Pod Squad: Why We Should Stop Punishing Drug Users

The leader of a national drug policy group talks about recreational marijuana and criminal justice reform.

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Today, nearly 200 million Americans live in medical marijuana states and more than 60 million live in states where marijuana for all uses is legal.

Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno, executive director of the national advocacy group Drug Policy Alliance, talked with Pod Squad host Chad Blair about decriminalization and the need to stop filling prisons with drug users and sellers.

Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno and Pod Squad host Chad Blair in the studio.

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