Jamaica to Legalize Personal Use of Marijuana (Cannabis) Use

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Jamaica is placed to decriminalise the possession of small levels of marijuana for private use.

Portia Simpson Miller, Jamaica's prime minister has chose to take this decision, in accordance with plans to amend the country's Dangerous Drugs Act.

The amendment of the act allows for the legal smoking of ganja in private places, in addition to its use for medicinal, religious and research (by accredited institutions) purposes.

Uruguay set to become first country to legalize growing, buying and selling marijuana.

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 South American country Uruguay is set to become the first country in the world to allow its citizens to grow, sell, buy and smoke marijuana. The country's Senate began its final debate on the issue today Tuesday Dec. 10th and claim they want to legalize it in a bid to take the business from criminals.

If this bill, which has the support of majority of the House and the president of the country, is passed, Uruguay will be the first country to legalize a trade that is illegal everywhere else in the world.

U.N. Calls To Legalize Prostitution Worldwide (Is This How To Unite Nations)

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A U.N. backed commission urged to legalize prostitution worldwide. A report published by the U.N. backed World Commission on HIV and the law, recommends that nations around the world get rid of "punitive" laws against prostitution - or what it calls "consensual sex work" and decriminalize the voluntary use of injecting illegal drugs in order to combat the HIV epidemic.

The commission, which consists of 15 former heads of state, lawyers and activists against HIV AIDS was convened in 2010 by the Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, and is co-supported by the Development Program United Nations UNAIDS Joint United Nations Program on AIDS / HIV.