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HATE
California Hate Crime Epidemic Rages, Proving Discrimination Is Indiscriminate
All categories of hate are at their all-time peak, as communities search for new solutions to an age-old problem.
HUMAN RIGHTS
“This Is Not a Threat But a Promise”—Hundreds Arrested in California Anti-Trafficking Sting
More than 100 law enforcement agencies across the state helped rescue nearly 180 individuals believed to be victims of human trafficking.
DRUGS
So-Called “Legal” Cannabis Often Covered in Illegal Pesticides, Tests Show
The effect of undeclared pesticides are multiplied when found in dangerous cannabis, which is combusted on use, and burrows deep into human lungs.
DRUGS
New Synthetic Opioid, Three Times Stronger Than Fentanyl, Causing Another Round of Mayhem
If fentanyl is big trouble, protonitazene is a flat-out monster. Estimated at 150 times stronger than heroin, its effects are only just beginning to be felt—in deaths.
DRUGS
California Surrenders to Dangerous Psilocybin, Ignores the Law
Classed by the DEA with the same designation as LSD and heroin, mind-altering psilocybin is being sold illegally in California, which has abandoned enforcement of the law.
DRUGS
California Just Seized $350 Million Worth of Pot. But It’s a Drop in the Bucket.
Illegal pot is now stronger and easier to find than ever. And it shows no signs of slowing down. There’s only one thing that can stop it.
COMMUNITY
Scientology “Main Street,” L. Ron Hubbard Way, Is Home to Festivals That Celebrate LA’s World Culture
Home to the world’s first Church of Scientology, LA is today at the center of countless festivals and events for the entire community.
MENTAL HEALTH
California Supreme Court Says “No Electroshock without Informed Consent” in Major Patient Victory
When it comes to the dangers of electroconvulsive therapy, patients have been left largely unprotected by government regulations—until now.
