Alexander Lekhtman

    Alexander is Filter’s former staff writer. He writes about the movement to end the War on Drugs. He grew up in New Jersey and swears it’s actually alright. He’s also a musician hoping to change the world through the power of ledger lines and legislation. Alexander was previously Filter‘s editorial fellow.

    Do Cannabis “Desert” States Arrest More People After Neighbors Legalize? Probably Not.

    Cannabis legalization has spread to states once considered unlikely, like conservative-leaning Missouri and Ohio. ...

    California’s Prop 1 Would Expand Forced Treatment, Advocates Warn

    On March 5, California voters will decide on Proposition 1. The ballot measure, backed ...

    End of Wisconsin Gerrymander Offers Hope for Drug Policy Reform

    Wisconsin politics could be transformed after Governor Tony Evers (D) signed new legislative maps ...

    Fears for Drug Users and Many Others After Indonesia’s Presidential Election

    Indonesia appears to have chosen an authoritarian-minded former general with a harrowing human rights ...

    MDMA Close to Being Legal Medicine, as FDA Grants Priority Review

    MDMA is getting ever closer to becoming a legal medicine. The federal Food and ...

    How Reducing Homelessness Would Reduce Drug-Related Deaths

    New research has indicated the extent to which cutting rates of homelessness would save ...

    Cops Are Seizing More Mushrooms, as Public Interest in Psychedelics Grows

    Police have seized increasing quantities of psilocybin mushrooms in recent years, new research has ...

    Biden’s Border Security Deal Is Collapsing. What Now?

    President Biden’s $118 billion anti-immigration deal is collapsing on the eve of its procedural ...

    With Aptly Named HB 420, KY Would Legalize Cannabis, Expunge Records

    Kentucky legislators have introduced a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis for adults over ...

    NYC Defies Mayor Adams to Ban Solitary Confinement, Rein In NYPD

    The New York City Council has overwhelmingly approved a package of police and jail ...