Alexander Lekhtman 
For NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Abuses, Discipline Is “Close to Nonexistent”
Over a decade after the New York City Police Department’s notoriously racist “stop-and-frisk” practice ...
CA Proposes “Treatment-Mandated Felony” Sentence for Drug Possession
In 2014, California voters passed a ballot initiative that punished most drug possession and ...
Socialist Presidential Candidate Talks Harm Reduction and the Drug War
On a sunny day in Milwaukee, I drove downtown to interview a presidential candidate. ...
Psychedelic-Climate Week Launches in NYC: What Are the Connections?
Psychedelic-Climate Week launched in Manhattan on September 17. Timed to run alongside the annual ...
Safehouse Fights On for Philadelphia OPC With New Court Filings
The nonprofit Safehouse is fighting on in a legal struggle which has so far ...
Missouri Begins Quiet Crackdown on Hemp Products Sold in Stores
In Missouri, state officials are orchestrating a quiet crackdown on stores that sell hemp ...
Alaska Requiring Naloxone in All Schools Amid Overdose Surge
Alaska is implementing a new law that requires all schools to have naloxone on ...
Basement “Psychedelic Church” Springs Up After Colorado Reform
“I found my peace through mushrooms about two and a half years ago,” Dez ...
Police Shootings in Rural Areas Are Common, But Much Less Visible
Ask the average news consumer to think of “police shooting” and the names most ...
Iowa Advocates Seeking to Legalize Fentanyl Test Strips
Iowa is part of a shrinking club: It’s one of just five states that ...
