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With marijuana remaining illegal under federal law, the potential for seizure or even arrest at checkpoints has caused state-certified cannabis businesses to step lightly.

Border Patrol checkpoints are a risky reality for California cannabis companies

July 6, 2020 at 4:07 p.m.

The small van, packed with 10 pounds of California-grown, California-certified cannabis flower, left its home base in Imperial County and headed north. The delivery was labeled and packaged to be...

‘Happy Hamilton Day!’ Stage musical fans and others reminisce, debate treatment of slavery

July 4, 2020 at 6:45 a.m.

Fans of the original Tony-sweeping Broadway show "Hamilton" took to social media to reminisce and celebrate the release of a new film version on Walt Disney's nascent streaming service, just...

Lin-Manuel Miranda, left, and Thomas Kail attend the 2018 opening night of the Shakespeare in the Park production of Public Works' "Twelfth Night" in New York.

Bringing ‘Hamilton’ to Disney Plus: Filming is easy, editing’s harder

July 3, 2020 at 7:50 a.m.

When Lin-Manuel Miranda starred in "Hamilton," his onstage entrance was regularly met with applause. The cheering and clapping was so long and loud that it drowned out most of his...

Why ‘Mad Men’ is keeping its blackface episode upon its return to streaming

July 2, 2020 at 12:13 p.m.

Every episode of AMC's "Mad Men" will be available to stream again later this month, including an episode featuring a character in blackface. On Wednesday, Lionsgate released a statement explaining...

Did you adore ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’? The women of Netflix’s version totally get it

July 2, 2020 at 9:12 a.m.

Countless women who came of age in the '80s and '90s have memories of "The Baby-Sitters Club" books that provoke a nostalgic, pastel-hued wave of heart-eyed emojis. Rachel Shukert, a...

LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 27: Actor Steve Carell, B.J. Novak, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer,and Rainn Wilson winner of Outstading Comedy Series poses in the press room at the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on August 27, 2006 in Los Angeles, California.

These TV shows recently removed blackface episodes. Here’s what you need to know

July 1, 2020 at 10:51 a.m.

Several TV episodes and scenes featuring characters in blackface have been pulled from streaming and syndication in recent weeks as Hollywood confronts its racist past and present. Last week, Tina...

Michelle Miller is a national correspondent for CBS News and currently serves as a co-host on the Saturday edition of CBS This Morning.

As the nation struggles with racism, CBS News veteran Michelle Miller gets personal

July 1, 2020 at 10:29 a.m.

CBS News national correspondent Michelle Miller can clearly recall what the publisher of the Minneapolis Star Tribune told her and other Black editorial interns on their first day at the...

"Grisha" with his boyfriend "Bodgan" in the documentary "Welcome to Chechnya."

Review: When Chechnya came for its LGBTQ citizens, these brave activists stepped up

July 1, 2020 at 8:28 a.m.

With 2020 such a nightmare (and we're still in the first act), it's sometimes a challenge to wrap our brains around the world's many pre-existing crises. David France's daring new...

Chili, the way you like it, is the easiest route to dinner

June 30, 2020 at 10:59 a.m.

Several years ago, my partner and I spent a month in San Antonio, where his family lives. We were both unemployed at the time, so we spent the days driving...

Two men walking in to join the group of protesters wear protective masks as they join in with the group, Saturday, June 6, 2020, for a Black Lives Matter rally in Pittsburgh to protest the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.

Why more men aren’t wearing masks — and how to change that

June 29, 2020 at 12:22 p.m.

Darth Vader, the Minnesota Vikings and Mike Pence, who's wearing a "Make America Great Again" face mask, walk into a bar. That may sound like the setup to a very...

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