weekly An executive order was signed Dec. 18th by President Trump, moving to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I substance to Schedule III. The move to reclassify marijuana at a federal…...
Legal, But Nowhere to Buy: A new ballot initiative seeks to eliminate recreational marijuana dispensaries while keeping possession legal in Arizona
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (367+ words) Legal, But Nowhere to Buy: A new ballot initiative seeks to eliminate recreational marijuana dispensaries while keeping possession legal in Arizona'Tucson Weekly Nearly six years after adult-use marijuana was legalized in Arizona, a new ballot initiative targets Arizona's regulatory practices…...
Inspirational Songs: Grammy-Award-Winner Kirk Whalum to perform in Tucson and Chandler
1+ week, 1+ day ago (924+ words) Grammy-Award-winning saxophone player Kirk Whalum has mark through his own music, collaborations with others and his work on film soundtracks such as "Boyz n the Hood" and "The Bodyguard." He was a featured soloist on Whitney Houston's song "I Will…...
Reefer Reels: Cannabis Boomer’s Top 10 cannabis culture movies for the holidays and the ultimate list of cannabis cinema across generations
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (109+ words) Reefer Reels: Cannabis Boomer's Top 10 cannabis culture movies for the holidays and the ultimate list of cannabis cinema across generations'Tucson Weekly The cannabis movie genre has evolved remarkably over five decades, mirroring the cyclical cultural acceptance of cannabis itself. As…...
Strategy Development: Arizona launches $11.5M literacy initiative
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (55+ words) Strategy Development: Arizona launches $11.5M literacy initiative'Tucson Weekly As Arizona grapples with an ongoing literacy crisis, a new initiative is on the rise. Pathways to Evidence-Based Literacy, a statewide project led by the Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF), is launching with $11.5 million…...
Supporting Students: Tucson Federal Credit Union donates to Kino School
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (134+ words) Supporting Students: Tucson Federal Credit Union donates to Kino School'Tucson Weekly The Tucson Federal Credit Union recently donated $90,000 to Kino Learning Center (Kino School) " supporting the institution's efforts to build a new music classroom on campus. Vice President of Culture…...
Attention Macabre Shoppers: Tucson Terror and Oddities Market offers alternative holiday shopping experience with local Arizona vendors
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (857+ words) The December holiday market, which will have a Krampus theme, will be held on Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Coalition Space." They will also be having a Winter Yule Market Jan. 24, a Creepy Cupid market on Feb. 21 and a Lucky Leprechauns…...
Triumph in Tragedy: Traveling Holocaust exhibit brings survivor stories across Arizona
4+ week, 14+ hour ago (839+ words) Organized by the Arizona Jewish Historical Society and the Hilton Family Holocaust Education Center, the multi-venue exhibit series brings rarely shared survivor stories and personal artifacts to communities across Arizona." The first two exhibits are already open, in Scottsdale and…...
Raising the barre: Ballet Tucson’s annual ‘Nutcracker’ sleighs
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1002+ words) On one of Tucson's less traveled streets and inside an unassuming building 33 adults and more than 90 children are hard at work." Everyone practices leaping and spinning. They practice walking on their tippy toes. They walk back and forth and practice…...
A Holiday Twist‘: A Drag Queen Christmas’ brings popular queens from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ to the stage
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1155+ words) Through different iterations of "RuPaul's Drag Race," audiences have been able to see drag queens with a range of talents, from across the world. "A Drag Queen Christmas" brings some of these drag superstars to the stage, to perform special…...