Cannabis-based medicines get green light as UK eases rules
Relaxation of laws means doctors will be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis
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Vermont becomes ninth state to legalize recreational pot
Vermont has become the ninth state to legalize recreational marijuana. The new law went into...
Read MoreFamilies Belong Together protest over the weekend in more than 700 cities.
Activists organized a nationwide protest on June 30 to demand the Trump administration reunite families, and end family separation and detention at the border. The Families Belong Together march took place in Washington, DC, in...
Read MoreWhat War Games Tell Us About the Use of Cyber Weapons in a Crisis
Dr. Jacquelyn G. Schneider is an assistant professor and affiliate faculty at the Center for Cyber Conflict Studies at the U.S. Naval War College. This article represents her views alone and do not represent those of the U.S. Naval War College, the U.S. Navy, or the Department of Defense.
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Schumer introduces bill to federally decriminalize marijuana
Washington (CNN) Sen. Chuck Schumer has introduced a new bill to decriminalize and regulate...
Read MoreEarth’s climate to increase by 4 degrees by 2084
A collaborative research team from China has published a new analysis that shows the Earth’s climate would increase by 4 °C, compared to pre-industrial levels, before the end of 21st century. To understand the severity of...
Read MoreFrom Canada to Vermont to Oklahoma to California, this has been a huge year for legalization advocates.
When we look back, 2018 may be known as the year that marijuana legalization won. The latest victory came from, out of all places, conservative Oklahoma. On Tuesday, voters in the state decided to legalize medical marijuana....
Read MoreInside a Heist of American Chip Designs, as China Bids for Tech Power
JINJIANG, China — With a dragnet closing in, engineers at a Taiwanese chip maker holding American secrets did their best to conceal a daring case of corporate espionage. As the police raided their offices, human resources...
Read MoreKilled for Protecting One’s Land: Lessons From Thoothukudi
Violence in Thoothukudi (Tamil nadu) highlights longstanding problems in India.
Read MoreVenezuela: Continued impunity amid dismal human rights situation – UN report
GENEVA (22 June 2018) – A UN Human Rights report published on Friday spotlights the failure of Venezuelan authorities to hold accountable perpetrators of serious human rights violations that include killings, the use of...
Read MoreHealth commissioner recommends legalizing marijuana in NY
ALBANY — A long-awaited report on marijuana will recommend that New York legalizes the drug, the state’s top health official said Monday. While the report has not yet been finalized, Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said...
Read MoreUN assembly requested to review the case of Julian Assange as protection of human rights of journalists.
Request to the UN for review of the Julian Assange case on human rights grounds.
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