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On the recordJanuary 28, 2020
the idea of extending that monopoly to 2024 is unconscionable in the context of the opioid epidemic.
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Nanette Barragán
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the extension of drug monopoly amid the opioid crisis.

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