Tag: policing
“A Perfect Example of Targeting”—Marijuana Injustice in Southeast Brooklyn
For two years in a row now, political efforts to legalize marijuana in the ...
Despite Immunity Law, Virginia Woman Charged After Calling 911 for Alleged Meth Crisis
Virginia has a new “Good Samaritan” law designed to protect people who call 911 ...
Is the UN Complicit in Philippines’ Lethal Drug War?
At the start of the summer, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) announced ...
Public Injection Isn’t the Problem—It’s Stigma and Prohibition
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called for police to double down on the war ...
We Are Nurses, Not Police. The US Methadone System Expects Otherwise.
Recent public attention to police brutality, systemic racism and oppression has brought calls for ...
Colorado Governor Pardons Thousands of People With Marijuana Convictions
Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) took executive action on October 1 to pardon nearly ...
Ann Arbor, Michigan Decriminalizes Psychedelics—But Cuts Key Defunding Provision
On September 21, the City Council of Ann Arbor, Michigan voted unanimously to decriminalize ...
Breonna Taylor Travesty Must Renew Focus on the Racist Drug War
The grand jury’s decision in the Breonna Taylor case is infuriating. It was also, ...
Coalition: Investigate NYPD’s “Inherently Unreliable” Gang Database
A coalition of New York City advocates and scholars is calling on the city’s ...
The LEAD Program Faces a Reckoning for Centering Police
The murder of George Floyd and the explosion of protests against police terror led ...
