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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: easing into regulated cannabis markets

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Legalization Nation: anti-cannabis rhetoric in Philadelphia

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Legalization Nation: Mendocino cannabis farmers’ fight to survive

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Legalization Nation: the unfair nature of cannabis DUI

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Legalization Nation: concerns mount over proposed New York regulations

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Legalization Nation: Should NYC shut down unregulated dispensaries?

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Legalization Nation: what’s really going on with California cannabis?

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Legalization Nation: New York’s social equity woes

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