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Evanston to Implement Historic Reparations Fund with Marijuana Revenue

Evanston to Implement Historic Reparations Fund with Marijuana Revenue

Evanston, Illinois is taking a bold step on the path toward rebuilding communities razed by one of the most destructive periods in our nation’s past. In a historic first, Evanston established a $10 million reparations fund for black residents, funded by recreational marijuana tax revenue.

FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Study Magic Mushrooms as Alternative Treatment

FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Study Magic Mushrooms as Alternative Treatment

The Food and Drug Administration has granted a second “breakthrough therapy” designation to the Usona Institute to research psilocybin, AKA magic mushrooms, as an alternative treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD).

Construction Booms for High-End Apartments, But Most Americans Can’t Afford Them

Construction Booms for High-End Apartments, But Most Americans Can’t Afford Them

In 2017, luxury rental properties made up 79% of all apartment construction in the U.S., according to a real estate report compiled by Yardi Matrix. That trend worsened into 2018, which also saw the national rental average reach an all-time high of $1,408 a month.

But wages for most Americans have hardly grown enough to keep up with high-end rental rates in most cities, leaving low-income renters stuck with few affordable and adequate living options.