Brian Mann

More states including New York and Virginia are on the brink of legalizing marijuana. What does that mean for people of color who faced high rates of arrest for marijuana possession?

Lawmakers in New York are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to legalize recreational marijuana. Critics have their concerns including traffic safety.Legalize Recreational Marijuana

Companies that sold or distributed opioid medications face huge legal, financial and public relations peril. Critics say shareholders, not CEOs, will pay the price.

Companies that sold or distributed opioid medications face huge legal, financial and public relations peril. Critics say shareholders, not CEOs, will pay the price.

New York and IBM created a smart phone app that can display a persons coronavirus vaccine or recent testing status. It's for use at venues with larger crowds.

Two dozen states had hoped to sue the owners of Purdue Pharma for their alleged role in the opioid crisis. But a federal bankruptcy has judge put the brakes on — again — until April 21.

Attorneys, forensic analysts and other financial experts working for Purdue Pharma spent nearly two years looking for evidence of wrongdoing by the Sacklers. Critics want the findings made public.

Under a bankruptcy plan filed late Monday, the OxyContin maker would pay $500 million up front, promising billions in future payments. Twenty-four states rejected the proposal.

The CDC says hospitals saw a lot more emergency cases involving drug overdoses, as well as mental health crises and suicide attempts. Many emergency departments weren't ready.

Four of the biggest American health companies have tentatively agreed to pay $26 billion to settle their opioid liability. Tax breaks could allow them to claw back $4 billion.

Lawmakers are blasting the nation's biggest drug makers and distributors for looking to use a pandemic tax-break loophole to write down losses coming from settlements linked to the opioid epidemic.

The New York Senate has passed a bill to limit Gov. Andrew Cuomo's emergency powers but the legislation still allows the governor to extend or amend many of his COVID-19 mandates.

Black Americans with addiction face "pervasive and continuing systemic racism" and often struggle to gain access to treatments that prevent fatal overdoses.

People in Saranac Lake, NY have been building massive palaces out of ice since 1898. It's a folk art that requires a lot of caution and tolerance for bitter cold.

Three people died in avalanches in Colorado and Montana over the weekend. Colorado alone has seen 10 avalanche fatalities this winter.

Many drug rehab programs use aggressive sales techniques, price-gouge patients and provide substandard care. The system often pushes people struggling with addiction into debt, but not recovery.

Officers Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe were seen on cell phone video shoving Martin Gugino to the ground. He cracked his skull on the pavement and sustained a brain injury. The video went viral.

The state opened a mass vaccination site at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on Friday and is working with Black pastors to overcome worries about vaccine safety.

McKinsey is the latest major American corporation to face legal, financial and public relations peril stemming from its role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.

President Biden hasn't named a permanent drug czar but White House officials say they will work to curb overdose deaths in the first 100 days.