Alexander Lekhtman 
San Francisco Cannabis Shops Can Stay Open Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
As people across the US see their lives disrupted by the pandemic, many can ...
Why Midwestern Farmers Are Facing a Suicide Crisis
Farm workers are increasingly dying of suicide, according to new research. Farmers are suffering ...
The Incarcerated Population Is Especially Vulnerable to Coronavirus
People held in jails and prisons throughout the US are at heightened risk of ...
San Diego County Lawmaker Pushes to End Syringe Exchange Ban
A lawmaker in San Diego County, California is urging his colleagues to rethink a ...
UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs Once Again Postpones Key Cannabis Vote
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has decided to delay until December ...
How Former Soviet Countries Are Suppressing Harm Reduction “Propaganda”
Lawmakers in the former Soviet Union are seeking to impose harsher criminal penalties for ...
Worldwide, Executions for Drug-Law Violations Are Increasing Again
Ali Reza Madadpur was waiting outside a house in Iran in November 2011. He ...
Trump’s Ignorant Demand That Colombia Resume Aerial Spraying of Coca Crops
That white powder you snort off your key takes a long journey, starting in ...
First Psychedelic Research Company Going Public in Canada
Move over space travel, smartphones and New York real estate—soon, many investors will be ...
Community Outrage at Oakland Homeless Camps Enforcement Proposal
The city of Oakland, California is considering setting guidelines on where homeless encampments will ...
