Marijuana legalisation causing violent crime to fall in US states, study finds

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm16th January 2018

The Independent Rates of assault and murder decreasing in regions near Mexican border where cannabis use has been partially legalised In US states where marijuana can now be grown legally, the demand for illegal cannabis is falling Getty Images The legalisation of marijuana for medical purposes has led to a significant reduction in violent crime in…

Woman raped and abused as a child incapable of caring for toddler, family court judge rules

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm16th January 2018

The Independent Victim’s own experience of ‘serious harm and neglect’ leaves her without ‘foundation’ to care for infant daughter, says Judge Jessica Pemberton in recommending adoption A woman who was abused and raped as a child is not capable of caring for her toddler daughter, a family court judge has ruled. Judge Jessica Pemberton said the woman,…