Danish gays can adopt partners kids COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Denmark has passed a law allowing married homosexuals to adopt their partners' children. Ten years ago, Denmark became the first country to allow civil marriages of same-sex couples, granting them all the legal rights of heterosexual couples except the right to adopt children or to conceive them through artifical insemination. Under the new law passed Thursday, adoption from outside the marriage remains forbidden U.S. moves toward marijuana research WASHINGTON (AP) - The Clinton administration released new guidelines Friday to ease the availability of marijuana for medical research, in a move that officials believe will quicken the pace of studies into the drug's possible beneficial uses. The new guidelines, "an extension of an existing process," will make it easier for academic researchers to obtain samples of research-grade marijuana grown by the government, said Campbell Gardett, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services. Many cancer patients and people with AIDS have said that marijuana, often obtained illegally, is able to relieve nausea and to restore appetite. Other patients have used marijuana to combat glaucoma, the sight-robbing disease caused by a buildup of pressure. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559631176-504> Illusionists preserving white tigers LAS VEGAS (AP) - Talk about your family portraits. The 49 white tigers being raised by Siegfried and Roy are making their television debut in a bid to raise public consciousness of the plight of the endangered animals. The famous illusionists announced Thursday they are joining with Exxon and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to help preserve the animals. The key element is a new 30-second television commercial that features the pair and their animals. Many of the white tigers are featured in their stage show at The Mirage hotel-casino. "I wanted to cry," Roy Horn said after seeing the commercial. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559628075-28f>
