Tag: race
“What Delivery Service?”—New Yorkers Left Risking Their Lives to Get Methadone
Every day, vulnerable New Yorkers are being forced to choose between accessing their lifesaving ...
San Francisco’s Cannabis Equity Program Hits Milestone But Still Falling Short
On October 9, San Francisco’s first Latina-owned cannabis dispensary opened in the Union Square ...
California May Restore Voting Rights to Over 55,000 People With Felony Records
A ballot measure in California, Proposition 17, would restore voting rights to all residents ...
Māori Women Benefit From a Harm Reduction Approach to Smoking
Smoking rates among Indigenous peoples have remained stubbornly high around the world, despite stigmatizing ...
“A Perfect Example of Targeting”—Marijuana Injustice in Southeast Brooklyn
For two years in a row now, political efforts to legalize marijuana in the ...
Michigan’s New Marijuana-Conviction Expungement Law: Pros and Cons
On October 12, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed into law a series of ...
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, ...
Drug Policy Reform in Missouri: City-Level Progress, Strong Headwinds
A Missouri mayor recently announced a plan to pardon people with marijuana and psilocybin ...
Coalition: Investigate NYPD’s “Inherently Unreliable” Gang Database
A coalition of New York City advocates and scholars is calling on the city’s ...
Elizabeth Owens Was NYC’s Powerhouse HIV Organizer
A powerhouse activist organizing for people living with HIV, drug users and unhoused New ...
