NH governor will sign gay marriage act

NH and other recent states are doing it right, through the legislature rather than courts." Gov. John Lynch said Thursday he will sign a bill to make his state the sixth to legalize gay marriage as soon as the...

In California's Marijuana Truce, a Troubling Gray Legal Area

An article in Times Magazine has confirmed that federal raids on medical marijuana facilities will not be targeted by the Drug Enforcement of America (DEA) any longer. In California, one of 13 states that have decriminalized marijuana for medial use, the DEA has been...

Marijuana Legalization Bills Introduced

On March 23rd 2009, NORML reported on their blog that "A pair of bills — House Bill 2929Senate Bill 1801 — seeking to “tax and regulate the cannabis industry” have just been introduced in the Massachusetts...

Norwegian Minister Wants to Legalize File-Sharing

It appears Norway has a mature attitude toward file-sharing, " Earlier this week the music industry, headed by the IFPI, gave Norway’s largest Internet provider an ultimatum; block access to The Pirate Bay...

Obama has hinted at support for medical marijuana

" A major stumbling block for advocates of medical marijuana has been the federal government's refusal to countenance state laws that legalize it. Until now. Maybe. President Obama is on record for saying during...

Honduran president calls for legalizing drug use

" Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says drug consumption should be legalized to stop violence related to trafficking.Zelaya says that ''instead of pursuing drug traffickers, societies should invest resources in educating drug addicts and curbing their demand.'' He...

3 convicted on compassion marijuana choco bars

For all those not on the British Isles, you may have missed this interesting story of Canna-Biz, chocolate bars that were being sold to victims of Multiple Sclerosis. Three people were just convicted yesterday ...

Chilean congress rejects first step to legalisation of abortion

The Chilean Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the National Congress, voted 61 to 21 to reject a bill that would have authorised abortion during the first 12 weeks of a pregnancy caused by rape or incest, LifeNews reports.

Polygamists Fight to Be Seen As Part of Mainstream Society

"SALT LAKE CITY -- In her battle to legalize polygamy, the only thing Valerie hasn't revealed is her last name. The mother of eight has been on national TV; her photo along with that of her two "sister-wives" has...

Divorce Rate: Heterosexual Marriage / Same-Gender Marriage

POLL  ----  Which of these two types of marriage will have the higher divorce rate?

Minister Wants to Legalize Anti-Nazi Swastikas

"Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries wants to legalize anti-Nazi paraphernalia featuring crossed-out swastikas -- a symbol banned in Germany in any form"

America lost: Congress votes to legalize war crimes and bolster a military di...

Called the Military Commissions Act of 2006, the bill abandons the Geneva Convention (formed after Hitler's atrocities in WWII), legalizes the torture of U.S. citizens, suspends all civil rights for prisoners and...

Russian mayor wants prostitution legalized to fight extremism

"Vorkuta - The mayor of a coal mining town in the Komi Republic of Russia is asking the government to legalize prostitution with the aim of arresting the increasing number of extremist violence in the region. Igor Shpektor, mayor of Vorkuta, said legalizing the flesh trade...

More Money To Mexico From Mexicans Living Abroad

Mexico's largest source of foreign income, is oil. Mexico's second-largest source of foreign income, is Mexicans living abroad, sending money home.

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