Tag: race
Data Platform Scores California Police Departments a Resounding “F” for Racial Bias
Every person in prison is a policy failure,” is a common phrase in abolitionist ...
How One City Invests Cannabis Tax Dollars Into Black-Owned Businesses
Small cannabis business-owners of color in Portland, Oregon are getting a serious leg-up in ...
Why Drug Dealers Are an Under-Utilized Anti-Overdose Resource
Last year, a man in his 20s attending Electric Forest, a Michigan music festival, ...
It’s Time for People With Privilege to Come Out About Their Drug Use
I had a counselor look me in the eye the other week and say, ...
New Evidence of Smoking Disparities Underlines That Tobacco Harm Reduction Is Social Justice
Americans experiencing compounded social marginalization are at greater risk of initiating use of—and not ...
“Crackhead” Is an Anti-Black Pejorative, Period
What’s up with this wave of crackhead jokes?” a Reddit user asked in a ...
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 ...
Trump Officials: Humanitarian Crisis at Mexican Border Distracts From Counter-Narcotics Ops
There is a humanitarian and national security crisis at our southern border,” announced Republican ...
Beyond Legalization: Searching SSDP Conference Takes On Exclusion
On the last weekend of March, hundreds of student activists from around the US ...
To Address Addiction, Confront Racism in Our Health and Justice Systems
It’s widely documented that decades of punitive criminal justice and drug policies have led ...
