Alexander Lekhtman 
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 ...
“Ticking Time Bombs”—Congressmembers Urge Releases From Federal Prisons
Members of Congress are joining criminal justice reform advocates to demand that some people ...
When Methadone Clinics Support Patients Who Use Marijuana
Methadone patients face many harsh restrictions. Among them, clinics frequently test for and punish cannabis ...
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 ...
