More on the DOJ deciding to lay off of the marijuana laws in CO and WA.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/30/banks-marijuana_n_3842526.html The IRS has decided it will recognize married gay couples for tax purposes. http://www.salon.com/2013/08/29/irs_to_recognize_all_gay_marriages_for_federal_tax_purposes/singleton/  Facebook released a report revealing that the U.S. government requests information of users on the website much more than any other country. http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/8/27/facebook-gave-governmentsdataon38000accountssofarthisyear.html

A NJ Court has ruled that if a person knowingly texts another person that is driving, the texter can be prosecuted as well. http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/29/us/new-jersey-texting-crash-sender-liable/  Vicodin, Xanax, and Adderall are suing the clothes company Kitson for creating sports style jerseys that have their names on the back, and therefore trivializing the use of prescription drugs.  The panel talks about how pharmaceutical companies don’t actually care about abuse of these drugs. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/29/kitson-lawsuit-xanax-vicodin-adderall_n_3837291.html  Lena Dunham did another interview with Marie Claire and spoke again about how much she loves her chubby body. http://www.salon.com/2013/08/29/lena_dunham_has_always_loved_her_body/singleton/  The Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia has finally recognized domestic violence as a punishable crime. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/29/saudi-arabia-domestic-abuse-ban_n_3836591.html