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Drug Policy Alliance
Lynne Lyman is California State Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, based in Los Angeles.
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Lynne Lyman
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FROM Lynne Lyman
Olney in L.A.
Prop 64: The legalization of recreational marijuana use One of the hottest measures on the ballot this November is Proposition 64 , the one legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. California legalized marijuana for medical use in 1996. But are voters ready to take the next step? We look at both sides of the very high profile issue.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Pot Sentencing Marijuana is now legal in Alaska and Washington D.C., but federal law says you can’t possess marijuana, grow it, or sell it. It’s an interesting conundrum for our nation’s capital, and for states like California that have relaxed marijuana possession laws. We talk about how that plays out in our criminal justice system.
Which Way, L.A.?
LA Is Learning Tough on Crime Is Tough to Undo Ever since election day, the phones have been busy at the LA County Public Defender’s Office. The calls are flooding in from convicts looking to have their sentences reduced and -- ultimately -- to get released from jail under Proposition 47 .
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National Security: An Adult in the Room America’s mainstream media are obsessed with President Trump’s off-hand policymaking in military and foreign affairs. But his mistakes don’t justify the unquestioned authority given the Pentagon, the CIA and the FBI.
KCRW Features
What charter school growth has to do with the LA teachers strike The Los Angeles’ teachers strike has lasted a full school week . Class sizes and school staffing remain key sticking points in the impasse between United Teachers Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District.