Does Eminem Consume Weed

Maria Loreto

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December 19, 2020

This year, Eminem released a record and a surprise LP. He’s been very open about his drug use in the past. Does he smoke weed?

Like what many artists are doing nowadays, Eminem has released some surprise music for his fans. He just dropped a companion LP to his 11th studio album, Music To Be Murdered By, which was released back in January.

While the drop was a surprise, clues began circulating at the beginning of the week, with several of Eminem’s collaborators releasing Twitter and Instagram images of cover art and track lists. Music To Be Murdered By Side B marks Eminem’s third surprise release in his career.

Does he smoke weed?

Eminem has been open about his struggles with drug addiction in the past, writing many songs on the topic and not shying away from sharing personal milestones with fans. While recovering addicts sometimes smoke marijuana, every person’s relationship with drugs is personal.

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Eminem has revealed that his problem with addiction began in his mid-20s when he started taking prescription drugs. “It was easy in the beginning,” he said. “I didn’t have the money to get really involved in drugs. I’d do them when somebody offered them to me. As my career took off and the crowds got larger and life got faster, I reached out for that sh– more and more. I used it as a crutch to calm my nerves. Especially the sleeping pills.”

This period in his life was followed by a four-year hiatus from music, where he spent his time in rehab and then relapsed. The release of his album Recovery marked the time when he was clean from drugs, a time which he refers to as happy and creatively fulfilling.

When it comes to weed, there’s not a lot of information out there except for what’s in Eminem’s songs. His most prominent weed song, Must Be The Ganja, is your standard rapper drug song, one that doesn’t say much about his personal relationship with it. In The Adventures of Moon Man and Slim Shady, a song in which he collaborated with Kid Cudi, he says: “I had hoop dreams, now I shoot threes, Got a lil’ green, but I don’t do weed.”

RELATED: Does The Weeknd Smoke Weed?

These are all just songs though. Unless Eminem makes a public statement or is seen smoking weed openly, there’s no way of knowing whether he uses marijuana or not.

Recreational Cannabis Could Show Up In New Jersey Within 6 Months

Benzinga Staff Writer

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December 19, 2020

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Recreational Cannabis Could Show Up In New Jersey Within 6 Months

Reports estimate that just 37 recreational cannabis licenses will be available. More licenses are not expected to be released for another two years.

By Anthony Noto

New Jersey lawmakers have passed a measure to allow a recreational marijuana marketplace in the Garden State.

The legislation will now be sent to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, who is expected to sign the bill. Once that happens, New Jersey cannabis businesses will be able to offer recreational weed within six months.

The Democrat-led Assembly and Senate passed the bill on Thursday.

The six-month time frame would be among the shortest wait times from legalization to “market open date” for a recreational cannabis state. In Massachusetts, it took over two years from the time a similar measure was approved to the opening of the state’s first cannabis dispensaries. Nevada took eight months.

Maine, the first to open the adult-use market in New England, had the longest wait: 47 months.

The quick turnaround in New Jersey bodes well for several cannabis players, including Curaleaf Holdings Inc. CURLF 4.41%, Acreage Holdings Inc. ACRDF -1.50%, Green Thumb Industries Inc. GTBIF 0.33%, TerrAscend Corp. TRSSF -0.27% and Columbia Care Inc. CCHWF -1.19%. Each company has expressed plans to expand across the state.

Last month, most New Jersey voters supported recreational cannabis in a ballot measure on Election Day. Over 67% of the respondents voted in favor of legalizing marijuana, while almost 33% voted against it.

The move was praised by reform advocates as a necessary step to stop what NORML National estimates to 32,000 cannabis arrests per year.

New Jersey voters also approved a 6.625% state tax on cannabis sales to customers aged 21 or older and permitted municipalities to charge an extra 2% tax. The measure is reportedly expected to rake in $126 million a year for New Jersey once the market is settled.

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Cannabis research firm Brightfield Group expects cannabis sales to reach about $460 million in 2021 and $1.5 billion by 2025.

Whether smaller businesses will be granted recreational licenses remains to be seen. New Jersey’s cannabis entrepreneurs, not affiliated with publicly traded companies, have been urging Gov. Murphy to not overlook small businesses and grant recreational cannabis licenses without the burden of an exorbitant fee.

Currently, there will be a limited number of licenses available. Reports estimate that just 37 will be available. More licenses aren’t expected to be released for another two years.

This article originally appeared on Benzinga and has been reposted with permission.

Harry And Meghan Blew Chance At Happy Royal Life

Patricia Wallace

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December 19, 2020

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Harry And Meghan Blew Chance At Happy Royal Life

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry had the world at their feet, according to one royal insider. But is the Duchess of Sussex to blame for the royal family fallout?

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex “had their world as their oyster” according to the Queen’s former press secretary Dickie Arbiter. But Harry and Meghan blew chance at a happy royal life.

Arbiter made those remarks on a British TV series called “The Royal Beat,” while also stating that before he met Meghan, Prince Harry had accepted his role as the “spare” to his brother William’s “heir,” but then Meghan became sulky.

“Their world was their oyster and they blew it. They literally blew it, they had everything [but] I don’t think everything was what Meghan wanted,” Arbiter told host Kate Thornton.

“Harry was the spare and the Cambridges are the heirs.

“He accepted his role, he was always born to that.

“Until Meghan came along and she could not accept that. She couldn’t accept being in the second row.”

He added that “Harry’s biggest mistake was leaving the army. He should have never left.”

Royal commentator and executive editor of The Sun, Dan Wootton, echoed Arbiter’s sentiments, adding that although the Duchess may not be solely responsible for the falling out with the royal family, she seems to “fall out” with just about everyone else she’s close to.

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“She falls out with virtually anyone who she’s close to, including her own blood relatives,” he said.

“So it’s not a surprise that she engineered a split between Harry and the people he has been the closest to and relied on for his whole life.

“He was so close to William and so close to Kate.

“Now, I’m not saying that you can blame Meghan specifically for the breakdown in that relationship.

“I think both couples rubbed each other up the wrong way from the start.”

As to why Meghan and Harry stepped away from their royal duties and moved to California (aka Megxit), royal expert Katie Nicholl said it had everything to do with money.

“I think it was to have latitude, to have space, but ultimately it was to make money and that is what they are doing.”

Harry And Meghan blew chance at happy royal life, no surprise.

Kentucky Governor Urges Lawmakers To Legalize Marijuana

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December 18, 2020

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Kentucky Governor Urges Lawmakers To Legalize Marijuana

Last year, Gov. Beshear told the press that he believes medical marijuana is essential for Kentucky, especially for those suffering from chronic pain.

Bluegrass state Governor Andy Beshear wants state lawmakers to get serious about legalizing medical marijuana in 2021. This week, in a virtual address, the Bluegrass State’s head chief urged the upcoming General Assembly not to get bogged down by politics. He wants the House and Senate to find a compromise on this issue so that the state can finally begin to serve patients in need. To be clear, Kentucky Governor urges lawmakers to legalize marijuana.

State lawmakers have been fighting over medical marijuana for the past several years. It’s an issue that has found some success in the House but always seems to get squashed the second it lands in the Senate.

Earlier this year, Beshear broke the vote on a bill in the House aimed at legalizing marijuana for medicinal use, but the Senate wasn’t having it. In fact, while Senate President Robert Stivers promised House lawmakers a “fair chance,” the upper chamber never even gave the bill a hearing. The governor wants this attitude to change. He is calling for a more unified front in the new year.

“We need to come together and not create unnecessary political fights that are going to squander time and energy, leaving us mad and frustrated,” Beshear said.

Representative Jason Nemes is getting the ball rolling. He plans to reintroduce a bill very soon designed to legalize medical marijuana. It’s identical to the one that was ignored by the Senate earlier this year. And while some believe the measure is too restrictive (it doesn’t allow smoking, home grows, and there is enormous oversight on every facet of the program), lawmakers feel that is what makes it one of the best pieces of medical marijuana legislation in the country.

And the House is all for it.

“The support in the House will be even stronger than it was last year,” Nemes told the Messenger-Inquirer. “We have replaced a number of ‘no’ votes with ‘yes’ votes in the Republican caucus due to retirement and defeating Democrats, so we will be stronger in the House. The whole question is what the Senate will do.”

Well, what will it do?

There’s a good chance the answer is: not much. When ABC-affiliate WHAS-11 asked Stivers about the prospect of the Senate voting on medical marijuana next year, he shrugged it off, saying the bill hasn’t even been approved yet in the House. But if it does cross his desk at some point in 2021, “I’m going to reiterate that we’re going to focus on a lot of the issues that we feel we need to do.”

Translation: Medical marijuana isn’t going to be a priority.

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Kentucky cannabis advocates understand this, and they are not optimistic about the bill being treated fairly or given any consideration in the new year. Dan Seum, Jr., son of former Kentucky Senator Dan Seum Sr., says the bill is doomed. “I vote Republican, but I’m ashamed of the leadership there. They’re not going to let it go unless we put so much pressure on them,” he told WHAS-11.

However, Representative Nemes believes that if Stivers would just allow the medical marijuana bill to go before the upper chamber, it would receive the support it needs to land on Governor Beshear’s desk.

“If it comes to a vote in the Senate, I am confident that it will pass,” he said. “I think the votes are there. I have been told many times over the years fighting for this bill that it would never get a vote in the House, and if it did, it wouldn’t pass. Well, I got 2/3 of the House and will have over that this year and I don’t have any reason to believe that those numbers won’t be similar in the Senate.”

If by some miracle the bill collects all the support it needs to make it out of the General Assembly, rest assured the governor will be eagerly waiting to make it law. Last year, Beshear told the press that he believes medical marijuana is essential for Kentucky, especially for those suffering from chronic pain.

George W. Bush Shades Trump With Annual Holiday Card

Maria Loreto

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December 18, 2020

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George W. Bush Shades Trump With Annual Holiday Card

Former president George W. Bush sent a holiday card with a special message as Trump continues to deny Biden win.

While President Donald Trump continues to deny the outcome of the presidential election, former President George W. Bush sent a holiday card with a hopeful and pointed message.

The holiday card, obtained by CNN, features a painting of the Statue of Liberty created by Bush himself, who has become quite an artist since leaving the White House. The artwork in the card is titled “Beacon of Hope, 2020” and is part of Bush’s new art collection, meant to celebrate immigrants. “May the light of the holiday season shine bright in your heart now and throughout the New Year,” reads the inscription.

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Bush was one of the first Republican figures to congratulate Joe Biden on his win this past November and has been critical of the Trump administration’s stance on immigrants. The Statue of Liberty is one of the most iconic American symbols for hope, one of the first sights that greeted many immigrants as they entered the New York Harbor.

Inscribed on the statue, a poem, written by Emma Lazarus, commemorating the plight of immigrants: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

But in 2019, an official from the Trump administration made modifications to the poem to reflect their case for limiting immigration: “Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge.” How charitable.

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Bush was one of the first Republicans to call Biden and congratulate him on the results of the election. He said that while Trump had the right to ask for recounts, he believed the election results were fair.

“Though we have political differences, I know Joe Biden to be a good man, who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country,” said Bush. “The President-elect reiterated that while he ran as a Democrat, he will govern for all Americans. I offered him the same thing I offered Presidents Trump and Obama: my prayers for his success, and my pledge to help in any way I can.”

You can read and view the holiday card here.

A Gift Guide For Someone Who’s Had A Rough Year

Maria Loreto

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December 18, 2020

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A Gift Guide For Someone Who’s Had A Rough Year

This year has challenged all of us in different ways. Here are some gift ideas for those who’ve struggled most.

I don’t know if you’ve heard, but this year has been pretty intense. Faced with a pandemic, economic uncertainty, global warming and rising political tensions, this year was tough on everyone, even those equipped with strong coping mechanisms or who were lucky enough to hold on to their income.

The start of the new year provides us all with some hope; even if we logically know that things will stay sort of the same, we close out the year with a new president and a vaccine for COVID-19. There’s a long road ahead and the pandemic is not over, but there are still plenty of reasons to feel fortunate.

Here are some gift ideas for someone who’s had a rough year. So, a gift guide for everyone, basically:

Cannabis

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Cannabis isn’t just a fun gift, it’s also great for stress. If you want to give your loved one something that’s not smokeable, how about something that’s relaxing, like CBD infused bath bombs or soap? There’s also vape pens and bongs, which are reliable standbys for a reason. Here’s a guide breaking down gifts depending on who you’re gifting them to.

Light therapy lamps

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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a common affliction (here are 5 signs you might have it), one that’s usually triggered around this time of the year. With the addition of the pandemic, this winter is panning out to be pretty lonely and blue, with light therapy lamps providing relief for those who need it most. You can find them at Walmart or Amazon with different price ranges.

Talkspace or Calm gift cards and subscriptions

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If you know someone who’s particularly struggled with all the challenges this year, a gift card or subscription from a service like Talkspace or Calm are thoughtful and useful gifts. Mental health aid is notoriously expensive, resulting in a lot of people foregoing this since there’s no way of justifying the expense. Talkspace and Calm provide different services with different price ranges, with the former connecting people with a real therapist through phone or video chat, and the latter providing guided meditations, sleep aid, mindfulness and more.

Restaurant gift cards or at home kits

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A simple way of helping out your local economy and giving something nice to someone is to gift them a gift card from a restaurant they love. Most restaurants have figured this out during the pandemic, providing people with convenient meal kits, gift cards, and more. Food is a great way of showing someone that you’re thinking of them, especially during these sad times.

Yoga mat

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At home workouts are the new normal, with gyms opening and closing, and stressing everyone out. A yoga mat is a great present, one that makes all sorts of home workouts comfortable and possible. With a yoga mat, people can practice cardio, yoga, stretches, and more.

A journal or self help book

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Another thoughtful present can be a journal or a self help book, with journals giving people room to discuss their feelings and plan out their lives. Self help books have improved over the years, with many providing people with entertainment, great writing and much needed insight.

CBD Edibles Not All They Claim To Be

Julie Aitcheson

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December 18, 2020

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A new analysis finds only 25% of products tested had CBD levels close to the amount advertised, with a whopping 75% of products off by anywhere from 11% to 177%.

With every passing day and every new bit of legislation passed, more products containing CBD hit the shelves. Word is out that cannabinoids have real and lasting benefits, particularly when it comes to troubleshooting some of the most persistent maladies plaguing consumers today, including anxiety, insomnia, and pain.

Word is also out that not all CBD products are created equal, and that the potency promised on packaging may not be an accurate reflection of the product within. According to the CBD Edibles Market Report (resulting from a collaboration between Leafreport and their partner lab Canalysis, this issue is particularly pronounced when it comes to edibles.

The report found that edibles, one of the fastest-growing categories in the CBD market, are harder to measure compared to tinctures, capsules, and other products. The reason given for this is that “CBD edibles are more difficult to formulate than CBD oil and contain much smaller amounts of CBD per piece, which means that variations of even a few milligrams can have a big effect.” “Big” is no exaggeration.

The analysis, which incorporated 40 products and 21 brands, found that 63% of products tested contained more CBD than stated on the label, with only 11 out of the 40 tested edible products containing CBD levels within 10% of the claimed amount. That’s only 27.5% of products that meet industry experts’ recommendation that cannabis products deviate no more than 10% from the label.

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Indeed, only 25% of the products tested had CBD levels close to the amount advertised, with a whopping 75% of products off by anywhere from 11% to 177%. Third-party testing, which involves sending products to an independent lab to verify potency and safety, used to be considered a safeguard against such wild variability, but that does not appear to be the case in every instance.

One would expect that the brands with the highest accuracy rating would be from larger or more established companies, yet this, too, was not the case. Using an A through F rating system, with “A” representing products with CBD levels within 10% of what is stated on the label and “F” those products where CBD levels differed from the label by more than 30%, most A-rated brands were from relatively small or new companies (like Vermont’s VT CBD) while some of the more established (like American Shaman) received “F” ratings, and they weren’t alone. 30% of products tested received Leafreport’s worst rating.

Although third-party testing did not prevent companies that used it from putting out products whose potency did not match the label, it was a consistent factor among those that scored well. Independent test results still matter, and the responsible consumer would do well to pay them heed.

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For those who don’t want to take the kind of gamble on the potency that edibles represent, Leafreport’s study concludes that CBD oil is the safer option to make sure you’re getting your money’s worth.

This article originally appeared on Green Market Report and has been reposted with permission.

FTC Announces Crackdown On CBD

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Daniel Shortt

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December 18, 2020

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Every Hemp-CBD company out there should reevaluate their marketing strategy in light of this breaking announcement.

On December 17, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a crackdown on deceptively marketed CBD products (the Announcement). We have been warning about the FTC’s regulatory authority over CBD, so while the announcement is important, it is not necessarily surprising. The cannabis industry, especially businesses involved in the manufacture and sale of hemp-derived cannabidiol (Hemp-CBD), should take note of the FTC’s first law enforcement crackdown because we expect more to follow.

The Announcement focused on the FTC’s enforcement actions against six sellers of Hemp-CBD products who the FTC claims made unsupported claims about their products treating serious health conditions. Here is what that looks like, per the Announcement:

The FTC is requiring each of the companies, and individuals behind them, to stop making such unsupported health claims immediately, and several will pay monetary judgments to the agency. The orders settling the FTC’s complaints also bar the respondents from similar deceptive advertising in the future, and require that they have scientific evidence to support any health claims they make for CBD and other products.

The six settlements announced today send a clear message to the burgeoning CBD industry: Don’t make spurious health claims that are unsupported by medical science,” said Andrew Smith, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “Otherwise, don’t be surprised if you hear from the FTC.”

In making the Announcement, the FTC also published a blog post emphasizing that Hemp-CBD marketing is squarely in the agency’s cross hairs. The first paragraph from that post warns of a paradigm shift in the Hemp-CBD industry:

“It’s the Wild West out there!” How often have you heard that statement made about health claims for products containing CBD? But here’s the thing: It’s not the Wild West. In fact, health-related representations for CBD products are subject to the same established requirements of scientific substantiation the FTC has applied for decades to any advertised health claim.

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Much of the legal discussion around Hemp-CBD has focused on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA and the FTC work together to regulate the marketing of food, drugs, cosmetics, tobacco, and a host of other consumer goods. The FDA has been at the forefront of the discussion because it has been more active in calling out Hemp-CBD marketing.

I say “calling out” because that’s what FDA enforcement has looked like. The FDA has sent numerous warning letters to Hemp-CBD companies about unsubstantiated health claims and has frequently issued press releases, policy statements, and FAQs concerning the unlawful marketing of Hemp-CBD. The FTC has also sent warning letters but not with the same frequency as the FDA.

The Announcement ushers in a new regulatory reality with higher stakes. The FTC is not just warning Hemp-CBD companies, it’s filing complaints against them. The six companies targeted by the FTC all settled, according to the Announcement, and five of them “include a financial remedy.” That’s a diplomatic way for the FTC to say that they hit these companies where it hurts, the wallet.

As an attorney who frequently works with Hemp-CBD companies I can say that entrepreneurs in the Hemp-CBD industry are pretty comfortable with some amount of regulatory risk. Risk tolerance can be an asset in an emerging industry because market demands outpace the slow process of regulators face in building a compliant framework for novel products.

But, there is a fine line between being savvy and reckless. Every Hemp-CBD company out there should reevaluate their marketing strategy in light of the FTC announcement. If you are not sure what to do next, give us a call and continue to monitor the Green Light Law Blog for more developments.

Daniel Shortt is a corporate and regulatory attorney based in Seattle, Washington who works extensively with entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry. This article originally appeared on Green Light Law Group and has been reposted with permission. You can contact Daniel at info@gl-lg.com or (206) 430-1336.

Prince William And Kate Middleton’s Christmas Card

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Patricia Wallace

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December 17, 2020

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Prince William And Kate Middleton’s Christmas Card

The young family of five is captured in a moment of holiday joy in their 2020 Christmas card portrait. Take a look.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released their official family Christmas card portrait. And considering we’re all going through a global pandemic, everyone seems pretty joyful.

In addition to Kate Middleton and Prince William, the photo shows a smiling Prince George, 7, his younger sister Princess Charlotte, 5, and the youngest, Prince Louis, 2.

Matt Porteous snapped the photo, one of many official shots he’s taken of the family over the years, including their Christmas card from 2018.

“It was an honour to photograph The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their family,” he captioned his Instagram post featuring this year’s holiday portrait. “Capturing the fun and relaxed moments between such a wonderful family is always a true privilege.”⁠⠀

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Per CNN, because of the pandemic, the royal family won’t be spending the holidays like they usually do, at Sandringham, Queen Elizabeth II’s country estate in rural Norfolk, around 100 miles northeast of London.

Instead, according to an official press statement, the Queen and Prince Philip will be celebrating this year’s Christmas “quietly” in their residence at Windsor Castle.

Says a Buckingham Palace official: “Having considered all the appropriate advice, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have decided that this year they will spend Christmas quietly in Windsor.”

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The Cambridges made their red carpet debut last Friday when they attended a special pantomime performance of Pantoland at The Palladium, which was held (socially distanced, of course) to thank frontline workers and their families for their efforts this year.

5 Everyday Places Where COVID-19 Is Spreading

Maria Loreto

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December 17, 2020

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5 Everyday Places Where COVID-19 Is Spreading

COVID-19 cases continue to rise and worsen. Here are 5 everyday spots that have proven to be successful at spreading the virus.

The pandemic is raging in most parts of the U.S., with the winter and the holidays making matters worse. Now that the weather is dropping and people feel the need to celebrate in the face of such a tough year, there’s been an increased amount of gatherings and time spent indoors.

With every month there’s more to learn about COVID-19, from how it works and spreads to the effectiveness of the preventative measures we take. With contact tracing, people and experts are trying their best to figure out where and how COVID-19 spreads.

Here are some of the most common places COVID-19 is spreading right now:

Social gatherings

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Small and large gatherings are some of the most popular places where people contract the virus. While smaller gatherings are safer, exposing you to less people, if there’s someone infected it’s still very likely for there to be transmission. One of the most important factors people should keep in mind are the amount of cases in the area; if you community is flooded with COVID-19 cases right, your risk is increased even if the gathering is small and held outdoors.

Restaurants and bars

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While each restaurant and bar experience is different, varying depending on the state and the precautions taken by the businesses, these places play a factor in transmission. There’s less risk if tables are spaced out and are placed outdoors, and more risk when dining indoors or in a tent where there’s stifled airflow.

Religious services

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Despite the fact that religious gatherings have been known to be a source of COVID-19, these congregations continue to be held, contributing to the spread of the disease across states. Religious services play an interesting role since people stay in their spot for long periods of time, singing and chanting, all the while staying in close proximity to others. It’s a high risk activity.

Stores and shops

While a quick trip to the grocery store is considered a low risk activity, workers are exposed to a significant amount of risk due to their interactions with people with varying degrees of mask wearing diligence. Then there’s also the fact that many people who’ve contracted the disease don’t know where they get it from, making contact tracers wonder if stores and shops pose a bigger risk than what’s believed.

Home

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Our homes are one of the sources of highest risk. If someone in your household has COVID-19, it’s quite a challenge to contain it. A majority of people catch the disease from a family member or when visiting someone else’s home. The smaller the space, the tougher it is to avoid contracting the virus.

When sharing space with someone who has COVID-19, the best odds of decreasing contagion are to isolate them from other household members, having higher degree of success if the infected person doesn’t share common spaces like the bathroom or the kitchen. Some cities are offering hotels and rooms where people can quarantine at no cost, which might be the most realistic way of preventing further spread.

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