Attorney General William P. Barr pulled out of a Thursday hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, and he has left House lawmakers who are investigating the president fuming and calculating. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/us/politics/house-democrats-barr-mueller.html

Facebook announced Thursday that it had designated some high-profile people, including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who’s notorious for using anti-Semitic language, and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, as “dangerous” and said it will be purging them from its platforms… https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/02/tech/facebook-ban-louis-farrakhan-infowars-alex-jones-milo-laura-loomer/index.html

A bill that will allow expert court witnesses, in cases of domestic violence, to be able to present evidence of the effects of violence on victims and their children, as well as the risks abusers pose to the victims and children, has been signed into law by the governor after unanimous passage in the House of Representatives…https://www.swoknews.com/area/bill-allow-domestic-violence-expert-testimony-courts-signed

Oklahoma’s Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry aims to eliminate a dispute involving the state’s pilot industrial hemp growing program that has erupted between farmers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency director in the state. https://newsok.com/article/5630294/ok-ag-officials-aim-to-address-federal-concerns-with-state-industrial-hemp-pilot-program

• A Texas lawmaker has proposed a bill that would restrict Americans who get federal food assistance from using the benefits to buy sugary drinks and other junk food. https://www.news9.com/story/40403550/lawmaker-wants-to-ban-using-food-stamps-to-buy-junk-food

Senator Biden’s first run at the brass ring began on June 9, 1987, and ended in searing disgrace only 106…

Health officials in St. Lucia have ordered a cruise ship reportedly owned by the Church of Scientology to stay in port after they…https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/02/health/st-lucia-measles-cruise-ship-quarantine/index.html

An Oregon bill to place a two-year moratorium on cannabis licensing backed by Gov. Kate Brown has passed. https://www.ganjapreneur.com/oregon-senate-passes-bill-to-halt-cannabis-licensing-for-2-years/

Bob Broderick, a Manhattan, NY-based cannabis industry investor, has donated $9 million to MIT and Harvard… https://www.ganjapreneur.com/harvard-mit-receive-9m-grant-for-cannabinoid-studies/

The plan aims to give those adversely affected by the War on Drugs a piece of legal industry’s pie. https://hightimes.com/news/large-scale-cannabis-business-park-detroit-train-past-marijuana-offenders/