PROVIDENCE − Gov. Dan McKee has vetoed five bills, including one to legalize a psychoactive herb known as “kratom” that squeaked through the legislature on the narrowest of votes. He also vetoed bills to: Kratom Many bills flew through in the final hours of the General Assembly session but few raised more questions than those […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a marriage equality bill, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law. The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 130 of the 152 members of the Senate in attendance, […]
The push to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida ramped up this week. Campaigners bankrolled by dominant players in the cannabis and CBD marketplace launched a $5m advertising blitz in support of a ballot measure in November’s election that has so far been overshadowed by publicity for the one on abortion rights. Four commercials featuring retired […]
The Alabama Legislature failed to pass heavily debated gaming bills on Thursday, the final day of the state’s legislative session. The Alabama House voted in favor of the Conference Committee Report the ongoing gaming bills April 30, and House Bill 151 passed by a by a vote of 72 to 29 and House Bill 152 […]
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — The Florida Supreme Court will not block a ballot initiative that seeks to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults in this year’s general election, giving a major boost to the effort to open up pot use in the third-most populous state in the country. With the green light from Florida’s conservative-leaning high […]
(Bloomberg) — Thailand took the first step toward legalizing casinos, as the government looks to attract high-spending tourists to support Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy while also checking revenue leak from illegal gambling. Most Read from Bloomberg The nation’s 500-member House of Representatives Thursday voted in favor of a study by a panel of lawmakers to […]
Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from the London School of Economics, Thai.News, and The Diplomat The News Thailand is close to becoming the first Southeast Asian country to guarantee marriage equality after lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Of the 415 lawmakers in the lower house of the parliament, 400 voted […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender. The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 400 of the 415 members of the […]
In a video post on X this morning, Senator Elizabeth Warren called for the legalization of marijuana nationwide. This echoes what she said in a January 29 letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, where Senator Warren urged the DEA to “swiftly deschedule marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act.” If […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers passed legislation Friday that would legalize skill games, the slots-like betting machines that proliferated in businesses around the state before an on-again, off-again ban took effect. If signed by GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the bill would tax and regulate the devices, which are also known as gray machines because […]
Louisiana is poised to become the fourth state in the nation to allow executions using nitrogen gas after a bill on Thursday cleared a key legislative hurdle. It is now headed for the desk of Gov. Jeff Landry, who is expected to sign it. The bill was introduced during a special legislative session focusing on […]
Germany’s lower house of parliament has voted in favour of a law to partially legalize the possession and cultivation of cannabis on Friday. The vote clears another hurdle in the coalition government’s plans for limited legal availability of cannabis with numerous rules, regulations and restrictions. A majority of 407 members of parliament voted in favour, […]