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Sunday, March 23, 2014
Bitcoin's promise: a financial revolution the web's been waiting for | Reuters
(Reuters) - Bitcoin may not be the messiah of a new currency its hardcore fans yearn for, but it may herald the deeper financial revolution the internet has been waiting for.
While computers and smartphones have brought the web to more than a third of the world's population, online commerce still largely depends on a banking system that has changed little over recent decades, some of it relying on computer code written before the web was born.
The growing interest in bitcoin, a digital currency that requires no centralized body to handle transactions, is beginning to change all that.
Read more...Bitcoin's promise: a financial revolution the web's been waiting for | Reuters
Feds allow banks to do business with marijuana shops, industry still nervous | Fox News
The Obama administration took the unprecedented step Friday of clearing the way for banks to do limited business with marijuana sellers, releasing guidelines for how financial institutions can work with pot shops in states where it's legal.
The move immediately was greeted with relief from the budding marijuana industry. Before the guidance, banks largely had avoided the new pot shops in Colorado for fear of federal prosecution -- leaving marijuana sellers running cash-only operations.
"This is a huge victory for our members, our communities, and the banks that take this opportunity to serve a thriving new market," National Cannabis Industry Association director Aaron Smith said in a statement. "No legitimate business should be forced to manage its payroll, taxes, utility bills, and licensing fees entirely in cash."
Read more...Feds allow banks to do business with marijuana shops, industry still nervous | Fox News
Few eligible patients can get weight loss surgery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Like 78 million other Americans, MaryJane Harrison is obese.
And like many critically overweight Americans, Harrison cannot afford to have weight loss surgery because her health insurance doesn't cover it. The financial burden makes it nearly impossible for her to follow the advice of three physicians who have prescribed the stomach-shrinking procedure for Harrison, who is four-feet, 10 inches and weighs 265 pounds.
Harrison's health insurance plan, provided by UnitedHealth, excludes coverage of any surgical procedures for weight loss. As a result, she and her family are trying to raise $15,000 to pay for the surgery that she thinks will save her life.
Read more...Few eligible patients can get weight loss surgery
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Pot-dispensary zoning eased
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a zoning ordinance allowing medical-marijuana dispensaries in Maricopa County’s unincorporated areas, winding down more than two years of resistance in the face of an adverse Superior Court order.
Maricopa County previously had a zoning classification that blocked medical-marijuana dispensaries within the county’s jurisdiction. The county stood firm on that policy despite voter approval of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act in 2010, which put the state’s medical-marijuana program into effect in many Valley cities.
Read more...Pot-dispensary zoning eased
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Obama, Ukraine's PM warn Russia as Crimea heads for vote - CNN.com
Simferopol, Ukraine (CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Ukrainian interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk had strong words for Russia on Wednesday as Washington again warned Moscow there will be consequences if it doesn't remove its troops from Crimea and Kiev said that it will "never surrender."
But Yatsenyuk also said after his meeting with Obama at the White House that Ukraine, a former Soviet Republic, wants to be good friends with Russia.
Read more...Obama, Ukraine's PM warn Russia as Crimea heads for vote - CNN.com
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Scottsdale City Council OKs Airpark medical-marijuana kitchen
The Scottsdale City Council narrowly agreed to allow a medical-marijuana kitchen in the Scottsdale Airpark, two months after turning down the request.
The council on Jan. 14 granted a conditional-use permit to Pure Bliss Premium Medibles and Topicals, which is the trade name for a line of marijuana-infused goods ranging from brownies to pot pies, according to its website.
The facility, near Hayden and Redfield roads, will prepare foods infused with marijuana and sell them wholesale to medical-marijuana dispensaries, a city report said.
The kitchen will be closed to the general public.
Read more...Scottsdale City Council OKs Airpark medical-marijuana kitchen
Credit cards squeamish about charging pot
Can you use plastic to pay for weed? Card processors and peddlers aren't entirely sure, thanks to lack of guidance from the government.
The sale of marijuana for recreational use became legal in Colorado and Washington Jan. 1. For a market that has traditionally
dealt in cash payments, the new laws have left open the question of whether dispensaries will be able to accept credit and debit cards the same as any other business.
Read more...Credit cards squeamish about charging pot
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Kerry Warns Russia of Possible Eviction From G-8 - NYTimes.com
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Sunday that Russia risked eviction from the Group of 8 industrialized nations if the Kremlin did not reverse its military occupation of Crimea in Ukraine.
“He is not going to have a Sochi G-8,” Mr. Kerry said on the NBC program “Meet the Press,” referring to the meeting of the industrialized nations that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is to host in June. “He may not even remain in the G-8 if this continues.”
“He may find himself with asset freezes on Russian business,” Mr. Kerry added. “American business may pull back. There may be a further tumble of the ruble. There’s a huge price to pay.”
Read more...Kerry Warns Russia of Possible Eviction From G-8 - NYTimes.com
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