Tag: race
The End of the X-Waiver Is a Chance to Advance Health Equity
On January 12, the federal government announced an important change to drug policy that ...
New York’s Bill to Decriminalize Low-Level Drug Possession
A New York senator has launched a bid to decriminalize all low-level drug possession ...
How “Daniel’s Law” Could Transform NY Mental-Health Crisis Response
A bill reintroduced in the New York state legislature on January 20 would fundamentally ...
MO Voted to Impose Police Budget Increase on Kansas City. What Now?
On November 8, voters across Missouri approved Amendment 4, a measure to increase annual ...
A Long-Awaited Harm Reduction Gathering in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico was the location for the National Harm Reduction Conference from October 13-16—the ...
Maryland Campaign to Make Marijuana Legalization Mean Social Justice
A Maryland political group is campaiging for voters to approve the marijuana legalization initiative ...
Instagram’s Page-Deletions of Black Women in Psychedelic Advocacy
After a year of running her Instagram page, “Black People Trip,” Robin Divine had ...
Will Tennessee’s Initiative to Formally Outlaw Slavery Help Prisoners?
A ballot initiative in Tennessee would formally outlaw slavery in the state constitution. It ...
Diverse Coalition Unites Against Atlanta’s Plan to Build “Cop City”
A diverse coalition of defund-the-police, environmental and Indigenous activists has mobilized in Georgia to ...
The Devastating Rise in Overdose Deaths of Black and Indigenous People
Overdose deaths among Black and Indigenous people in the United States surged in 2020, ...
