The opioid epidemic is increasingly killing black Americans. Baltimore is ground zero. — Vox

‘Deep’ review set to begin of Maryland medical system’s contracts with Baltimore Mayor Pugh, other board members — The Sun

What’s Next for The Case Against Adnan Syed? — Baltimore magazine

Lawsuit to keep weed white, get your cannabis card, and Querkle reviewed — Baltimore Beat

Maryland’s open data portal gets an update — Technical.ly

Ethan McLeod is a freelance reporter in Baltimore. He previously worked as an editor for the Baltimore Business Journal and Baltimore Fishbowl. His work has appeared in Bloomberg CityLab, Next City and...