The Briefing 01-16-15

Podcast Transcript

1) Duke reverses course on Muslim call to prayer plan following controversy

Duke Cancels Plan for Muslim Call to Prayer From Tower, Associated Press (Jonathan Drew)

2) Cannabis cooking, major investments reveal elite efforts to mainstream marijuana

Pot Pie, Redefined? Chefs Start to Experiment With Cannabis, New York Times (Kim Severson)

In Colorado, Legal Pot Fails to Meet Predictions of Supporters, Critics, Wall Street Journal (Dan Frosch)

Ethical Questions of Investing in Pot, New York Times (Andrew Ross Sorkin)

3) States’ lawsuit against Colorado exposes national moral and legal conflict over marijuana

Nebraska and Oklahoma Sue Colorado Over Marijuana Law, New York Times (Jack Healy)

4) Success of spas targeting young children, parents troubling sign of the times

After a Spa Day, Looking Years Younger (O.K., They’re Only 7), New York Times (Julie Turkewitz)