Alexander Lekhtman 
Is 2022 the Year California Decriminalizes Psychedelics?
California may pass legislation decriminalizing psychedelics before the year is out. Senate Bill 519 ...
Cannabis Workers in St. Louis Are Poised to Unionize
On January 6, workers at a medical cannabis company in St. Louis, Missouri, filed ...
Federal Prisons Director to Resign Amid Staff Corruption, COVID Failures
Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal is resigning in the wake of highly ...
NYC Vending Machines to Distribute Free Naloxone and Other Supplies
Before the end of 2022, New York City residents should be able to access ...
Almost None of NC’s Drug Treatment Grant Recipients Offer Medication
North Carolina’s latest state budget allocated millions of dollars to organizations that will facilitate ...
Only a Fraction of Medicare Recipients With Opioid Use Disorder Are Receiving Medication
Each year, hundreds of thousands of Medicare recipients with opioid use disorder (OUD) are ...
How Decriminalization Impacts Racial Disparities in Cannabis Arrests
Cannabis decriminalization has modestly reduced the disproportionate possession arrests of Black adults compared to ...
FDA Approves First Long-Lasting HIV PrEP Medication—But There’s a Catch
The FDA has approved the first injectable medication to protect against HIV transmission. Apretude ...
Oregon County Debates Temporary Sites for Unhoused People as Winter Sets In
Elected officials in largely rural Deschutes County, Oregon, and its largest city of Bend, ...
Canada Allows Three Mental Health Patients to Access Psilocybin Therapy
Canada’s top health agency has agreed to allow an additional three people to use ...
