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The State of the Marijuana Black Market
From California, where there are more than three times as many illicit cannabis dispensaries than licit ones, to Oregon, where the State...
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Jan 8, 20205 min read


Democrats are Becoming the Party of States’ Rights
Republicans have long accused Democrats of being the party of big federal government, but blue states are finding themselves in new...
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Nov 26, 20187 min read


America Doesn’t Have to Choose Between Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction
Congress recently passed an opioid policy package allocating $8.4 billion to address the drug epidemic that claimed 72,000 lives just...
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Nov 5, 20184 min read


Legal Marijuana’s Uncertain Future
Though the presidential election grabbed most of the headlines, Donald Trump wasn’t the only big winner on November 8th – marijuana...
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Dec 23, 20165 min read


High Hopes for Industrial Hemp Farming
Before hemp became known as a mascot for hippies everywhere, it was used as a crop in various civilizations around the world for more...
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Nov 8, 20165 min read


Winning With No One: Social Conservatism in an Age of Low Turnout
In June of 2015, when the Supreme Court finally legalized same-sex marriage, many activists began celebrating the end of the culture...
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Dec 3, 20155 min read


BPR Interviews: John Hudak
John Hudak is a fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is an expert in campaigns, elections and presidential...
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May 5, 20154 min read


Disjointed Progress
As Colorado adjusts to the many changes brought about by the legalization of marijuana, supporters and skeptics across the country...
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Oct 22, 20144 min read


Weeding Hickenlooper Out
Art by Olivia Watson Four years ago, then-Mayor John Hickenlooper leveraged his popular, quirky image to catapult himself out of Denver’s...
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Jul 17, 20145 min read


The Hidden Cost of the Emerald Cash Crop
Ed Rosenthal, well-known marijuana legalization activist. The Emerald Triangle has been looking more brown than green recently. With...
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Mar 16, 20147 min read


Federalism: A Frontier for Liberals
October is proving to be an exciting month for congressional spectators. In several weeks Congress will vote on raising the debt ceiling,...
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Oct 3, 20134 min read


Marijuana Legalization in Uruguay
The BPR Media Team explores marijuana legalization in Uruguay via stop-motion animation. #drugpolicy #legalization #marijuana #Uruguay
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Sep 30, 20131 min read
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