This month, Thailand legalized the cultivation and use of cannabis and abolished the fight against long-term imprisonment or the death penalty for drug-related offences. Jonathan Heath of the BBC in Southeast Asia explains what is behind the dramatic change. Twenty-one years ago, I had one of the most difficult experiences of my career as a … Read more
According to one expert, the tobacco business and tobacco smoking are increasing soil, air, and water pollution, as well as deforestation. “The tobacco industry is one of the major causes of global deforestation because it cuts down trees to make room for tobacco plants, which require a lot of insecticides and end up destroying the … Read more
An undertaker in Blackpool jailed for encouraging despicable things with corpses Nigel Robinson-Wright, 42, of Blackpool, Lancs, postured for photographs close to open final resting places and exposed carcasses He proposed to supply a man with precious stone meth to work. And offered him sexual activity in the house of prayer of rest, Preston Crown … Read more
Amber Heard testified in court on May 5 that Johnny Depp introduced marijuana to his daughter when she was 14 years old. According to Mail Online, Heard told the court that she “didn’t agree that this guy – a renowned artist above the age of 18 – stayed the night at the residence and I … Read more
Two famous singers jailed for violating family values over their viral video with a belly dancer Human rights activists have shown displeasure on an Egyptian court. For imprisoning two famous singers over a video they made with a Brazilian belly dance artist. In the video, they are seen lip-synchronizing and grinning as the artist. Who … Read more
Thousands of people assemble in London’s Hyde Park, as well as open places around the UK and beyond, to commemorate a day that has come to be associated with marijuana. But how did this day become known as something of a sacred feast for marijuana users? Although the origins of 420 are still questioned, the … Read more
On Friday House Representatives voted to legalize Marijuana ‘weed’. In House bill, they called the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, and said “would remove marijuana from the list of scheduled substance and establish in process to expunge prior cannabis convictions, will also impose federal tax on weed products 5% excise tax for first two … Read more
BERLIN: The centre-left-led alliance forming Germany’s next government has declared ambitions to make Europe’s biggest economy greener and fairer. In their coalition agreement, the Social Democrats, the Greens and the liberal FDP addressed issues from climate protection to foreign policy to cannabis. Here are the main points of their roadmap for Germany: No new debt Germany’s … Read more
