Alexander Lekhtman 
Code for America to Automate Expungement of Cannabis Convictions in Cook County, IL
On August 27, Chicago’s district attorney announced an ambitious plan to expunge tens of ...
Watch: Fentanyl Safety Campaign Poses the “Coke Challenge”
US-based harm reduction group DanceSafe and Canadian creative agency The Garden have partnered to ...
The Quest to Pass Medical Cannabis in “Prohibition Island” Idaho
“Idaho is what we call a prohibition island,” said Russ Belville. The state borders ...
EPA Criticized for Being Open to Hemp Growers Using Pesticides
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering 10 applications submitted by hemp farmers ...
The First-Ever MDMA Therapy Training for Communities of Color Was Vital
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) hosted the first-ever MDMA Therapy Training for ...
Berkeley, CA May Be Next the City to Decriminalize Natural Psychedelics
Psychedelic activists in Berkeley, California are advocating for their City Council to decriminalize use ...
“We Want to Inspire Others”—Boston’s First Recreational Cannabis Dispensary to Be Black-Owned
In a symbol of efforts to make the cannabis industry more inclusive, Boston’s first recreational ...
New Mexico Reignites Debate Over State-Run Cannabis Retail
On August 14, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham convened the first public hearing ...
Study Author Explains Extent to Which Police Violence Is a Public Health Hazard
On August 5, the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a ...
California Poised to Crack Down Harder on Illicit Medical Cannabis Market
On August 6, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released a set of guidelines for ...
