Hear Me Out: Legalize Weed, But Not Like This
b'On today\\u2019s episode of Hear Me Out: blaze it.\\n\\nAhead of the honorary stoner holiday that is 4/20, we\\u2019re taking a look at the marijuana landscape. Public opinion has warmed considerably to legal weed in the past few decades \\u2013 both medicinal and recreational \\u2013 even though it remains a Schedule 1 drug on the federal level.\\n\\nBut some public health experts are still sounding the alarm, because this has all happened very quickly\\u2026 and though hard-line illegality was harmful, what we\\u2019re doing now might be causing harm, too.\\n\\nDr. Keith Humphreys, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, joins us.\\n\\nIf you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can email the show: hearmeout@slate.com\\n\\nPodcast production by Maura Currie.\\n\\nWant more Hear Me Out? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking \\u201cTry Free\\u201d at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/hearmeoutplus to get access wherever you listen.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'