THE ANTI COALITION
Advocates decry “shadow campaign” subverting ballot initiative to legalize psychedelics in Massachusetts
PSYCHEDELIC SHOWDOWN
From generating buzz around their cause to getting heard on Beacon Hill, psychedelics advocates had a big March. But underneath the wins, fractures in the movement as well as external opposition could undermine legalization efforts.
PSYCHEDELIC STANDOFF
One side is behind the ballot initiative to regulate access to psychedelics. The other side has been advocating and organizing grassroots efforts across New England.
MASS ACTIVISTS AND LAWMAKERS RALLY AROUND INDIGENOUS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
The raft of five bills is years in the making, and has revitalized community advocacy despite facing an uphill battle in the State House
IMPUNITY SERVICE
The state’s police oversight commission only publicizes cops who have been punished, but there’s a back door to discovering the dirty details of departments that let problematic officers linger
COORDINATED RESPONSE
Greater Boston bars and venues are grappling with a rise in involuntary drugged drinks, but procedures for addressing future incidents are in sight
“When you raise awareness, if you even help prevent one person from getting drugged, then that’s a good thing.”
DANCING ON BANANA PEELS
Life On Lifetime Parole In Massachusetts “I am now in the same predicament as I was when I first got out of prison.” Khalid Mustafa attempted what many considered unthinkable: he tried to sue the Massachusetts Parole Board. Specifically, Mustafa took legal action against the body for decisions under former Chair Gloriann Moroney. It was […]
