[washingtonismoney]

Marijuana possession is a misdemeanor in Columbia.
...
For the past two decades, the groundbreaking research on lead poisoning has been performed at the University of Missouri — by a white professor.

Not talking about Missouri, talking about America. That was what that particular sub-conversation had gone into. And, of course, those are just examples of larger problems (over-policing, which ... rather famously is present in St. Louis's suburbs), which do apply to Missouri.

[washingtonismoney]

Marijuana possession is a misdemeanor in Columbia.
...
For the past two decades, the groundbreaking research on lead poisoning has been performed at the University of Missouri — by a white professor.

Not talking about Missouri, talking about America. That was what that particular sub-conversation had gone into. And, of course, those are just examples of larger problems (over-policing, which ... rather famously is present in St. Louis's suburbs), which do apply to Missouri.