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Cannabis Consumers Have Power: Meet Some Pioneers of Industry Inclusivity

In the hyper-commodifying cannabis industry, Mary Pryor of New York City is raising her voice for people of color to…

April 18, 2019

Our Irrational Cruelty to Pregnant or Parenting People Who Use Drugs

Keri, now 35 and studying to become an addiction treatment counselor in Illinois, learned she was pregnant in 2016. In…

April 13, 2019

Beyond Legalization: Searching SSDP Conference Takes On Exclusion

On the last weekend of March, hundreds of student activists from around the US and the world converged in Chicago…

April 11, 2019

A Cop at My Bedside: The Nightmare of Disclosing MAT Before Giving Birth

I gave birth to my elder daughter in Palm Beach County, Florida in 2014. She was delivered by paramedics after…

April 5, 2019

Will Women of Color Leading Nonprofits Drive Deeper Equity?

  The reign of the middle-aged white man is over,” declared House of Cards President Claire Underwood in a steely-eyed…

February 28, 2019

Meet the New Coalition Fighting to Decriminalize Sex Work

Across the street from the headquarters of the New York Police Department, dozens of organizers, joined by politicians and supporters,…

February 26, 2019

Sex, Heroin and Survivor’s Trauma Are Interlinked for Many Women

The first time I had sex after ending my abusive relationship in 2008, I loved it because it felt like…

January 29, 2019