Alexander Lekhtman 
Winnipeg Offers Winter Fire Barrels, Not Homes, to Unhoused People
The city of Winnipeg, Manitoba is giving free steel fire barrels to unhoused residents ...
Senate Candidate’s Blunt Ad on Drug-War Targeting of Black Louisianans
In 1992, then-presidential candidate and Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton disclosed that he had experimented ...
Doubling Down on Fentanyl Myths, West Virginia Bill Would Punish “Exposing” Cops
On January 18, West Virginia legislators advanced a bill that would make “exposing” law ...
How Port Townsend, Washington, Decriminalized Psychedelics
On December 20, the City Council of Port Townsend, a small city in Jefferson ...
California to Offer Contingency Management for Stimulant Use on Medicaid
On December 29, 2021, California became the first state to receive federal approval to cover ...
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 ...
