Alexander Lekhtman 
Illinois Maps “Disproportionately Impacted Areas” for Its Cannabis Social Equity Program
Illinois, where cannabis legalization will take effect on January 1, has begun the process ...
San Diego Proposals Illustrate Tricky Issues Around Cannabis Advertising
San Diego City Council is currently considering far-reaching restrictions on cannabis billboard ads. A ...
Gun Control Needed But No Panacea, Say Chicago Experts After Dem Forum
On October 2, a marathon Democratic gun violence forum, featuring nine of the presidential ...
Victory for the Historic SAFE Banking Act Will Do Little for Social Equity
On September 25, the US House of Representatives voted 321-103 in favor of the ...
Next Week Is the Perfect Time to Get Your Cannabis Conviction Expunged
The second-ever National Expungement Week (NEW) will be held September 21-28. It involves a ...
Inside the Toxic Sex Education Battle in Tucson, Arizona
On September 10, the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) Governing Board decided to delay ...
ACLU Sues Bureau of Prisons for Denying a Federal Prisoner Buprenorphine
In a key moment for the rights of incarcerated people with substance use disorders, ...
Are Fentanyl-Meth Deaths in Indiana Due to Contamination, or “Speedballing”?
Marion County, Indiana is seeing a troubling rise in deaths related to methamphetamine combined ...
As First Cannabis Cafe in the US Opens, Can Such Venues Serve a Social Justice Need?
On September 24, the nation’s first first cannabis social consumption cafe will open in ...
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 ...
