{"id":6747,"date":"2011-01-03T10:35:48","date_gmt":"2011-01-03T10:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drogriporter.hu\/drug-policy-during-the-obama-administration-an-assessment\/"},"modified":"2022-07-04T14:53:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T12:53:30","slug":"drug-policy-during-the-obama-administration-an-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drogriporter.hu\/en\/drug-policy-during-the-obama-administration-an-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug Policy During the Obama Administration: An Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watch the full length video of the analysis by Ethan Nadelmann, presented at the 8th National Harm Reduction Conference in Austin, USA. 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