The Brief Highs and Crushing Lows of Drug Decriminalization

The Gist

Mike Pesca

News, Politics, Arts, Daily News

4.4 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Oregon, San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver have all experimented with drug decriminalization over the past few years. The results? A deadly disappointment. Stanford professor Keith Humphreys explains why. Plus, advice on how hard a bargain Greenland should drive as a target of U.S. acquisition. And why we should embrace New York City’s anti-NIMBY declaration, “It Can Happen,” as the city strives to become a CITY OF YES. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [email protected] To advertise on the show, visit: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist Subscribe to The Gist: https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ Subscribe to The Gist Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g Follow Mikes Substack at: Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.5	It's Tuesday, January 7th, 2025 from Peach Fish Productions.
0:38.7	It's the gist.
0:39.8	I'm Mike Peska.
0:41.0	When Donald Trump has something in his sights, he goes after it, whether it's a soap opera,
0:45.5	actress, or the entirety of Greenland.
0:47.7	Maybe his fixation on Greenland stems from a faulty reliance on the Mercator projection,
0:53.0	or maybe it's just Trump being Trump.
0:55.8	After all, he's been known to embellish maps with a Sharpie, but he's deadly serious about acquiring Greenland,
1:02.7	as he revealed in a press conference today.
1:05.5	You're talking about Panama and Greenland?
1:07.9	No, I can't assure you on either of those two.
1:10.5	But I can say this, we need them for economic security.
1:15.5	Don't worry, though.
1:16.7	King Frederick the 10th of Denmark is on it.
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1:24.5	From the Danish minter tal in South Slese,
1:27.5	so you there are out of Ried.
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