Portugal Mayor Supports Recriminalizing Public Drug Use
Talk of drug decriminalization is buzzing in the United States as Democratic presidential candidates, ...
Murders of Homeless People in NYC’s Chinatown Reflect a Crisis Decades in the Making
On Saturday October 5, a man attacked five people, four of whom were homeless, ...
The Consequences of an Incompetent First Step Act Rollout
Timothy Walker, 52, enjoys cooking and used to own a food truck in Philadelphia ...
Listening to Marginalized Afghan Women: Stories of Survival
Afghan women whose lives involve drug use, sex work or having multiple sexual partners ...
How Drug War Prosecutors Cynically Exploit Rape Survivor Advocacy
One of the biggest crises in law enforcement is the rape kit “backlog”—which is ...
An On-the-Ground Look at Duterte’s Bloody Drug War
Few Americans have come face-to-face with the foot soldiers—both cops and encouraged vigilantes—of Philippines ...
Pressure Mounts on NY Gov. Cuomo to Authorize Safe Consumption Sites
New York safe consumption site (SCS) advocates have been fueled by last week’s landmark ...
Almodóvar and Portman’s New Films Illuminate Love, Heroin and Addiction
Two current films wonder about the nature of addiction—one involving obsessive love, the other ...
How Psychedelic Drugs Could Help Save the Planet
The UN says we have just over a decade left to stop irreversible damage ...
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 ...
