Marijuana is set to be legalised in New York for those over 21-years of age after officials reached a three-way agreement between Senate, Assembly and governor’s office on 25th March. New York will thus be joining 14 US states and three territories that have legalised recreational marijuana.

The legalisation will include 13% sales tax – 9% going to the state and four to localities. Wall Street Journal reported that residents will be able to buy and possess up to three ounces of marijuana and even grow plants for personal use. Governor Andrew Cuomo stated that marijuana should have been legalised years ago, having come close for three years but failed.

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New Zealand’s government has voted unanimously to give mothers, their partners and any parents planning to adopt a three day leave in case of miscarriage or stillbirth. Labour MP Ginny Andersen stated that this would allow parents to come to terms with the loss without using up sick leave. Coming up with the leave bill herself, Andersen stated that the grief that accompanies miscarriage is not sickness, but a loss.

Final reading of my Bereavement Leave for Miscarriage Bill. This is a Bill about workers’ rights and fairness. I hope it gives people time to grieve and promotes greater openness about miscarriage. We should not be fearful of our bodies. pic.twitter.com/dwUWINVjLm

— Ginny Andersen (@ginnyandersen) March 24, 2021

‘That loss takes time – time to recover physically and time to recover mentally: time to recover with a partner’ she stated. Green MP Jan Logie also added that the bill will go a long way in breaking the taboo and silence women endure after losing pregnancies.

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