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OPINION: Trump pardon of Fiore is no surprise, but we should not holster our outrage

The Fiore pardon should not be glossed over because it is so redolent of how easy it is to become inured when we simply cannot be insensate.

A Smoke and Mirrors cannabis lounge staff member displays a mocktail and a selection of cannabis.

OPINION: Cannabis lounges are a bust (so far)

The recent closure would seemingly indicate there might not be any real desire for the sort of Amsterdam experience the industry had hoped to cultivate in Las Vegas. At the very least, it’s pretty clear such a future won’t be as easy as “build it and they will come.”

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OPINION: ‘Liberation day’ will not age well

In other words, they weren’t merely designed to match the tariffs of other nations, they were designed to tax away trade deficits. It’s a ludicrous goal that is completely untethered to economic reality.

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