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Prohibition, Civility, and Political Discourse

Ken Burns talked about his PBS series, [Prohibition], which chronicles the ratification, implementation, and eventual repeal of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as the era in which...

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Dr. Oz on Personal and Governmental Responsibility

Dr. Mehmet Oz spoke about the balance between personal and state responsibility for health. He urged governors to make health a top priority in their states, warning against obesity, a sedentary...

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Recreational Marijuana Sales

Dan Riffle and Kevin Sabet talked about the significance of the decision by Colorado to allow recreational marijuana sales as of January 1, 2014, and how that decision could play out in other states...

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Obama Administration Policy on Marijuana

Representative John Mica (R-FL) talked about the previous day hearing on the Obama administration's policy regarding criminal penalties for marijuana. He also discussed his proposal to privatize all...

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Heroin Use and Substance Abuse

Donna Leinwand Leger talked about heroin use and substance abuse in the U.S. and government plans to deal with it. She said that reasons for the rise in heroin abuse include people moving to heroin...

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Drug Shortages

Officials from the Food and Drug Administration and the Government Accountability Office testified on the findings of an report on the FDA's efforts to address drug shortages.

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Youth Prescription Drug Abuse

Panelists talked about young people abusing prescription drugs. The panel included former U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), who spoke about his own struggles with addiction. The event was...

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History of Heroin

The 1972 documentary [The Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness] traces the history of opium and the development of heroin. The film describes how organized crime transports the drug to the United...

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National Drug Control Policy Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request

Michael Botticelli testified on his Office of National Drug Control Policy agency's $25.4 billion fiscal year budget request. Director Botticelli also spoke about his office's efforts on drug abuse and...

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Federal Marijuana Policy

Panelists talked about the impact of marijuana legalization, and argued that certain consequences can be avoided through strong federal actions that allow states to legalize marijuana while removing...

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Generic Drug Labeling

Witnesses testified at a hearing on proposed changes to generic drug labeling.

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Drug Enforcement Administration Oversight

Michele Leonhart testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). She said the agency was very concerned that marijuana would be moved from...

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Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse

Witnesses testified at a Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control hearing on prescription drug abuse and its role in the increased use of Heroin in the U.S. They also spoke about how the...

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Tobacco Use and Regulation

Witnesses testified at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposal to assert authority over electronic cigarettes...

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Faith and Freedom Coalition, Governor Chris Christie

Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) spoke at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's "Road to Majority" policy conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. He characterized as "pro-life" his position...

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Ben Markus on Colorado's Recreational Marijuana Law

Ben Markus talked by video from Denver about Colorado's experience with recreational marijuana sales since licensed stores began selling it in January 2014. Topics included a history of the law, the...

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Gina Carbone on Colorado's Marijuana Retail Industry

Gina Carbone talked by video from Denver about Smart Colorado, a retail industry watchdog group created in response to the state's legalization of recreational marijuana use. The group's chief concerns...

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Open Phones

Telephone lines were open for viewer responses to the question "Would you support the legalization of marijuana?" Throughout the program taped interviews were shown from Medicine Man Marijuana...

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Michael Elliott on Colorado Marijuana Regulation

Michael Elliott of the Marijuana Industry Group talked by video from Denver about the new levels of regulation in Colorado following the state's legalization of recreational marijuana sales, which went...

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E-Cigarette Marketing

Industry representatives and anti-tobacco advocates testified on e-cigarette marketing practices designed to appeal to children. In addition, the hearing also focused on the health effects of exposure...

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