California’s marijuana revolution at 25 years | Podcast

Marijuana use is now ubiquitous in mainstream culture — even Martha Stewart’s into CBD products thanks to her good pal Snoop Dogg. Despite this, the federal government classifies basically all cannabis-related products as illegal. That stands in the way of things like medical research.

In this episode of “The Times” podcast: Can California, which sparked a revolution 25 years ago with the legalization of medical marijuana by voters, push the federal government to legalize marijuana once and for all?

This episode was originally published Nov. 10, 2021.

Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guest: L.A. Times national reporter Evan Halper
Thumbnail photo credit: Los Angeles Times

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