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The History of Marijuana Culture

11 am

Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C. have now legalized recreational marijuana, and over a dozen states approve its medical use. Since it first crossed the border into the U.S., pot has been a polarizing issue, blamed for violence in the '30s, sloth in the '60s, and it's experienced a popularity surge in recent history. We'll look at marijuana culture past and present this hour.

Guests

  • Christopher Ingraham, reporter for the Washington Post
  • Rick Cusick, associate editor at High Times Magazine
  • Isaac Campos-Costero, professor of Latin American History at the University of Cincinnati