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Tax hike for medical marijuana blasted

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Tax hike for medical marijuana blasted

OLYMPIA – Washington will soon have two very different systems for legal marijuana, but a plan to tax medical patients similar to recreational pot users is unfair and unworkable, a legislative committee was told Monday. The proposal to place higher ...

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Honoring, Celebrating the Lives of African Americans

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, January 02, 2025

AARP Virginia will be hosting a wide-ranging series of Black History Month events in February—from virtual presentations to museum visits and a ... View article...

Sexism is a risk factor for memory decline among women

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, December 26, 2024

... racism creates a unique form of oppression that has greater salience for cognitive health than sexism or racism alone,” says Jennifer Manly ... View article...

Socioeconomic and geographical inequalities in polio immunisation coverage among two ...

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, December 25, 2024

An inequality assessment was conducted for six stratifiers: maternal age, maternal economic status, maternal level of education, place of residence, ... View article...

Denver Public Schools creates documentary to promote transgenderism to children

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, December 24, 2024

The film, titled Reclaiming the Narrative: A Documentary About LGBTQ+ Youth, includes the perspectives of 16 LGBT -identifying students from 13 high ... View article...

Disney Modifies Transgender Storyline in Pixar's “Win Or Lose” Series to Appeal to Younger ...

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, December 23, 2024

The company was also criticized for the LGBTQ material in animated films like “Lightyear” and “Strange World.” Share this: Twitter · Facebook ... View article...

Church in Kenya for L.G.B.T.Q. Africans Thrives Despite Attacks

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, December 30, 2024

A wave of anti-gay sentiment has recently surged across parts of Africa. · Despite years of persecution, the L.G.B.T.Q. · Another pastor, Caroline Omolo ... View article...

India's wealth tax debate: should Super-rich be made to pay more?

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, December 25, 2024

India has one of the highest levels of wealth inequality in the world, with the richest 1% owning more than 40% of the country's wealth. View article...

Ghana's Supreme Court paves way for anti-LGBTQ law

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, December 19, 2024

Ghana's proposed anti- LGBTQ legislation is considered among the most stringent in Africa, stipulating jail terms of up to three years for engaging ... View article...

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Turkey's Erdogan launches 'Year of the Family' with an attack on the LGBTQ+ community

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, January 13, 2025

Criticism of LGBT is immediately silenced, just like the legitimate criticisms of Zionism. Anyone who defends nature and the family is subject to ... View article...

Texas 'most extreme' in anti-LGBTQ bills, advocates say. How supporters plan to fight back

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, January 13, 2025

Oakley, LGBTQ state lawmakers and other activists are preparing to battle state proposals that target transgender and queer Texans — and they also ... View article...

The impact of artificial intelligence on macroeconomic productivity

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, January 13, 2025

... . Furthermore, higher adoption of AI among high-wage and highly educated workers may widen overall labour market inequality in the near term. View article...

Rising inequality the biggest threat to our future

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, January 13, 2025

To see the full extent of inequality today, imagine that we conducted a parade of Australians in which each person's height reflected their wealth ... View article...

LGBTQ+ students in North Dakota at higher risk of suicide, other harms than straight ...

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, January 13, 2025

LGBTQ children, particularly transgender students, in North Dakota are more at risk of experiencing self-harm, violence and mental health ... View article...

New era of crisis for children, as global conflicts intensify and inequality worsens

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, January 13, 2025

Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic ... View article...

How we talk about immigration matters

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Cuts to immigration and racist narratives. In October 2024, the federal government responded to the growing anti-immigrant sentiment by decreasing the ... View article...

From A to Z, Demi Lovato to Frida Kahlo, Here are the Latinx LGBTQ ABCs

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Hispanic Heritage Month is in full swing – so that can only mean one thing…The LGBTQ ABCs are too. Here are 26 Hispanic and Latinx folks who've ... View article...

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