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In December, the House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, though it is unclear how the bill might fare in a split Senate.

Consensual same-sex sexual relations remain decriminalized in the rest of Indonesia outside of the cities of Pariaman and Palembang in the provinces of West Sumatra and South Sumatra respectively.

Meanwhile, some say continued efforts to decriminalize marijuana could help expand educational opportunities.

Back in 1973, it was the first state to decriminalize cannabis.