Rape Survivor Advocates Endorse Pro-Criminal Justice Reform DA Candidates
Rape survivor advocacy groups are typically assumed—often inaccurately—to support the most “tough-on-crime” candidates for ...
Unseen Women of Color Who Use Weed Know Why Legalization Is Only a Start
Marijuana is getting ever more legal. As of November 6, we have nine states ...
Moral Panic Around “Chemsex Crimewave” Predictably Lacks Coherent Analysis
Moral panic continues around chemsex, the term used (most often in Europe) to describe a ...
In Healthcare, Urine Screens for Drugs Are Routinely Used to Justify Cruelty
Jed* is 42, with an athletic build, a finely striped button-down and soft, worried ...
NYC District Attorneys Have Betrayed Their Promises on Marijuana, Court Watch Reveals
The Brooklyn and Manhattan district attorneys are failing to live up to their superficially ...
Mexico’s New Marijuana Ruling Looks like a Return to Its More Humane Policies of 1940
Mexico’s Supreme Court declared marijuana prohibition unconstitutional on October 31, in effect requiring Mexican ...
“Only in Missouri”—Why It’s Going to Feel Sweet to Vote for Marijuana Here at Last
After doing over two decades in federal prison for selling marijuana and LSD, I ...
Exclusive Investigation: The Power and Prejudice of DAs on Drugs
Public opinion is souring on the criminalization of drug use. But what prevents this ...
“Zombies” and Rotting Flesh: The Media Just Loves Halloween-y Depictions of People Who Use Drugs
Zombies are apparently not just for Halloween—they pervade media descriptions of people who use ...
