Two National Prosecutor Groups Urge Opposite Pandemic Responses
One national prosecutors’ organization has thrown its support behind the criminal justice reform movement’s ...
“Miami-Style Smart Justice” Is an Ugly Parody of “Progressive”
The National District Attorneys Association is the main professional body for American prosecutors, and ...
How South Africa’s Coronavirus Tobacco Prohibition Backfired
For weeks, you couldn’t walk your dog in South Africa. You couldn’t go to ...
The Paradox of an “Evidence-Based” Anti-Drug Media Campaign
The push for evidence-based drug policy is clashing head-on with a drug war rooted ...
“The Waterboarding of Drugs!”—Hasan Minhaj Blasts “Rigged” Marijuana Industry
If the marijuana industry is consolidating among large corporations, while Black and Brown people ...
As a Fentanyl User, I Know How Much We Need a Safe Supply
The odor of burning vinegar associated with the transdermal fentanyl patch will probably always ...
Cop’s Memorial Day Killing of Black Man Encouraged by Local DA Culture
Minneapolis, Memorial Day 2020. A Black man’s head lies on the asphalt, and the ...
“The Great” Offers a Window Into a Non-Temperance Way of Being
Netflix is currently screening The Great, a 10-part series portraying the improbable, nay astounding, ...
People With Mental Health Diagnoses Left Out of “Historic” NYC Decarceration
The number of New Yorkers in the city’s infamous jail system hit what Mayor ...
Why Isotonitazene Is Not Yet the “New Fentanyl”
In the span of about a year, isotonitazene, a novel psychoactive substance (NPS), went ...
