{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/65f4535de767450016275160?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Checks and Balance picks: Time is called on Oregon’s decriminalisation experiment","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1710510857504-a77eff2e49df3d8cf69c0d3d19c9a10d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>An article from <em>The Economist </em>read aloud. In 2020 Oregon voted to decriminalise the possession of small amounts of hard drugs. The state legislature <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/03/14/time-is-called-on-oregons-decriminalisation-experiment?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">has just passed a measure</a> reversing that law.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}