Alexander Lekhtman 
The Cannabis and Psychedelics Reforms to Watch For in 2023
The year 2022 saw cannabis and psychedelics legislation advance in multiple states. Maryland, Missouri ...
The Limits of AG’s Guidelines Against Crack-Powder Sentencing Disparity
US Attorney General Merrick Garland took action on December 16 to end the federal ...
DC Decriminalization, Harm Reduction Bill Gathers Momentum for 2023
On December 19, a group of 125 researchers, harm reduction workers, doctors and other ...
The Implications of Police Raids on Shops Selling Psilocybin Mushrooms
An unlicensed psilocybin mushroom shop in Portland, Oregon, was raided by local police on ...
Advocates Fear Chilling Effect of Lawsuits on Cannabis Equity Programs
A Los Angeles federal judge has chosen not to allow a lawsuit to stop ...
Will Senate End Crack-Powder Sentence Disparity, as Time Runs Out?
Senators are scrambling to negotiate a last-minute deal on crack cocaine sentencing reform. Current ...
Honduras Police Mobilization Promises More Human Rights Abuses
On November 24, Honduras President Xiomara Castro declared a state of emergency in response ...
Efforts to Expand Community Violence Intervention in Wisconsin
Milwaukee, the largest city in Wisconsin, has suffered record homicides for three years in ...
MO Voted to Impose Police Budget Increase on Kansas City. What Now?
On November 8, voters across Missouri approved Amendment 4, a measure to increase annual ...
Safe Consumption Sites: Congressional Report Outlines Ways to Authorize or Ban, as Key Filing Looms
A new report from the Congressional Research Service explains how Congress and President Biden ...
