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German Lopez

German Lopez

Former Senior Correspondent and Cohost of The Weeds

    Latest articles by German Lopez

    Politics
    The House just passed a sweeping LGBTQ rights billThe House just passed a sweeping LGBTQ rights bill
    Politics

    The Equality Act would extend civil rights protections to LGBTQ people.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    A new study backs up a lifesaving approach to the opioid epidemicA new study backs up a lifesaving approach to the opioid epidemic
    Politics

    The study linked expanded access to naloxone to fewer opioid overdose deaths.

    By German Lopez
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
    The Democratic debate over letting people in prison vote, explainedThe Democratic debate over letting people in prison vote, explained
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

    Bernie Sanders sparked a debate over prisoners’ voting rights. But most of the public — and most Democrats — aren’t on board.

    By German Lopez
    Marijuana legalization, explained
    Marijuana is legal for medical purposes in 33 statesMarijuana is legal for medical purposes in 33 states
    Marijuana legalization, explained

    Medical marijuana legalization has strong public support — and some evidence — behind it.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    North Dakota quietly decriminalized marijuanaNorth Dakota quietly decriminalized marijuana
    Politics

    The state is the 25th to decriminalize or legalize weed.

    By German Lopez
    Future Perfect
    Denver just voted to decriminalize psychedelic mushroomsDenver just voted to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms
    Future Perfect

    It’s the first US city to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms.

    By German Lopez
    Gun Violence
    School shooting in suburban Denver, Colorado: what we knowSchool shooting in suburban Denver, Colorado: what we know
    Gun Violence

    At least one person was killed and seven more were injured, and two suspects were taken into police custody.

    By German Lopez
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
    Elizabeth Warren’s $100 billion plan to fight the opioid epidemic, explainedElizabeth Warren’s $100 billion plan to fight the opioid epidemic, explained
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

    Warren’s plan is the most ambitious attempt to tackle the opioid crisis, experts and advocates say.

    By German Lopez
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
    Cory Booker’s ambitious new gun control plan, explainedCory Booker’s ambitious new gun control plan, explained
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

    Booker wants to require a license to buy and own a gun in the US — going further on guns than any other Democrat in the 2020 race.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    Top executives at major opioid company found guilty of criminal racketeeringTop executives at major opioid company found guilty of criminal racketeering
    Politics

    The verdict could send the former executives to prison for years.

    By German Lopez