Alexander Lekhtman 
Until Next Time: California’s Mushroom Decriminalization Effort Ends
California’s effort to decriminalize or legalize psilocybin mushrooms statewide by popular vote has ended—for ...
ACLU Underlines That Racial Justice Takes More Than Just Marijuana Legalization
Black people are more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana, even after ...
Pressure Builds on ICE to Release Far More People During Pandemic
The pandemic has exposed inhumane health and sanitary conditions in US jails and prisons; ...
Fighting the Health Threats of Loneliness as We Flatten the Curve
At publication time, over 97 percent of Americans in 43 states are under mandatory ...
Pandemic Hits Sexual and Reproductive Health Efforts Worldwide
Children may be less vulnerable to COVID-19, but the pandemic is disrupting their access ...
NY Gov. Cuomo Signs Away Bail Reforms Despite COVID-19 Decarceration Calls
Because of the pandemic, criminal justice and public health officials around the US are ...
Protecting the Right to Vote During the Pandemic
In terms of democracy, the COVID-19 pandemic has struck the US at an awkward ...
Amid the Crisis, Marijuana Legalization in New York Will Have to Wait Again
During New York’s worst health crisis in a lifetime, a deadline came up for ...
Pandemic Puts the Brakes on the Psychedelic Decriminalization Movement
As 2020 began, psychedelics advocates throughout the US looked eagerly towards the election cycle ...
COVID-19 Is Especially Devastating for Black and Brown Americans
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its accompanying economic downturn is disproportionately affecting Black ...
