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Some Hindus view menstruating girls and women as impure and untouchable, and they are forced to stay in a hut or shed outside their homes in parts of Nepal while on their period, under an ancient practice known as chhaupadi.
The 16-year-old victim was sleeping in a shed outside her house during her menstrual cycle when the incident occurred.
Two adult-use cannabis dispensaries were approved during the first application hearing of the Jersey City Cannabis Control Board last night.
The Jersey City Planning Board gave Blossom Dispensary the city's first adult-use cannabis dispensary approval, set to open in the Heights.