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Opinion | Legalize sex work to protect sex workers

By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Columnist • April 9, 2019

Decriminalization and legalization of sex work will protect sex workers, who currently are exposed to abuses without the protection of the law.

Editorial: Riding high: United States should follow Canada’s pot legalization

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 18, 2018

Canada became the second country in the world to legalize cannabis on Wednesday. The United States should follow suit — and weed out oppressive drug policies.

Editorial: Sessions takes step backward on weed

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 9, 2018

It’s no secret President Trump’s attorney general has a strong antiquated streak — even his full name, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, conjures up images of Confederate generals and “Gone with...

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