Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Vera’s Substance Use and Mental Health Program and legal team for their research assistance and fact-checking support, as well as the communications team for its support in the revision and editing process. We would especially like to thank Jim Parsons, Adair Iacono, former legal fellow Katharine Sexton, and former interns Rebecca Dent and Angelina Kim for their contribution to the content of the report. We also thank Lindsay Hayes for his expert insight and review of the report.