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Ryan Orban

Ryan Orban

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Drug Policy

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  1. Substitution of Phenylephrine for Pseudoephedrine as a Nasal Decongestant

    A medical journal article arguing that replacing pseudoephedrine with phenylephrine in OTC decongestants was an illogical drug policy response to methamphetamine — because phenylephrine is nearly ineffective at the doses sold, while pseudoephedrine actually works.

  2. Hemp Is Not Pot: The Economic Stimulus and Green Jobs Case

    Alternet's 2009 argument that industrial hemp — banned in the US through association with marijuana despite being a different plant with negligible THC — represents an untapped agricultural and industrial opportunity. Written during the Obama stimulus debate when green jobs were politically salient.

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