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Today, Explained

America said yes to drugs

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Oregon decriminalized all drugs. Red states and blue states are doing the same with weed. It’s the culmination of a failed drug war. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.3

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1:07.6

So you can stay one step ahead. Soon it'll feel more like free-wealing downhill.

1:13.2

On a tandem, what, Mike? With a messer on the back. Oh, that's nice.

1:18.2

Search zero with an ex, because healthy business is beautiful business.

1:28.8

There's never been a paper bag for drugs.

1:49.4

Until now.

1:51.3

If you watch season three of The Wire, you'll remember Major Bunny Colvin

1:56.4

getting fed up with the war on drugs in Baltimore. So fed up that he dreams up a free zone for drugs.

2:04.0

The hopper's called it Hamster Dam. Like from Amsterdam.

2:10.5

Hamster Dam.

2:16.0

Either they move their people to one of three designated areas where drug enforcement was not a

2:23.3

district priority. Or they face the wrath of every able body sold in my district.

2:32.4

Major, I don't understand. The only time we can hold a drug corner is when we assign offices

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