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Ohio State University Drug and Policy Center Analyzes Medical Marijuana Program in New Survey
If you’re an Ohio medical marijuana patient, you may have received a 2022 survey from Ohio State University’s Drug and Policy Center (DEPC). If you took the survey, what did you think? MedicateOH spoke with the DEPC to learn more…
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My short life as a “civic leader” in the directionless maze called the CITY of Columbus: Part Two
Lessons from the City
My major lessons will be news to some and confirmation to others. Like many middle-size to large cities, Columbus claims special status and a unique identity when it actually has remarkably little of either.
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What If Western Saharans Mattered?
If I object, in the United States, to the Israeli government’s brutal occupation of Palestine, most people will not only know what I’m talking about but also understand immediately what a hateful antisemite I must be.
If, on the other hand…
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The Civilian Police Review Board and the Inspector General: A Tale of Two Women
In the world of policing where white men have set the rules for generations, two Black women will now be critiquing those rules in the city of Columbus—but they bring very different sensibilities to the task.
Janet Jackson is the first…
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