Tag: Legalizing

Trump Is Fine With SCOTUS Legalizing Bump Stocks, Which He’d Helped Ban

The Supreme Court struck down the nationwide ban on bump stocks on Friday that former President Donald Trump had worked to implement, but his campaign had relatively little to say on the matter. “The Court has spoken and their decision should be respected,” Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s campaign press secretary said in a statement. Leavitt then […]

The Health Hazards of Legalizing Marijuana

Packaging for a marijuana cigarette sits on top of dried cannabis flowers on April 30, 2024 in San Anselmo, Calif. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced plans to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and designate it a Schedule III controlled substance instead of a Schedule I drug where it is currently listed. Credit […]

Germany Passes Law Legalizing Personal Use Of Cannabis

(Bloomberg) — German lawmakers approved a controversial bill legalizing personal use of cannabis, paving the way for controlled consumption of the drug from April 1. Most Read from Bloomberg The legislation introduced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government — a first step toward a planned broader legalization — was supposed to take effect at the start […]

Zelensky signs law legalizing medical cannabis

Medical cannabis is to be legalized in Ukraine to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and provide pain relief to people with serious illnesses such as cancer, according to a law signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 15. The law, which was passed in Ukraine’s parliament on Dec. 21, 2023, licenses the economic activity […]

SC lawmakers step closer to legalizing home delivery, Sunday alcohol sales

Changes are coming to South Carolina liquor laws. ALSO READ: State lawmakers considering three bills that could change SC alcohol sales Lawmakers in the Palmetto State are making progress in the legalization of home delivery and Sunday alcohol sales. Recently, a house judiciary panel passed two bills- one that allows curbside pickup and home delivery […]

“Survivor” Winner Nick Wilson Withdraws Bill Legalizing Sex Between First Cousins in Kentucky: ‘I Made a Mistake’

Wilson said that an “inadvertent change” caused “first cousins” to be struck from the list of relationships included under the incest statute Kentucky Legislative Research Commission Representative Nick Wilson Survivor winner turned Kentucky lawmaker Nick Wilson is clarify things after filing a state bill on Tuesday that would legalize sex between first cousins, which he […]