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German Lopez

German Lopez

Former Senior Correspondent and Cohost of The Weeds

    Latest articles by German Lopez

    Trump’s Covid-19 disaster will likely get worse before Biden takes office
    Future Perfect

    Biden’s victory comes too late to stop a Covid-19 surge this fall and winter.

    By German Lopez
    What Biden could still do to fight Covid-19 if there’s a Republican Senate
    Future Perfect

    Biden won, but his party might not take the Senate. So what can he do to fight the coronavirus?

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    Live results for 2020’s marijuana legalization ballot measuresLive results for 2020’s marijuana legalization ballot measures
    Politics

    If all of this year’s marijuana ballot measures are approved, weed will be legal for more than one-third of Americans.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    Live results for psychedelic drugs ballot initiativesLive results for psychedelic drugs ballot initiatives
    Politics

    Oregon might create a medical psychedelics program. Washington, DC, could decriminalize psychedelic plants and fungi.

    By German Lopez
    2020 Presidential Election
    Black progressive Cori Bush is officially going to CongressBlack progressive Cori Bush is officially going to Congress
    2020 Presidential Election

    Bush defeated a 10-term Democratic incumbent in a primary earlier this year.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    Live results for 2020’s criminal justice ballot initiativesLive results for 2020’s criminal justice ballot initiatives
    Politics

    Voters are being asked whether they want to scale back mass incarceration.

    By German Lopez
    2020 Presidential Election
    Election Day was a major rejection of the war on drugsElection Day was a major rejection of the war on drugs
    2020 Presidential Election

    In every state where marijuana legalization or another drug policy reform was on the ballot, it won.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    Voters approve legal marijuana in South DakotaVoters approve legal marijuana in South Dakota
    Politics

    South Dakota voters just said yes to legalizing marijuana for recreational and medical purposes.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    Montana just voted to legalize marijuanaMontana just voted to legalize marijuana
    Politics

    Montana voters just approved two marijuana legalization measures.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    Live results for Oregon’s drug decriminalization ballot measureLive results for Oregon’s drug decriminalization ballot measure
    Politics

    Oregon voters have the opportunity to decriminalize all drugs, including heroin and cocaine, this year.

    By German Lopez