Doctors in Ukraine; Cannabis Use Disorder?; New Maps for New York; Change of Heart on Barnes & Noble; Alternatives to Police for Mental Health Crises

On today's show:

• Avril Benoît, executive director of Doctors Without Borders, discusses the medical needs of Ukrainians as war continues to rage.
• As NY and NJ enter the legal recreational cannabis era, New York State launched a series of ads promoting "Cannabis Conversations" around some of the issues with legalization, including what's called "cannabis use disorder." Chinazo Cunningham, MD, commissioner of the New York Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) and professor of Medicine, Family and Social Medicine, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Health System and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, talks about what it is and how to recognize and treat it.
• The New York Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that Democrats gerrymandered Congressional and State Senate maps in their favor, and the new lines will have to be redrawn. Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC/Gothamist, explains what this means for the upcoming primary elections and eventually the midterms.
• People who once lamented Barnes & Noble's presence are now rooting for its success.  Elizabeth Harris, New York Times reporter covering books and publishing, explains the big-box bookstore's new role in the publishing and retail ecosystem.
• Mayor Adams proposed more funding for a pilot program that sends social workers and EMTs instead of police officers to respond to certain 911 calls.  Matt Katz, WNYC reporter and author of American Governor: Chris Christie's Bridge to Redemption (Threshold Editions 2016), reports on the program and explains how it aims to reduce instances of police violence.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.