Richard Michael Blaber3d ago
https://theconversation.com/cannabis-its-medicine-if-youre-rich-enough-a-crime-if-youre-not-282427. This is absolutely right, @ConversationUK - as was pointed out today in an article in the @guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/14/after-a-hard-fought-victory-to-legalise-medical-cannabis-in-the-uk-why-is-it-still-so-hard-to-access. And it is completely wrong - #medical #cannabis ought to be available on the #NHS, & people shouldn't have to go #private to obtain it. Furthermore, #possession of cannabis for #personal #use needs to be #decriminalised.
Cannabis: it’s medicine if you’re rich enough – a crime if you’re not

The UK recognises cannabis as medicine, but only the wealthy can access it legally.

The Conversation
Joseph Lim May 8
Two #Britons held in #Turkey with 20kg cannabis after #Thailand #trip
"Thailand #decriminalised #cannabis in 2022.. Two young #French women – also returning from Thailand – were each sentenced to 10 years in #prison in Turkey after being arrested 10 months earlier at #Istanbul #airport with nearly 25kg🤦‍♂️ of cannabis. 🧐In a report published in 2025, the European Union #Drugs #Agency ( #EUDA ) expressed concern over an increase in cannabis seizures originating from Thailand"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/two-britons-held-in-turkey-with-20kg-cannabis-after-thailand-trip
Two Britons held in Turkey with 20kg cannabis after Thailand trip

A suitcase belonging to one of the Britons was filled with the drugs, sealed in vacuum-packed wrapping. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times
DoomsdaysCWMar 7, 2025

Coming soon to the #USA! (Though I wonder what #Trump will do with his openly #gay cronies and a Veep who likes to dress in drag? But just like with the #Nazis, I guess it's okay to be gay if you're part of the 'inner circle'?)

#Putin’s #Russia: first arrests under new #AntiLGBT laws mark new era of #repression

Published: April 8, 2024

"Just over three decades after Russia #decriminalised #homosexuality in 1993, three people have been arrested and charged under the country’s harsh new anti-#LGBT laws and could face ten years in prison for membership of an '#ExtremistOrganisation'.

"The arrests are a clear indication of how Russia has come full circle on its persecution of sexual minorities under Vladimir Putin.

"On March 21, the district court of Orenburg city in south-western Russia ordered the arrest of nightclub owner #VyacheslavKhasanov. The nightclub, which is called #Pose, has never explicitly identified as a gay club – styling itself as a 'parody theatre bar', it hosted parties with #DragQueen artists and go-go dancers as entertainment.

"In a press release announcing the arrest, the court said that as the owner of the club, Khasanov organised participation in an extremist organisation, 'acting as the leader of an organised group of persons by prior conspiracy'. The specific actions included organising the work of such premises, and publishing photos and videos from performances 'promoting non-traditional sexual relationships and preferences'. Khasanov was arrested at the airport when trying to flee the country.

"His arrest followed the arrest and detention of two of his employees. The club’s art director, #AlexanderKlimov, and administrator #DianaKamelyanova were arrested and sentenced to two-months pre-trial detention for, the Orenburg court said, 'promoting #nontraditional sexual relations among the visitors of the bar.'"

Read more:
https://theconversation.com/putins-russia-first-arrests-under-new-anti-lgbt-laws-mark-new-era-of-repression-226864
#WorldPol #USPol #GBLTQRights #GBLTQ #Repression #Fascism #Authoritarianism #RudolfHess #Hypocrisy #MAGA

Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression

Thirty years after homosexuality was decriminalised in Russia, new laws making ‘gay propaganda’ an offence are criminalising being gay.

The Conversation
Squirrel NewsJul 24, 2023
#Ghana is 1 of 4 countries to have #decriminalised suicide in the past year along with Malaysia, Guyana and Pakistan. More could soon follow, which campaigners say is a sign of greater awareness and understanding of #mentalhealth. Learn more:
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jul/20/its-a-huge-sign-of-progress-the-battle-to-decriminalise-suicide
‘It’s a huge sign of progress’: the battle to decriminalise suicide

In at least 17 countries, suicide remains a criminal offence – a ‘huge barrier’ to mental health care. As Ghana becomes one of four countries to overturn its law in a year, others could follow

The Guardian
Show threadSusan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Apr 19, 2023

#SupremeCourt urged to use #authority to ensure #acceptance of #samesexmarriage as #LGBTQIA have no #representation in #Parliament.

Rohatgi referred to #judgements, including the one that #decriminalised #consensual #gay #sex, to say the court was revisiting something which has already been decided.

https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/sc-urged-to-use-authority-to-ensure-acceptance-of-same-sex-marriages-as-lgbtqia-have-no-representation-in-parliament-23281850