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


The Equality Act would extend civil rights protections to LGBTQ people.


The study linked expanded access to naloxone to fewer opioid overdose deaths.


Bernie Sanders sparked a debate over prisoners’ voting rights. But most of the public — and most Democrats — aren’t on board.


Medical marijuana legalization has strong public support — and some evidence — behind it.


The state is the 25th to decriminalize or legalize weed.


It’s the first US city to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms.


At least one person was killed and seven more were injured, and two suspects were taken into police custody.


Warren’s plan is the most ambitious attempt to tackle the opioid crisis, experts and advocates say.


Booker wants to require a license to buy and own a gun in the US — going further on guns than any other Democrat in the 2020 race.


The verdict could send the former executives to prison for years.