Ecuador legalised gangs. Murder rates plummeted. →
A stunningly successful experiment has the potential to upend the mainstream US approach to deviance. VOX
Read MoreAndorra set to become latest nation to legalise gay marriage →
With the tiny European country set to legalise same-sex weddings, gay marriages are now legal in 27 United Nation member states. OPENLY
Read MoreSuicide rates fall after gay marriage legalised in Sweden and Denmark →
Suicide rates among those in same-sex relationships have fallen significantly in both Denmark and Sweden since the legalisation of gay marriage, according to a study, although whatever their marital status, homosexual people remain more likely to take their own life. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreThe movement to make workers’ schedules more humane →
Over the past three years, a wave of US cities have passed “fair workweek” legislation that aims to make schedules more predictable (or compensate workers when they are unpredictable). The laws require that certain companies take steps such as posting schedules two weeks in advance, compensating workers if there are last-minute scheduling changes, and allowing sufficient rest time between shifts. VOX
Read MoreHas Kenya's plastic bag ban worked? →
Tens of millions of plastic carrier bags were handed out in supermarkets every year in Kenya. Two years ago, the country introduced a ban on plastic bags. Has it worked? BBC NEWS
Read More'Historic step': Mexico judge approves recreational cocaine use →
In the first ruling of its kind, a judge in Mexico has granted two people the right to use cocaine recreationally, the organisation behind the cases said on Tuesday, calling it a "historic step". AL-JAZEERA
Read MoreCannabis: Should it be legal in the UK? →
This week, three MPs told Radio 1 Newsbeat they think cannabis will become legal in the UK within a decade. David Lammy, Jonathan Djanogly, and Norman Lamb had been on a fact-finding trip to Canada, the first major Western country to legalise the drug. BBC NEWS
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