Legalisation

Canada passes bill for nationwide legalisation of cannabis, becomes second country in world to make sale of marijuana legal

Canada’s Senate gave final passage on Tuesday to the federal government’s bill to legalize cannabis, though Canadians will have to wait at least a couple of months to legally buy marijuana as their country becomes the second in the world to make pot legal nationwide.

Ten years since The Wire finale: Mix of gritty story and fantastic characterisation made this a perfect TV show

The Wire proved once and for all that we love anti-heroes. We want complexity, we want twists and we want people to die.

UK MPs led by Indian-origin lawmaker urge govt to decriminalise prostitution

A cross-party group of British MPs led by Indian-origin lawmaker Keith Vaz has called on the UK government to decriminalise sex work and prostitution.

Japan lawmakers to submit casino legalisation bill by end-March

Japan's pro-casino lawmakers said on Tuesday that they will resubmit a failed bill to legalise gambling at so-called "integrated resorts"