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		creata on Aug 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oregon decriminalized hard drugs – early results a... Taking results at face value is silly when your sample size is 1.

fooker on Aug 2, 2023 [–]

Oregon is more than 1% of the US population.

That is significantly more than what's recognized as a good sample size.

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