Business Climate in Ukraine in September 2024: Trends, Challenges, Prospects
In September 2024, the business climate in Ukraine shows positive changes. In recent months, companies’ production and financial performance have increased, and expectations for further development remain optimistic.
Has Oregon’s Policy of Decriminalizing Psychoactive Substances Failed?
As of September 1, 2024, the part of an Oregon law that allowed possession of small amounts of psychoactive substances for personal use only under penalty of a misdemeanor was repealed. The decriminalization, which Oregonians voted for in a referendum in 2020, was intended to reduce the social stigma of addicted individuals, reduce overdose deaths, and ease users’ pathways to rehab.
Sugar Tax’s Sour Grapes
The Institute for Liberal Studies publishes an analysis of the sweetened beverage tax by Jan Šincl and Martin Pánek entitled Sugar Tax’s Sour Grapes. The prevalence of obesity is rising globally and poses a significant challenge to the health of individuals and healthcare systems. The main factor causing obesity is not sugar. It is a combination of many factors, such as caloric intake and expenditure, exercise, dietary habits…