On Monday, the Canadian Medical Association Journal published an editorial calling legalisation “a national, uncontrolled experiment in which the profits of cannabis producers and tax revenues are squarely pitched against the health of Canadians”. There are also still some legal wrinkles to be worked out. Canada has brought in new drug impaired driving offences, but doubts remain about the reliability… Read more »
Ultimately, the legalization of marijuana would have more benefits than downsides. Pertaining to the fiscal reasons, the economy would improve due to the fact that things such as government spending on the enforcement of marijuana users/dealers would no longer be needed. Socially, the prohibition of marijuana is seen by many as a violation of one’s freedom of choice. Another sight… Read more »
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled against Bolivia in its dispute with neighbouring Chile over access to the Pacific Ocean – a feud dating back to the late 19th Century. Landlocked Bolivia lost access to the sea in 1884 after a war with Chile and has tried to regain it ever since. The court said Chile was not… Read more »
Until November 19, Sao Paulo’s Pinacotheca will host the collection of works by 120 Latin American artists and collectives from 15 countries. Having more than 280 pieces of photography and video among other experimental media. The exhibition called “Radical Women” is a compilation of works between 1960 and 1985. Time in which women, in search of a vindication used art, playing… Read more »
Shortly after the price of oil was raised, several nations and states were affected across not just the western hemisphere, but the Eastern as well. There are several large oil producers in South America including Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, and Venezuela. Having economies that involve exporting oil can benefit in conditions such as the current increase because they will receive… Read more »