Author: New York Times Podcasts
In 2020, motivated to try a different way to combat drug use, Oregon voted to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of hard drugs including fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine. Things didn’t turn out as planned. Mike Baker, a national reporter for The Times, explains what went wrong. Guest: Mike Baker (https://www.nytimes.com/by/mike-baker) , a national reporter for The New York Times. Background reading: • Amid soaring overdose deaths, Oregon lawmakers have voted to bring back some restrictions (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/01/us/oregon-drug-decriminalization-rollback-measure-110.html) . • State leaders declared a 90-day state of emergency (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/us/portland-fentanyl-emergency.html) in central Portland in an effort to tackle fentanyl abuse. For more…
The closest thing to a bat signal for stoners is the blue lettering of the Cookies logo. When a new storefront comes to a strip mall or a downtown shopping district, fans flock to grand-opening parties, drawn by a love of the brand — one based on more than its reputation for selling extremely potent weed. People often compare Cookies to the streetwear brand Supreme. That’s accurate in one very literal sense — they each sell a lot of hats — and in other, more subjective ones. They share a penchant for collaboration-based marketing; their appeal to mainstream audiences is…