Alexander Lekhtman

    Alexander is Filter’s 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.

    NY Bill to Expand Safe Consumption Sites Advances, With Time Short

    A New York State Assembly committee has voted to advance legislation that would authorize ...

    Austin’s Decision to Decriminalize Cannabis, Ban “No-Knock” Raids

    Voters in Austin, Texas, approved Proposition A on May 7, which decriminalizes cannabis and ...

    Record High Overdose Deaths—Yet Again—in 2021, CDC Reveals

    New provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that ...

    Can a Religious Exemption Boost Legal Psilocybin Access in Oregon?

    Within weeks, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is expected to finalize the first official ...

    Biden’s Drug Strategy Mixes Harm Reduction With Harm Production

    President Biden presented his 2022 National Drug Control Strategy to Congress on April 21. ...

    CO Fentanyl Bill Would Fund—But Not Require—MOUD in County Jails

    On April 13, the Colorado House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to re-impose felony ...

    In Ohio, Harm Reductionists Break Into the Nightlife Scene

    As Ohio overdose deaths continue to climb steeply, harm reduction workers around the state ...

    NY Activists Rally to Defend SCS, Decriminalize Buprenorphine

    On April 7, activists rallied across New York state to demand that politicians take ...

    Federal Legalization Still Wouldn’t Free All Cannabis Prisoners

    “Tell everybody in this government that y’all need to let everybody out of jail ...