Marijuana recommendation by US health agency hailed as first step to easing weed restrictions
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration o...
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New Zealand, whose pandemic response was closely watched, removes last of COVID-19 restrictions
New Zealand has removed the last of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions, marking the end of a government response to the...
Pediatricians' group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care amid growing state restrictions
The American Academy of Pediatrics has reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical for children as the treatment...
Washington legal marijuana farms get back to work after pesticide concerns prompted restrictions
Some legal cannabis growers in Washington state who were ordered to halt operations in April over concerns about pestici...
EU, Japan celebrate close cooperation with end of EU food restrictions in wake of Fukushima disaster
The European Union and Japan have announced that the 27-nation bloc will lift the food import restrictions it had impose...
White House lays out effort against animal sedative xylazine but doesn't call for new restrictions
Federal officials are calling for more testing and research on xylazine, the powerful animal sedative that’s spreading t...
Maine governor expected to sign bill easing restrictions on abortions later in pregnancy
The Maine Senate has given final approval to a bill that would expand access to abortions later in pregnancy, sending th...
North Carolina governor vetoes trio of LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a trio of bills aimed at LGBTQ+ youth that would restrict gender-af...
In post-Roe era, House Republicans begin quiet push for new restrictions on abortion access
House Republicans are pushing new restrictions on abortion access and trying to build on the work of activists whose str...
A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions
A year after the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old right to abortion, 25 million women of childbearing age...
