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EPISODE · Mar 16, 2026 · 27 MIN

S E29: The Growing Backlash Against Legal Weed | 029

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To Josh Spiegel’s delight, this may be the year some states repeal the legal recreational use of marijuana. Why are some people who once supported legalization now changing their minds? Josh explores the politics behind the pushback, the economics of legal weed, and reveals his totally reasonable plan to solve the problem once and for all.Links:Sign up for the free weekly newsletter “5 Things Rolling Around In My Head”Email here.See Josh's picture!Attribution Code"Political Action Ad" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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To Josh Spiegel’s delight, this may be the year some states repeal the legal recreational use of marijuana. Why are some people who once supported legalization now changing their minds? Josh explores the politics behind the pushback, the economics...

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