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In the world of boxing, Adrien Broner and Floyd Mayweather's rocky relationship seems to take precedence over any current match up. With direct verbal jabs aimed at one another, many wonder if their brotherly bond would somehow mend itself one day, but for now, Broner tells VladTV that things aren't looking good. During his sit-down with us, he goes on to discuss what ignited their feud and his issues he has with the retired boxer's team going in on him.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Motorists are being convicted of driving under the influence of marijuana based on arbitrary state standards that have no connection to whether the driver was actually impaired, says a study by the nation's largest auto club.
The problem is only growing as more states contemplate legalizing the drug. At least three, and possibly as many as 11 states, will vote this fall on ballot measures to legalize marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, or both. Legislation to legalize the drug has also been introduced in a half dozen states.
Currently, six states where medical or recreational marijuana use is legal — Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington — have set specific limits for THC, the chemical in marijuana that makes people high, in drivers' blood. But the study by AAA's safety foundation says the limits have no scientific basis and can result in innocent drivers being convicted, and guilty drivers being released.
"There is understandably a strong desire by both lawmakers and the public to create legal limits for marijuana impairment in the same manner we do alcohol," said Marshall Doney, AAA's president and CEO. "In the case of marijuana, this approach is flawed and not supported by scientific research."
Another nine states, including some that have legalized marijuana for medical use, have zero-tolerance laws for driving and marijuana that make not only any presence of THC in a driver's blood illegal, but also the presence of its metabolites, which can linger in a driver's bloodstream for weeks after any impairment has dissipated.
That makes no sense, said Mark A. R. Kleiman, a New York University professor specializing in issues involving drugs and criminal policy. "A law against driving with THC in your bloodstream is not a law you can know you are obeying except by never smoking marijuana or never driving," he said.
The problem is that determining whether someone is impaired by marijuana, as opposed to having merely used the drug, is far more complex than the simple and reliable tests that have been developed for alcohol impairment.
The degree to which a driver is impaired by marijuana use depends a lot on the individual, the foundation said. Drivers with relatively high levels of THC in their systems might not be impaired, especially if they are regular users, while others with relatively low levels may be unsafe behind the wheel.
Some drivers may be impaired when they are stopped by police, but by the time their blood is tested they have fallen below the legal threshold because active THC dissipates rapidly. The average time to collect blood from a suspected driver is often more than two hours because taking a blood sample typically requires a warrant and transport to a police station or hospital, the foundation said.
In addition, frequent marijuana users can exhibit persistent levels of the drug long after use, while THC levels can decline more rapidly among occasional users.
Colorado's 5-nanogram limit for THC in blood "was picked out of thin air by politicians," said Robert Corry, a Denver criminal defense attorney. "Innocent people are convicted of DUI because of this."
Melanie Brinegar, who uses marijuana every day to control back pain, was stopped by police two years ago for having an expired license plate. The officer smelled marijuana and Brinegar acknowledged she had used the drug earlier in the day. Her blood test showed a level of 19 nanograms, well over the state limit. She was arrested and charged with driving while impaired.
Brinegar, 30, who lives in Denver, said she spent the next 13 months working 80 to 90 hours a week to pay for a lawyer to help her fight the charge and eventually was acquitted. People like herself will always test positive for THC whether they are high or not because of their frequent use, she said.
"It took a good amount of my time and my life," she said. "There is still that worry if I get pulled over (again)."
Studies show that using marijuana and driving roughly doubles the risk of a crash, Kleiman said. By comparison, talking on a hands-free cellphone while driving — legal in all states — quadruples crash risk, he said. A blood alcohol content of .12, which is about the median amount in drunken driving cases, increases crash risk by about 15 times, he said.
Driving with "a noisy child in the back of the car" is about as dangerous as using marijuana and driving, Kleiman said.
The exception is when a driver has both been using marijuana and drinking alcohol because the two substances together greatly heighten impairment, he said.
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AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety https://www.aaafoundation.org/impaired-driving-and-cannabis
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Associated Press writer P. Solomon Banda in Denver contributed to this report.
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Jason Derulo drops off an official music video for "If It Ain't Love."
Download on iTunes here: https://smarturl.it/IfItAintLove
Listen on Spotify here: https://smarturl.it/IfItAintLove.SP
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Following the release of his "Trappy Mother's Day" project earlier in the week, Trinidad James bounces right back with a Young Dolph collaboration titled "Simple Pimpin."
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DJ Carisma releases a new single titled "Bad Gals Club" featuring Honey C., D/\WN and Mila J. It's available now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bad-gals-club-feat.-honey/id1103983280
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Chicago rapper/producer Young Chop is gearing up to release a project titled "King Chop the Album." He gives fans a taste of what to expect from it on this Young J-produced song, "Just Do Me."
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Project Pat recruits Kidd Kidd and Big Trill for his latest song titled "Everyday." This will appear on Pat's forthcoming "Street God 3" album. Give it a listen up top.
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Pia Mia continues to crank out new music. Her latest offering is a song titled "Justin Bieber." It was produced by Tommy Brown and Mr Franks. Stream it up top.
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Sean Kingston recruits the Migos boys for his "All I Got" remix. Give the song a listen up top and let us know what you think of the collaboration in the comment section below.
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Kevin Gates stopped by the Conan show Monday, May 9, as he continues to promote his "Islah" album. Watch below as he performs "2 Phones" and "Really Really."
"Islah" is available now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/islah-deluxe/id1086223780
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When it comes to finding what the New York sound is, many still debate, however, Brooklyn's own Maino admits that though the original sound ceases to exist, current music by New Yorkers have been influenced by different markets. In this interview, he gives his thoughts on the New York sound and why fellow Brooklynite, Desiigner's similar cadence to Future is allowed these days in Hip-Hop.
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Drake is celebrating two big accomplishments this week.
His "Views" album moved an impressive 1.04 million equivalent album units for the week ending May 5. The number for traditional sales came in at 852,000, which will be good enough to overtake Beyonce's "Lemonade" disc for number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
Drizzy is probably even more proud of the fact that his song "One Dance" featuring WizKid and Kyla has pushed past Desiigner's "Panda" to claim the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, giving the Toronto native his first number one single as a lead artist, according to Billboard.
Impressive...
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DJ Drama is gearing up to release his latest album titled "Quality Street Music 2." later this year. He recruited Chris Brown, Skeme and Lyquin for the lead single off of it, "Wishing." It's available now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wishing-feat.-chris-brown/id1106932451
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Ja Rule is finding out the hard way that the internet has no mercy. The New York rapper is trending worldwide after tweeting that Michael Jordan gets paid every time his infamous crying meme gets posted.
"This why I love America while we all laughing at the Jordan crying face he gets a 1$ every time it gets post. Jokes on us!!!" Ja wrote on Monday, May 9th.
What's bananas is that he got the idea that you could get paid for getting photoshopped from a website called TMZComedy.
Ja quickly deleted the tweet, but it was too late. Check out a sample of the hilarious reactions below.
Ja Rule tweeting fake news stories like he's your uncle who just figured out facebook
— Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad) May 9, 2016
"Someone please find Ja Rule so I can make sense of all this" pic.twitter.com/LFlYbNcBYr
— Latrell FreezeWell (@ChillzMuzik) May 9, 2016
RT @Ruleyork while we all laughing at the Jordan crying face he gets a 1$ every time it gets post. Jokes on us!!! pic.twitter.com/AsGDIdZMn1
— B*I*N*G (@imBINGnotGOOGLE) May 9, 2016
@MelioraMed @phillybosslady @Ruleyork pic.twitter.com/wdgf762Kj4
— Remy (Lebeau) Danton (@KennBarnes) May 9, 2016
I thought Ja Rule died like his career when I saw him trending. I don't trust 2016 pic.twitter.com/SZdQsHUpdy
— Madame Princess J. (@IamPrincess239) May 9, 2016
When you realize Ja Rule was wrong and you don't get $1 every time your face gets used in a meme pic.twitter.com/gyB4BoU6Dq
— Connor Bunnell (@cthawriter) May 9, 2016
I guess MJ got another $1 @Ruleyork pic.twitter.com/QuwKO2Fboq
— Aaron Scott (@Scott_LaRock765) May 9, 2016
Ja Rule getting a dollar every time someone mentions his tweet @Ruleyork pic.twitter.com/TdunZnaFFc
— OHI (@OfficialOHI) May 9, 2016
Poor guy. Ja Rule can barely get three likes on his tweets these days. Seriously. Time to retire @Ruleyork! I heard Burger King is hiring.
— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) May 9, 2016
I will bet my entire life savings that Ja Rule isn't trending because he just put out new music.
— ℕUFF$AID (@nuffsaidNY) May 9, 2016
Ja Rule tweeted that and Twitter entered his mentions like... pic.twitter.com/7csoU4vBYV
— LizzLocker (@Lizzs_Lockeroom) May 9, 2016
Just trying to help out MJ, @Ruleyork pic.twitter.com/eWdvftoZBv
— Justin Hardie (@OrangeHardie) May 9, 2016
Everybody should ignore Ja Rule lol
— King T'Challa (@RayKushington) May 9, 2016
@JulianTheIntern Ja rule is still alive?!
— nicoletta (@nikkskardamakis) May 9, 2016
Ja Rule tweeting like a lil boy :/
— Master of Whisperers (@royaltyclubvp) May 9, 2016
The funniest part of seeing Ja Rule trending is learning Ja Rule uses Twitter. I thought he died in the late 90's so welcome back Ja Rule!
— Pervert Pete (@realPervertPete) May 9, 2016
Well damn!!!!!!!!!
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Nipsey Hussle delivers more new music to kick off the week. He links up with G. Perico for "Basic Instinct." The track was produced by Mars & Mike + Keys. Give it a listen up top.
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In 1988, the Beastie Boys parted ways with Def Jam after releasing their debut album, Licensed to Ill, and Russell Simmons revealed to VladTV that the parting was due to the Beastie Boys not getting along. He explained that they were young at the time, and he added that Rick Rubin thought the rappers were being placated and not being made to work properly.
During the conversation Russell also revealed that "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" wasn't the label's choice for the Beastie Boys' first single, as he explained that the radio took it and made it a huge hit.
To hear more about what Russell had to say on the situation, hit the video above.
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Lord Jamar digs into bullying, in particularly the online bullying following singer Kehlani's attempted suicide after her ex-boyfriend, PartyNextDoor posted a photo of them in bed together when fans assumed she was still with Kyrie Irving. Later, Irving revealed that she wasn't with the basketball player, and from the immediate backlash on social media and numerous amounts of negative comments, the singer said she attempted to take her own life. With many campaigns to prevent bullying, the Brand Nubian rapper believes bullying may be needed sometimes, almost as "rites of passage" in some circumstances.
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Nardwuar the Human Serviette recently interviewed Drake and his producer Noah "40" Shebib.
Topics included The Notorious B.I.G, Kool G. Rap, Timmy Thomas video messages Drake and thanks him for sampling his song "Why Can't We Live Together" on "Hotline Bling," Drizzy expresses his appreciation for Vybz Kartel, speaks on almost getting arrested with Mavado in Jamaica for cursing onstage, working with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, loving Mac Dre, Three Six Mafia much more.
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Over the weekend Alicia Keys was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. Watch below as she delivers outstanding performances of the songs "In Common" and "Hallelujah."
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