# Upper-intermediate | Legalize It?

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Podcast: [ChinesePod - Intermediate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chinesepod-intermediate-2136527)
Published: 2026-06-17T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chinesepod-intermediate/episodes/Upper-intermediate--Legalize-It-e3kq6c0
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## Resource

A few years ago, both Washington State and Colorado passed initiatives to decriminalize personal possession of marijuana. However, the debate in the US as to whether or not marijuana should be legalized is one that continues on the national level. In this lesson, two Chinese friends discuss the issues surrounding marijuana legalization. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2084

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