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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How a Trump presidency might affect legal weed in California

    Four states, including California, voted to legalize recreational marijuana on Election Day. The drug is still illegal under federal law. The Obama Administration has allowed states to do what they wanted, but that could change under Trump.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 15, 2016 • 1 min read

    Four states, including California, voted to legalize recreational marijuana on Election Day. The drug is still illegal under federal law. The Obama Administration has allowed states to do what they wanted, but that could change under Trump.

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    Trump presidency: His son-in-law's role, and the media
    1. 0:31Donald Trump's son-in-law could help shape his agenda
    2. 9:54Are journalists prepared to cover a presidency unlike any other?
    3. 24:21How a Trump presidency might affect legal weed in CaliforniaYou’re reading this
    4. 33:15Korean-American unifies church with both Trump and Clinton voters
    5. 43:22Where to find the best desserts in LA
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Beau Kilmer

      RAND Drug Policy Research Center, co-author “Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know”

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Trump presidency: His son-in-law's role, and the media
    1. 0:31Donald Trump's son-in-law could help shape his agenda
    2. 9:54Are journalists prepared to cover a presidency unlike any other?
    3. 24:21How a Trump presidency might affect legal weed in CaliforniaYou’re reading this
    4. 33:15Korean-American unifies church with both Trump and Clinton voters
    5. 43:22Where to find the best desserts in LA
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