
German Lopez
Former Senior Correspondent and Cohost of The Weeds
Latest articles by German Lopez


The Justice Department announced an $8 billion settlement with Purdue on Wednesday.


The ballot measure is trying to move the state from a criminal justice to a public health approach on drugs.


Oregon and Washington, DC, voters may relax their laws for psychedelic drugs.


If Biden wins, he’ll have to be ready to do something about the opioid crisis.

If the measures win, more than one in three Americans will live in a state where marijuana is legal.


K-12 school reopenings are going mostly fine. College and university reopenings aren’t.

Winner: Savannah Guthrie. Loser: Trump.


In 11 states, at least one in 10 Black people of voting age can’t vote due to a felony conviction.


Vermont is the 11th state to allow recreational marijuana sales.

Kamala Harris and Mike Pence faced off in 2020’s only VP debate. Here’s who came out ahead.