Here are the 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY

1. The Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether Trump is immune from federal charges of trying to steal the 2020 election, stemming from his role on Jan. 6; It’s all expected to go down the week of April 22nd and the result may be a trial by summer or early fall before the elections. Meanwhile, Illinois has disqualified Trump from the ballot over his actions during the insurrection.

2.  Seems like Kansas may be one step closer to a medical marijuana pilot program after a bill was introduced to declasify it as a schedule 1 drug, which currently groups it in the same category as cocaine and heroin.

3. Call it the unofficial start to the 2024-25 NFL season – The NFL Scouting Combine starts today in Indianapolis.

4. If you have the occasional “snack-cident” that’s one thing, but if your diet consists or a large amount of ultraprocessed foods, new research says you’re putting yourself and your health at risk. Scientists said, “We found consistent evidence linking higher intakes of ultra-processed foods with over 70% of the 45 different health outcomes.” Some of those were heart attack, mental disorders, diabetes and death.

5. and Cannabis use  — whether smoked, eaten or vaporized — is associated with a higher number of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, according to a new study. Published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers found that risk of coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke increased with any kind of cannabis use. This is probably related to the previous story about ultraprocessed foods because let’s face it, nothing better than a bag of flaming hot cheetos, cheese whiz, and some chicken n biscuit crackers after smoking a joint….so I’ve heard……and THAT’S TRENDING.