420 Special: Cannabis Politics with California’s ‘Pot Girl’
Cannabis policy and how public opinion on marijuana has changed.
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Show Notes
Amy O’Gorman Jenkins joins Ron Steslow to discuss cannabis policy and how public opinion on marijuana has changed.
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(01:56) How Amy became “Pot Girl”
(04:32) An overview of cannabis laws in the U.S.
(06:16) How public opinion has changed since CA legalized medical marijuana in 1996
(09:36) How cannabis laws have changed since 2012
(24:55) The myths of cannabis legalization
(30:05) State benefits for legalizing cannabis
(32:17) Concerns over legalization and the need for more research
(37:38) Barriers for entering the legal cannabis entry
(46:55) Predictions for Federal legislation
(54:01) An eye on hemp products
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