BREAKING: President Trump announces Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s execution by firing squad will NOT be live streamed.

🚨 MARYLAND CANNABIS INDUSTRY: STATE REGULATORS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ISSUING LICENSES ISN’T ENOUGH TO BUILD SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES. Nearly three years after recreational cannabis sales began in Maryland, state officials are confronting the challenge of turning social equity licenses into operational, financially sustainable businesses. In a new High Times examination of cannabis regulation across four states, Maryland Cannabis Administration Director Tabatha Robinson outlined the challenges facing the state’s developing market. KEY FINDINGS: ▪️ SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSING: Maryland’s first licensing round prioritized applicants from communities disproportionately affected by previous cannabis enforcement policies. ▪️ BUSINESS STARTUP CHALLENGES: Receiving a conditional license does not guarantee that an applicant can secure financing, obtain property, meet zoning requirements, or open a profitable operation. ▪️ BANKING AND REAL ESTATE: Robinson says regulators must also educate lenders, landlords, local zoning boards, and suppliers about the legal cannabis industry. ▪️ FREE WORKFORCE TRAINING: Maryland’s Cannabis Industry Professional Certificate Program provides advanced instruction in laboratory testing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, quality assurance, inspections, and regulatory compliance. ▪️ FEDERAL RESCHEDULING: Qualifying state-licensed medical marijuana was moved to Schedule III in April 2026, while recreational marijuana remains classified under Schedule I. ▪️ STATE AUTHORITY: Robinson emphasized that federal rescheduling has not changed Maryland’s existing cannabis licensing and enforcement requirements. ▪️ REGULATORY CHALLENGES: Maryland lawmakers have separately identified difficulties converting conditional social equity licenses into operating businesses and concerns involving unlicensed sales of intoxicating hemp-derived products. Maryland legalized recreational cannabis sales on July 1, 2023, establishing a regulated commercial market with an initial 9% sales tax. The state’s current challenge extends beyond granting licenses: ensuring that new businesses have access to capital, locations, trained workers, and the resources necessary to survive. THE ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTION: How many Maryland social equity license recipients have actually opened businesses, how many remain unable to operate, and how much financial support has reached those applicants? A successful licensing program can be measured by more than approvals. Business openings, financial sustainability, jobs, and long-term ownership provide additional measures of its results. SOURCES: High Times, Veronica Castillo, October 13, 2026; Maryland Cannabis Administration; Maryland Department of Legislative Services.

WOAH 🚨 Investigation into Baltimore City School Board members finds their names connected to 14 nonprofits according to IRS filings One member Mujahid Muhammad has a nonprofit where he’s getting a salary of $427,201 per year WITH NO EMPLOYEES Another nonprofit called The Gary I. Strausberg Children’s Cable Education Fund, EVERY Baltimore City School Board member is listed as an officer of this nonprofit, including Mohammed Its mission is to enhance the educational resources of city students by installing cabled television and related equipment. In 2025, the nonprofit reported more than $3 million in assets and $243,000 in revenue Taxpayers are being robbed blind by these criminals One school board member named Ashiah Parker is with ‘No Boundaries Coalition.’ She is executive director making $1.5 million in revenue, with her salary compensation reported as $120,000 We are being ROBBED BLIND Ohh I looked it up, they’re ALL Democrats or appointed by the Democrat mayor What a shocker

Easy question. How come on the first two Constitutional Amendments there is an explanation of what a yes or no vote means but on Question 3 there is not? @md_sbe