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Accountability ScorecardEvery PolicyBomb, its grade, and who made it happen. 77 policies, with the receipts.
jump in California Poison Control calls about cannabis among children 5 and younger, 2016 to 2023
469%. That's the jump in California Poison Control calls about cannabis among children 5 and younger, from 148 in 2016 to 842 in 2023, per the State Auditor.
77 bombs across nine desks. Every bomb lives in exactly one.
Live debates · 29
Proposals still being decided: moratoriums, ballot measures, new rules. Read the case, then add your evaluation.
Look backs · 48
Decisions already made, scored against the outcomes they produced, with the numbers that tell the story.
Stories the desk has followed across several bombs, read in order.
Suggestions from readers. Selected ones get the full PolicyBombs research treatment.
Short, evidence-first write-ups. Each bomb opens with one number, makes its case in four parts, and ends with a verdict.
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