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Ohio Residents Needed on SB 56 & Marijuana Regulation for WOSU

Journalist seeking sources - SB 56, referendum and the debate around marijuana regulation Hi r/Columbus! My name is Nora Igelnik, and I am a reporter for WOSU Public Media, and I am working on a story about marijuana regulation in Ohio against the backdrop of the national debate surrounding the drug — whether related to health, policy, access, industry and more. A couple of weeks ago, The New York Times Editorial Board released an opinion, "It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem," arguing that Big Weed and a lack of education has led to addiction and health issues. When I read this opinion, I started to look into what was going on in our state in terms of regulation. Senate Bill 56, which will go into effect March 20, will amend the regulations put in place after Ohioans voted on Issue 2 in 2023. This bill bans intoxicating hemp products, caps the number of dispensaries state-wide, caps THC levels in extracts and flower, prohibits public smoking, allows landlords to prohibit smoking in rental properties, makes possessing weed bought from another state a crime and more. Ohioans for Cannabis Choice is trying to get a referendum on the ballot that the public can vote on in November to block the law, arguing that this law will impact small businesses and does not promote true regulation. I want to hear from you about your opinions on SB 56, a potential referendum and marijuana regulation in general. Please reply to this post or DM me if you are interested in being interviewed.

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In-house Lawyers Sharing Moves to Private Practice for Career Feature

I just finished a 1:1 career clarity session with a mid-career in-house lawyer who had a belief that was quietly limiting her. She thought you couldn’t go from in-house back to private practice. Just… didn’t know it was a thing. So, if you’re an early career lawyer who thinks you’ve boxed yourself in by going in-house first, I need you to read this. You haven’t. Law firms, particularly commercial practices, want lawyers who have sat on the other side of the table. You understand the client experience from the inside. You know what keeps GCs up at night. You know how to speak the language of the client and that is genuinely valuable. I know people who have made this move. It exists. It happens. Is it the path of least resistance? Probably not. You’ll need humility, because private practice is a different way of working and some of your skills might need refinement. But here’s what will help: ✨ Getting clear on the transferable skills you bring ✨ Working with a top notch recruiter who understands this transition and knows how to pitch your experience ✨ Letting go of the idea that your career has to follow a straight line As Ashley Herd says, careers are more like a patchwork quilt. I’ve always said mine felt like snakes and ladders but either way, the linear ladder is a model from a different era. Your path being non-traditional is not the same as your path being blocked so please don’t make permanent decisions based on a belief that was never true to begin with. Lawyer friends, help me out. If you’ve made this move or know someone who has, please drop a comment. You can’t be what you can’t see and your story might be exactly what someone needs today. 💖 #careeradvice #inhousepractice #legalcareer #careerchange

Housing Experts on Tiny Home Villages Policy Outcomes - Canada

Tiny home villages are currently Canada's most popular housing response. They are also a spectacular failure of social policy dressed up as compassion. I have been studying this trend through the lens of behavioural economics, disability rights law, and the hard cost data. I put together a short presentation breaking down what we are actually building when we build these compounds. The core problem is what Rory Sutherland would call "psycho-logic." When poverty becomes visible on our streets, the housed public craves visual order. A neat grid of cabins behind a fence soothes that anxiety. It packages a crisis into something tidy and photogenic. Politicians suffer from tangibility bias: you can bolt a corporate plaque to a cabin wall and cut a ribbon in front of a gate. You cannot photograph a portable rent supplement. So we fund the thing that makes the giver feel better, not the thing that actually works. And the data is damning: -Setup costs run roughly $99,000 per unit with $29,000 in annual operating costs (Greene et al., 2025). -A 2026 scoping review of 116 publications found zero empirical evidence that these villages improve long-term health or housing outcomes compared to other interventions (Marshall et al., 2026). We are scaling an experiment, not a solution. It gets worse. Operators routinely use "program participant" or "licensee" agreements to sidestep the Residential Tenancies Act. Residents have no eviction protections, no hearings, no recourse. The landlord and the support worker collapse into a single entity. If you clash with your caseworker, you lose your roof. That is not care. That is control. The UN CRPD Guidelines are explicit: an institution is not defined by the square footage of its roof. It is defined by isolation, segregation, and lack of control. A tiny home village is an institution broken into smaller pieces. And if municipalities need a financial reason to care about that distinction, they should look at what just happened in Nova Scotia. The province agreed to a $34 million class-action settlement for segregating people with disabilities (Disability Rights Coalition v. Nova Scotia, 2021 NSCA 70). Every gated compound we fund today is concrete being poured for the lawsuits of 2035. We already know what works. The Canadian gold standard is At Home / Chez Soi: scattered-site private apartments, portable rent supplements that belong to the person, and decoupled mobile support teams. It is boring. It is invisible. And it has the evidence base that tiny homes do not. Safety without autonomy is just custody. Swipe through the presentation below. I would genuinely like to hear from people working in housing, municipal planning, and legal advocacy on this. Are we building solutions, or are we just organizing the visible symptoms of poverty? - - - #HousingPolicy #HousingFirst #HumanRights #PublicPolicy #DisabilityRights #HousingCrisis

Community Leaders & Activists Needed for NIMBYism Case Studies

Two very different construction projects are facing the same powerful force: local communities saying 'not here.' From AI data centers to ICE facilities, a new wave of NIMBYism is reshaping America. It's a story of local power. In 2025, grassroots coalitions forced the cancellation of $98 billion in data center projects. They cited soaring electricity rates, water use, and strain on local grids. In places like Michigan and Virginia, residents protested, filed lawsuits, and won local bans. Parallel movements are challenging ICE's conversion of warehouses into detention camps. Advocates have exposed conditions and pushed for local bans, from Pennsylvania to New Mexico. What connects them? 🏘️ Community Impact: Both are seen as imposing major costs—whether economic or human—on local residents. 🤝 Unlikely Alliances: Environmental groups, civil rights activists, and ordinary neighbors are forming coalitions. 📜 Policy Shifts: This pressure is creating rare bipartisan momentum for regulation and moratoriums at the state level. The old NIMBY label often carried a negative connotation. Now, it's being reclaimed as a tool for community self-determination, applied to issues of public health, economic fairness, and human rights. It shows that when federal or corporate plans hit local reality, organized communities still have a powerful voice. They're not just opposing projects; they're demanding a seat at the table to define what progress and security should look like in their own backyards. Has your community faced a similar 'not here' moment? What was the outcome? #CommunityPower #GrassrootsOrganizing #LocalImpact 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲꞉

Securities Attorneys-Fraud Experts-Meme Stock Accountability-Stop Making Cents

Woot! Woot! Seeking Financial Sources: The "Meme Stock" Trajectory — From a Roaring 2021 to Accountability in 2026 ⚖️🚀 In 2021, I ghost-authored a series on the "Meme Stock" frenzy. Five years later, the "Wild Digital West" has moved from Reddit threads to federal scrutiny. 📂🔍 I'm diving into the 2026 Accountability Era for my newsletter,Stop Making Cents. While the SEC—under Chairman Paul Atkins' "Back-to-Basics" enforcement strategy—refocuses on hunting "liars, cheats, and thieves," a more intense psychological shift is happening on the ground. 🏛️🕵️♂️ What happened to the headlines and the fervent promises that "stonks" would only go up? 📉📉 I recently had anintriguingexchange with a Chief Investment Officer of an RIA who dropped a truth bomb about speculative retail traders. It made me question: Are meme stock traders victims orwilling participantsin the "rocket-to-the-moon" mission? 🧨🌕 I'm looking for expert voices to weigh in: 💼 ⚖️ Securities Attorneys:Insights on financial advisor impersonation and outcomes from pump-and-dump lawsuits (specifically regarding thePicard Medical/PMIorChina Liberal Education/CLEUFdockets). 🤖📱 Fraud Investigators:Tracking how bot manipulation and "off-channel" apps could be used for trading purposes. 🎰 🏦 Analysts/Traders:Can you actually "outsmart" the exit, or is the house always winning? WEIGH IN:Respond to my live pitch request on Qwoted (link in comments 👇) or send a DM to discuss the psychology behind the"Exit Trap." 📝💡 #MarketIntegrity #FinTech #MemeStocks #SecuritiesLaw #BehavioralFinance #Psychology

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