Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Sean Parker Pot Bill Makes California’s November Ballot
The so-called Sean Parker Pot Bill made it on California’s November ballot. Plus, we’ll check back in with Alison Trope and Judy Muller, two USC professors dealing with cancer together.
By Madeleine Brand • • 40m ListenA measure that would legalize recreational marijuana has officially made it to the ballot in California. Voters will decide in November whether to adopt the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, the so-called Sean Parker initiative.
Next, in North Carolina, Republican lawmakers say they will defy a Justice Department order to suspend or repeal a law by Monday that limits bathroom access for transgender people.
Then, we check back in with two professors who co-teach a class together at USC, who are dealing with cancer together and blogging about their experiences.
Finally, this Mother’s Day weekend, moviegoers can check out a dysfunctional family aside from their own in The Family Fang, and Captain America: Civil War opens.
