Every day, vulnerable New Yorkers are being forced to choose between accessing their lifesaving medication, or protecting themselves and their…
On October 9, San Francisco’s first Latina-owned cannabis dispensary opened in the Union Square neighborhood. The owner, Cindy De La…
A ballot measure in California, Proposition 17, would restore voting rights to all residents after they leave prison on parole.…
Smoking rates among Indigenous peoples have remained stubbornly high around the world, despite stigmatizing anti-smoking campaigns and massive increases in…
For two years in a row now, political efforts to legalize marijuana in the state of New York have gone…
On October 12, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed into law a series of criminal justice reform bills. Among these…
The grand jury’s decision in the Breonna Taylor case is infuriating. It was also, perhaps, inevitable. While scholars will spend…
A Missouri mayor recently announced a plan to pardon people with marijuana and psilocybin convictions. His reform follows other city-level…
A coalition of New York City advocates and scholars is calling on the city's police watchdog to audit the notorious…
A powerhouse activist organizing for people living with HIV, drug users and unhoused New Yorkers has died, it was announced…