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Anita Chabria: Why are we botching the monkeypox response? Blame homophobia

California state Sen. Scott Wiener, who represents San Francisco, was at a birthday gathering of mostly gay men recently when the conversation turned to monkeypox.

Los Angeles Times

San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ leaders demand better access to monkeypox vaccines

A community ignored and undermined during the Aids crisis 40 years ago feels they are again being failed by the government

The Guardian - US

What would California do if Congress passed a national abortion ban?

WASHINGTON — What if Congress enacts a federal ban on abortion?

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Monkeypox spreads in LA County, but vaccine shortage persists. What to know

As criticism grows from LGBTQ activists and others, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said it will expand eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine to certain patients with recent sexually transmitted diseases and to high-risk people at Men’s Central Jail.

Los Angeles Times

California repeals anti-loitering law that sparked debate over decriminalizing sex work

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a controversial bill to repeal a provision of state law that bans loitering for the intent to sell sex — a proposal that deeply divided Democrats in the Legislature and pitted transgender rights activists against advocates to stop human trafficking.

Los Angeles Times

Cannabis Reg. Update: NY Cannabis Advisory Meets, Vermont Supports Drug Decriminalization, New Medical Cannabis Bill San Francisco

Good News In New York: First Meeting Of NY Cannabis Advisory Board and First Legal Marijuana Harvest

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CA Update: Scott Wiener's Safe Consumption Sites Pass Assembly, Bill To Remove Marijuana Grow Tax Heads To Gov. Newsom & More

Scott Wiener’s Safe Consumption Sites Bill Passes Assembly, Heads Back To Senate The measure to authorize safe consumption sites for illicit drugs, through certain jurisdictions in California as part of a pilot program was approved by the state Assembly on Thursday.

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Cannabis Regulatory Update: Delaware Bill Allowing Medical Marijuana Patients To Own Guns Heads To Senate, Scott Wiener's Bill To Stop Cities From Banning Cannabis Gets Green Light & More

Delaware Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Patients To Own Guns Heads To Senate Floor

Benzinga

California eyes banning loitering for prostitution arrests

California lawmakers are finally sending Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would bar police from making arrests on a charge of loitering for prostitution, nine months after it passed the Legislature

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A bill to repeal California's anti-loitering law divided sex workers, advocates. It's now up to Newsom

A controversial bill to repeal a provision of California law that prohibits loitering with the intent to sell sex is on its way to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, nine months after it passed the Legislature and deeply divided Democrats, sex workers and trafficking survivors along the way.

Los Angeles Times

Q&A: California lawmaker takes on insurance companies and gets personal about his health

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California state Sen. Scott Wiener made a startling revelation at a spring legislative committee hearing: “I was in the hospital. I experienced the most intense abdominal pain that I could even imagine.”

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Cannabis Reg. Update: California's Safe Drug Consumption Sites, FDA's Advisory Panel Discusses CBD In Food & More

FDA Advisory Panel To Discuss CBD Use In Food & Dietary Supplements The Science Board of the FDA is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, June 14, to discuss “challenges in evaluating the safety of dietary supplement and food ingredients with predicted pharmacological activity, utilizing cannabinoids as a case study.”

Benzinga

California bid to create legal drug injection sites advances

California is moving closer to creating sites where people could legally use drugs under supervision designed to save them from dying if they overdose

The Independent UK

Cannabis Reg. Update: Connecticut's Medical Marijuana Testing Rules, California's Retail Woes, No Carolina Hemp Farming

Connecticut Greenlights New Medical Marijuana Testing Regulation

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Senator Wiener's Bill To Restore Access To Medical Cannabis In California Passes Another Senate Committee

After passing the Senate Business and Professions Committee by a vote of 8-3 in April, Senator Scott Wiener’s Bill 1186, which aims to ensure

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California debates opening supervised sites for people to use drugs

Advocates of the proposal say it would prevent overdoses, slow the spread of HIV and inspire drug users to seek help, while proponents say safe injection sites would create an "open drug scene."

Benzinga

Gavin Newsom's Cannabis Tax-Cut Proposal: Industry Leaders Complain It Doesn't Fix Key Problems

Although California Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal of eliminating cannabis cultivation taxes has received a lot of support, it also has its detractors.

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Fact check: Could sixth-graders get vaccines without parents’ consent under this California plan?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers this year set out to advance bills that would require COVID-19 vaccines for more people and would make them easier to access.

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Lawmakers in 16 states to introduce ‘trans refuge’ laws aimed at shielding trans kids from penalties when seeking gender-affirming care

Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have announced plans to introduce “trans refuge laws” in an effort to counterbalance a growing number of laws targeting transgender youth and their families across the country.

The Guardian - US

Democrats in states across US seek to offer legal refuge to trans youth

Effort by state legislators follows California’s lead in responding to wave of Republican laws targeting transgender kids and families

The Independent UK

Lawmakers in 18 states plan refuge bills for trans youth

Democratic lawmakers in 18 states are following California’s lead in seeking to offer legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families

The Guardian - US

After years of progress on gay rights, how did the US become so anti-LGBTQ+?

A slew of bills are rolling back recently won freedoms for gay people. Is America ready to fight for LGBTQ+ rights all over again?

Benzinga

California Senate Green-Lights Scott Wiener's Bill To Stop Cities From Banning Medical Marijuana, Here's What's Next

California Senate Committee gave the green light to a bill that restores voter-created access to medicinal cannabis by requiring cities to provide patients access to purchase medicinal cannabis via delivery.

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Senator Wiener Pushes To Restore Access To Medical Cannabis In California, Bill Passes Senate Committee

Senate Bill 1186 which aims to put back voter-created access to medical cannabis across California, sponsored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) recently passed the Senate Business and Professions Committee by a vote of 8-3.

Los Angeles Times

A snapshot of new state government efforts to tackle California's housing crisis

A year after the creation of sweeping laws to increase the construction of duplexes and small apartment buildings, California lawmakers have turned their attention to money for affordable housing and easing the burdens of homeownership for first-time buyers.

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