Live—from the campus of Hillsdale College in beautiful Hillsdale Michigan— this is Scot Bertram in for Steve on the Steve Gruber Show for
–Wednesday, December 28th 2022—
—Here are 3 big things you need to know—
One — The FDA is considering regulating the use of the cannabis compound CBD in food and supplements. The Wall Street Journal reports the agency will decide in the coming months whether to regulate legal cannabis and whether that will require new agency rules or legislation from Congress. The FDA is looking into whether CBD, a non-psychoactive compound derived from cannabis, can be safely consumed daily or during pregnancy.
Two— A state operated veterans cemetery has been authorized. Governor Whitmer signed the bill to allow the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to purchase the land in either Crawford County or Presque Isle County. The bill was sponsored by Senator Curtis VanderWall.
And number three— A severe winter storm that swept the U.S. in recent days is having deadly effects. There have been at least 56 storm-related deaths across numerous states. That includes New York, where snow has buried areas in the western part of the state and resulted in more than 30 fatalities.