Subject: Daily Skimm: You speak Prada?
From: "theSkimm" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 06:25:31 -0400 (EDT)

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OCTOBE= 17, 2018

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Skimm'd while stayi=g fresh

QUOTE O= THE DAY

"Broccoli is like my favorite vegetable. It's the sh*=. I love it." – John =egend.

YES WE CANNABIS

The Story

Mary Jan= has a new home.

What are you talking about?

Starting today, recreational weed is legal in Canada.=It's only the second country<=a> in the world (hi, Uruguay) – and first industrialized one �=80� to legalize the green stuff for fun.

Give me the ground rules.

All 13 provinces and territories have rules on things=like where you can buy it. For most, the legal smoking age is 18. No selli=g to minors. No driving high. And no edibles until next year. Otherwise, p=rty on Wayne.

Why the change?

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau campaigned in part on maki=g it legal. Last year, the gov intro'd legislation to make it happen. The =oals: stop money from going to the black market and make it harder for min=rs to get their hands on it. Canada's House of Commons gave it the (green)=thumbs up. The country's senate OK'd it just a few months ago.

What are the issues around it?

Since the rules are different around the country, Can=dians are feeling dazed and confused about what is and isn't allowed. There's also concern that ther= could be a shortage of l=gal weed. And illegal drug dealers are apparently dropping prices to try t= keep customers. There are worries that all of this could lead to people t=rning to the black market – the exact thing Trudeau wants to stop.=/p>

What are the laws in the US?

You're good to smoke in nine states plus DC (if you're 21 or over). 30 states h=ve given the OK to medical marijuana. But federal law still says 'very muc= illegal.' The Justice Dept has been cracking down on it too. Also, don't try to bring your new gree= friend back to the states with you. It's illegal.

theSkimm

Legalizing weed is expected to make some Canadians ve=y happy. But there are fears that the rollout has been rushed, and could c=use problems for smokers and businesses there.

<=trong>PS: Want to know the history of weed and how it became a th=ng in the US? Get our app=/a> to hear an audio episode.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What people are worried about…

Yemen. The UN is reportedly warning that up to 14 million people there are in=danger of famine. Since 2015, the country's been caught in a civil war bet=een the Yemen gov (backed by Saudi Arabia) and the Houthi rebels (backed b= Iran). More than 10,000 people have been killed, and millions more have b=en displaced. The worst violence right now is in a rebel-controlled port c=ty, which the gov is trying to get back. But that area is crucial for food=and aid access. In recent weeks, food prices have skyrocketed. Earlier thi= week, the UN said 12 or 13 million people were at risk of starvation. Now= the UN's reportedly saying it underestimated by 1.5 and 2 million, and th=t children are expected to be worst hit by this man-made famine – =hich could be the world's worst in 100 years.

What people are watching…

This car=van. Yesterday, President Trump threatened to cut aid to Honduras if i= doesn't somehow stop a caravan of more than 1,000 Honduran migrants from =eaching the US. The migrants are fleeing things like violence and poverty =ack home, and so far are showing no signs of stopping. Speaking of money t=lking, key Democrats are outr=ising Republicans they're trying to unseat in advance the midterms. It=has Dems hopeful this means a blue wave is coming for the House. Speaking =f Dems, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) is facing some heat for an ad she ran about sexual assault surviv=rs. The problem? Some women in the ad hadn't agreed to share their names, =nd others said they're not even abuse survivors. Add this to an already ch=llenging race for her – she's running for re-election in a state T=ump won by 36 points.

What people don't want a comeback of...

Polio...or anything like it. Yesterday, the CDC said =t's seeing dozens of cases of a polio-like illness that can cause muscle weakness or paralysis. The =DC is saying 'to be clear, this isn't polio.' But it's also struggling to =nderstand what's causing this illness to show up in 22 states.

What to say when you hear the interim USA Gymnastics CEO lasted less than a wee=…

There, there – you'll find something else. Ne= government data shows the US hit 7.1 million job openings back in August – the most on reco=d. Might be a good time to as= for a raise.

What to say when you hear Apple fixed its sad bagel…

Twitter fixed its notifications.

THING TO KNOW

Stress sweat

Different from regular sweat. It's what happens when =ou're under psychological stress. And because nerves aren't fun enough, it=also smells a lot worse than the kind of sweat you drip after spin class. =a href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/14781742.2647886/aHR0cHM6Ly9hZC5=b3VibGVjbGljay5uZXQvZGRtL3RyYWNrY2xrL04zNDkzLjE5MTUxMjBUSEVTS0lNTS9CMjEyNz=5NjIuMjMxNDA0MTU0O2RjX3Rya19haWQ9NDIyMTQ1NDQyO2RjX3Rya19jaWQ9MTAyNzM3MzM5O=RjX2xhdD07ZGNfcmRpZD07dGFnX2Zvcl9jaGlsZF9kaXJlY3RlZF90cmVhdG1lbnQ9O3RmdWE9=5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8C8771a922" target="_blank" style="color:#00b2a=;text-decoration:none;">Secret Clinical Deodorant can help you stick i= to the stress sweat. It provides fast protection and works overtime to ke=p you fresh. Get on it.

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