America said yes to drugs

It's in your TV shows. It's in the ads you watch. It's in your TikToks. Sync music is everywhere, and it's changing the music industry. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatas ... Show More

Anthropic and OpenAI are proving the inherent difficulties in trusting AI companies with our future. This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Sam Altman, chie ... Show More

Israel and Lebanon are meeting for the first time in decades — even while Israel is still bombing Lebanon. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Ram ... Show More

<p>In 2020, motivated to try a different way to combat drug use, Oregon voted to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of hard drugs including fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine.</p><p>Things didn’t turn out as planned.</p><p>Mike Baker, a national reporter for The Time ... Show More

In 2014 marijuana was legalised for recreational use in Colorado and Washington states in the US. Oregon, Alaska, California, Nevada and Massachusetts have all followed. These votes were the result of fierce campaigns. Activists argued that changing the law would eliminate the bl ... Show More

The guys talk about a Michigan politician that is down with the green; a mother (and former marijuana hater) who started delivering cannabis for her son; cops handing out a ticket for weed in Texas...with no weed in sight; plus, the latest on George Floyd and the protests that ha ... Show More

This week, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa discuss the true winner of the 2020 general election: weed. Now legalized in four more states and with one-third of the US population now living in a legal weed state, DK and LF discuss the history of cannabis prohibition and legaliza ... Show More

<p>In a major shift that would modify laws set half a decade ago, states and cities around the United States are moving to legalize psychedelics for use as a medical treatment.</p><p>The sudden change of heart has a lot to do with who is asking for the substances.</p><p>Guest: <a ... Show More

Contrary to Biden’s campaign pledges, cannabis has not been federally decriminalized, people remain in federal prison over non-violent marijuana offenses and the plant has yet to be rescheduled under the Controlled Substances Act. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.i ... Show More