#Cannabis #marijuana #medicinally #medicalcannabis #UnitedStates #legalizing

Cannabis, or marijuana, has been a contentious topic in the United States for decades. Despite this, an increasing number of states have passed legislation legalizing it, either recreationally, medicinally, or both. One of these states is New York, ...

https://lumlux-art.com/medical-cannabis-in-new-york-a-comprehensive-overview-of-legalization-and-key-distributors/

#California has over 162,000 #samesexcouple #households

#Samesexmarriages climbed across the #state leading up to and following the #SupremeCourt's 2015 #decision #legalizing #MarriageEquality #nationwide.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #SameSexMarriage #MarriageEquality #Representation #Culture #LoveWins

https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/06/21/california-same-sex-couples

[Video] #Nepal, #India Take #Divergent #Paths on #LGBTQ #Rights

While Nepal, a small mountainous country, takes a #significant #step #forward by #legalizing #non-#heterosexual #marriages, #India's #SupremeCourt, chose not to #legalize #same-#sex #unions, #defering to a #parliament that has #abrogated its #responsibilities to the #LGBTQ #community.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SouthAsia #Nepal #India #MarriageEquality #SameSexMarriage

https://www.voanews.com/a/nepal-india-take-divergent-paths-on-lgbtq-rights/7388175.html

#Brazil #SupremeCourt's New #Chief #Justice Faces Stormy Ties With #Congress

#LuisRobertoBarroso, a #liberal who has favored #legalizing #abortion and #criminalizing #homophobia in his 10 years on #Brazil's #SupremeCourt, became #chiefjustice on Thursday as the court's relations chilled with Congress over allegations of judicial overreach.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Brazil #Politics
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-09-28/brazil-supreme-courts-new-chief-justice-faces-stormy-ties-with-congress

Will Potter on How the State and the Media Go After Radical Movements

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2MPVWHbhyw&ab_channel=GreenandRedPodcast

We’re in an unprecedented rollback of #CivilLiberties. States are passing laws to #OutlawProtests and #DirectAction, charging non-violent protesters with “#DomesticTerrorism” and #legalizing the #RunningOver of people blocking traffic. #StateSurveillance of activists has increased dramatically. Police budgets are getting astronomical increases to further militarize the state. In Atlanta, in the #StopCopCity campaign, police #assassinated a #ForestDefender, #Tortuguita, who had their hands up and then tried to claim self-defense.

To put this all in context, we talk with investigative journalist and author Will Potter (@will_potter). We discuss the #StopHuntington #AnimalCruelty campaign, the #EarthLiberationFront, the taming down of climate actions in the 2010s and how the police state ignored right wing terror groups in the same period.

We also discuss the role of the #FBI and the liberal #CorporateMedia in going after radical movements, how Cop City is shifting things and where popular culture fits into the story.

#Beyond #prejudice: #Recognizing the #importance of #SameSexMarriage in #India

The path to #legalizing #samesexmarriage is #complex, influenced by #social, #cultural, and #legal #changes

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #India #MarriageEquality #SameSexMarriage

https://theprint.in/yourturn/beyond-prejudice-recognizing-the-importance-of-same-sex-marriage-in-india/1595969/