Alexander Lekhtman 
Will New York’s Adult-Use Cannabis Licensing Repair Drug-War Harms?
New York State legalized adult-use cannabis through the legislature in early 2021, and is ...
Colorado’s Two Psychedelic Ballot Efforts Present Competing Visions
Colorado activists representing two different and competing campaigns are now going all-out in the ...
Ohio Bills Seek to Decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strips
Ohio lawmakers are—slowly—considering legislation to decriminalize fentanyl test strips. On May 19, state Representative ...
Illinois County Giving Naloxone to Gas Stations, Restaurants and More
In the central region of Illinois, the Champaign-Urbana Health District (CUHD) is giving out ...
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 ...
