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Issued on: 28/01/2023 - 12:24 Pope Francis has clarified his recent comments about homosexuality and sin, saying he was merely referring to official Catholic moral teaching…

Last month, British Columbia became the first jurisdiction in Canada to make changes to ensure drug users will not be arrested or charged for carrying up to 2.5 grams of illicit drugs as of next year. It’s the first jurisdiction in…

This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, CBC Health's weekly health and medical science newsletter. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here.Canada's toxic drug supply problem can't be fixed by decriminalizing the…

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says decriminalization of hard drugs is "not something that is on the radar" in the province.Houston was reacting to news out of British Columbia, where people with small amounts of opioids, cocaine,…

Friday on Capitol Hill was more 4/20 than April Fools’ Day as Democrats in Congress once again cleared a significant hurdle in their fight to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level in the United States. By a margin of 220-204,…

Popular referendums in Italy can be called if 500,000 signatures are obtained, and campaigners were able to obtain the necessary amount well before the September 30 deadline.If the public votes to decriminalize cannabis, the purchase, sale…