NY lawmakers agree to legalise recreational marijuana
New York: Lawmakers reached an agreement to legalise recreational marijuana sales in New York. At least 14 other states already allow residents to buy marijuana for recreational and not just medical use, and New York’s past efforts to pass marijuana have failed in recent years. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration has estimated legalisation could eventually bring the state about $350 million annually. The legislation will allow recreational marijuana sales to adults over the age of 21, and set up a licensing process for the delivery of cannabis products to customers. AP
1 dead, six hurt in attack at Canadian library
Vancouver (British Columbia): A man went on a stabbing spree inside and around a library, killing one woman and injuring six others in North Vancouver, British Columbia, the authorities said. Sgt Frank Jang of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said a suspect was in custody. He said the man was in his 20s and had interactions with the police in the past. Jang said officials didn’t have any information yet about a motive. One witness, Steve Mossop, said he and his partner stopped on seeing a bloodied woman who told them she had just been stabbed. They then saw several victims within about 100 m of each other, he said. AP
Indian-origin boy finds millions of years old fossil
London: A six-year-old Indian-origin boy says he is “really excited” after he found a fossil from millions of years ago while digging in his garden in the West Midlands region of England. Siddak Singh Jhamat, known as Sid, was using a fossil-hunting set he received as a Christmas present when he came across a rock that looked like a horn. “I was just digging for worms and things like pottery and bricks and I just came across this rock which looked a bit like a horn, and thought it could be a tooth or a claw or a horn, but it was actually a piece of coral which is called horn coral,” the schoolboy said. PTI
