The cannabis debate
Germany votes to legalize cannabis possession
The Bundestag, Germany's parliament, has voted to legalize the possession of cannabis, AP reports.
As of April 1, it will be legal for Germans over the age of 18 to smoke cannabis and possess up to 25 grams in public. You can have up to 50 grams at home.
The goal is to fight the black market and better protect young people, according to Health Minister Karl Lauterbach.
- No matter what we do, we cannot continue like this. One can bury one's head in the sand [...] but that will not solve a single problem.
However, the market will be regulated. Anyone who wants to buy cannabis must become a member of a special cannabis club, which may have a maximum of 500 members and only grow for the members' private consumption.
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The change of power in Poland
EU billion rain over Tusk's new government in Poland
Next week, Poland will start getting access to the equivalent of more than SEK 1,500 billion in EU funds that were frozen under the previous government, the Financial Times reports.
- We are impressed by your measures to reintroduce the rule of law as the backbone of your society, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a meeting with Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw.
Tusk welcomes this "mountain of money that will come in handy". The first funds will go to Polish farmers, who have suffered financially from cheap competition from Ukraine and EU environmental regulations.
Tusk's EU-friendly government has started a complete political and legal renovation after the election victory against the right-wing nationalist Law and Justice last autumn, and among other things increased the independence of the judiciary.
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America's abortion policy
Conservative governors come out in defense of IVF
Several Republican governors are coming out in defense of IVF treatment, Politico reports. That's after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be classified as children.
One of the defenders is Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.
- There are many people out in the country who wouldn't have children if it weren't for this, says Kemp.
Kemp is known, among other things, for having pushed through a law to stop most abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy, when most people don't know they are pregnant yet.
Even US President Joe Biden condemns the court's decision.
- The contempt for women's ability to make these decisions for themselves and their families is outrageous and unacceptable, he says according to AFP.
The decision in Alabama has led to IVF clinics choosing to pause treatments for fear of legal repercussions.
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