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Brian Box Brown

is an Eisner and Ignatz Award–winning cartoonist, illustrator, comic publisher, and Pennsylvania Medical Cannabis patient from Philadelphia. His books include the New York Times–bestselling Andre the Giant: Life and Legend, Tetris: The Games People Play, Is This Guy For Real?: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America, and Child Star. His book, Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America, explores the reasons why cannabis became illegal in the first place, and is often considered a must-read for anyone interested in understanding cannabis history.

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Legalization Nation: potent pot warnings are simply scare tactics

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Legalization Nation: hemp lawsuit reveals deep divide in weed

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Legalization Nation: What does rescheduling mean?

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Legalization Nation: Rescheduling news drums up anti-weed rhetoric

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Legalization Nation: this part of legal weed is pointless

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Legalization Nation: New York cannabis faces another setback

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