Germany has become the largest European Union nation to legalise recreational cannabis, a decision met with both celebration and criticism. The new law, despite facing strong opposition from certain quarters, signals a drastic shift in drug policy in the country.

Germany becomes biggest EU country to legalise recreational cannabis

Thousands of people struggling with mental health problems have signed up to experience magic mushrooms, a mind-bending drug, as the US state of Oregon has legalised psilocybin (psychedelic mushrooms).

US: Thousands waiting to experience magic mushrooms in Oregon after psilocybin legalisation

Judges on Colombia's constitutional court voted on Monday to decriminalize abortion until 24 weeks of gestation, the court said in a statement, in a victory for abortion rights groups that sued to have the procedure removed from the penal code.

Colombian court decriminalises abortion up to 24 weeks of gestation

About 1,500 Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Thursday (August 08) to mark the first anniversary of a failed bill to legalise abortion in the country, with rival protests celebrating and denouncing the move.

Rival abortion protesters rally in Buenos Aires as issue divides Argentina

He said marijuana should be legalised in two of Mexico's main tourist hot spots, Cancun and Los Cabos, in order to reduce criminal violence

Make marijuana legal, at major beach resorts: Mexico Tourism Minister

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