Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard 
“The Devil Is in the Details”—Cuomo Stalls New York Cannabis Legalization
On March 31, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo reached an agreement with the state ...
Exclusive: What Happened to the Funding for LA’s Cannabis Social Equity Program?
It was mid-morning on March 15 when around 25 activists and city officials gathered ...
Mixed Outcomes and Ethical Questions at New York’s “Opioid Courts”
Early one morning in January 2018, Bruce Gramiack Jr. awoke to find his cellmate’s ...
“Patently False” Fentanyl Myth Peddled by Vermont Police Chief
On March 15, Brett Flansburg, a Vermont state trooper, collapsed in the parking lot ...
Massachusetts Incarcerates Men in the Name of Drug Treatment—Now They’re Suing
A 34-year-old Massachusetts man thought he was going to the Men’s Addiction Treatment Center ...
International Drug Talks Raise Serious Concerns Over Venezuelan Sovereignty
A United Nations gathering centered on “countering the world drug problem” has given the ...
Beto: What’s the Latest 2020 Candidate Like on Drugs?
On March 14, former Congress member Beto O’Rourke announced his much-speculated bid for the ...
“Unsurprising” Transphobia at Anti-Sex Work Rally in NYC
On March 11, anti-sex work organizations rallied in New York City against the decriminalization ...
The States Working to Reduce Criminal Punishment for Transmitting HIV
In 2008, Betsie Gallardo, a 24-year-old Florida woman, was sentenced to five years in ...
“Yellow Peril”—How Blaming China for Fentanyl Continues a Racist Legacy
As the overdose crisis roars on, various stakeholders seek to assign blame for these ...
