Alexander Lekhtman 
West Virginia Senator Calls Syringe Exchanges “Failed Experiment,” Seeks to Ban Them
In West Virginia, which has the highest rate of opioid-involved overdose deaths in the ...
Why Harsher Fentanyl Penalties Will Exacerbate the Overdose Crisis
Congressmembers are pushing for new laws that will impose harsher penalties for potent synthetic ...
Frustrations Boil Over Massachusetts Cannabis Equity Delays
Tensions and frustrations building for years have spilled into Massachusetts’ cannabis regulatory meetings in ...
More Cannabis Workers Are Unionizing as Legalization Rolls Forward
Cannabis industry workers are winning key battles to unionize and make labor provisions a ...
Activists Across Social Justice Movements Fight Voter Suppression in Georgia
Just before the New Year on December 27, a federal judge ruled that the ...
California’s Mushroom Decrim Campaign Cleared to Begin Voter Signature Drive
The effort to decriminalize and legalize psilocybin mushrooms throughout California has received official approval ...
Does the CDC Drastically Undercount US Overdose Deaths?
A study published January 7 suggests that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
“An Abstinence-Based State”—Utah Harm Reduction Faces Unique Challenges
Deaths involving opioids, methamphetamine and other drugs have reached record highs in Utah. The ...
Addiction Treatment Facilities Fall Badly Short, Shows Federal Study
It’s well established that America’s addiction treatment industry fails to fully meet the needs ...
World’s First Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Panel Starts Work in Denver
The first ever Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Review Panel in the US is about to ...
