Alexander Lekhtman 
New England “Strike Force” to Target Opioid Prescribers for Prosecution
On June 29, a group of agencies announced the “New England Prescription Opioid Strike ...
Kansas City Seeks to Resist State-Imposed Police Budget Increase
Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) signed Senate Bill 678 on June 27 to increase ...
Protests Urge NY Gov. to Roll Out Safe Consumption by Executive Action
On June 29, simultaneous protests in Manhattan and Albany urged New York Governor Kathy ...
Win for Pain Patients as SCOTUS Cuts DEA’s Power to Persecute Prescribers
On June 27, the United States Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the government cannot ...
Oregon County Considers Banning Legalized Psilocybin Therapy
Linn County, a mostly rural area of Oregon, is considering banning psilocybin services. In ...
Will Baltimore Cut Police Budget by $100 Million? Probably Not.
The City Council of Baltimore, Maryland must pass its budget by June 25. And ...
Vermont Gov. Vetoes Safe Consumption Sites, Along With the Harm Reduction He Claims to Support
On June 7, Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) vetoed House Bill 728, which would ...
Oregon to Regulate Synthetic Cannabis Products, Setting National Precedent
Beginning on July 1, 2022, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) will ban ...
Biden’s Asylum Program Deporting People With No Lawyer, No Hearing
A report by the Immigrants’ Rights Policy Clinic at the UCLA School of Law ...
Why It Matters If the FBI Is Inflating Marijuana Arrest Data
Is the Federal Bureau of Investigation miscounting the true number of marijuana arrests nationwide? ...
