California enacts new law on sealing criminal records The law will allow Maryland residents aged 21 and older with a valid government ID to purchase and possess recreational marijuana for use in their private residences.Ĭannabis, however, remains prohibited under federal law. Maryland became the 21st state to legalize cannabis for recreational use on Saturday. The law also makes it possible to charge anyone who participates in violating the ban with a third-degree felony. The law provides exceptions for abortions if the life of the mother is at risk and up to 15 weeks for abortions for victims of rape, incest, or human trafficking.
The same bill also encourages sex education teachers to inform students that abstinence until marriage is the "expected standard" and to teach the "benefits of monogamous heterosexual marriage."Ī different law aimed at higher education took effect prohibiting state universities from using federal or state funding to support programs that "advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion."įlorida's " Heartbeat Protection Act," which bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, took effect this month. Some students may begin their period at the age of nine or while they are in the third grade. One law is dubbed by critics as the "don't say period" bill because it could prohibit teaching of the menstrual cycle before the sixth grade, according to the Florida lawmaker who authored the bill.
Ron DeSantis' crusade against "woke ideology" in education. More than 200 laws took effect in Florida on Saturday, including several related to Florida Gov.
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