Colorado's Marijuana Czar: "We're Making The Plane As We Fly It"

As Colorado's first director of marijuana coordination, Andrew Freedman navigates challenges that are both complex and precedent-setting.

Andrew Freedman was an education-policy specialist and former chief of staff to Colorado's lieutenant governor when Governor John Hickenlooper tapped him in 2014 to become the state's first "marijuana czar." Today, he's navigating regulatory and public-welfare challenges that are both complex and—because the state was the first to legalize recreational pot—precedent-setting: The choices Colorado makes could define the country's approach to marijuana policy for generations.

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