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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Cannabis in the United States

TV Flash files “Cannabis in the United States” as hour 96 of 371 in the TV Flash guide — Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014–present) on HBO, season 4, episode 7, aired 2017-04-02, 30 min.

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This leaf is S04E07: listed hour 96 of 371 in the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver guide, hour 7 of 30 in season 4. It aired 2017-04-02 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “US Federal Budget” (S04E06). Next is “Gerrymandering in the United States” (S04E08).

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Cannabis in the United States (S04E07)

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Rep. Devin Nunes and the ongoing "Stupid Watergate'' investigation; the U.K.'s divisive departure from the European Union; the problems posed by conflicting federal and state marijuana laws.

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Where does Cannabis in the United States sit in the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver guide?

S04E07 is listed hour 96 of 371 — hour 7 of 30 in season 4, season 4 episode 7.

When did Last Week Tonight with John Oliver S04E07 air?

Cannabis in the United States aired 2017-04-02 and is listed at 30 minutes.

Do I need to watch every week in order?

Each episode is a topical deep dive, not a serial plot. Jump at a subject you care about; net-neutrality-era segments are the origin myth of the civic-homework clip.

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John Oliver turned late-night into a research department with punchlines: twenty-minute deep dives on net neutrality, prisons, and whatever lobbyists hoped you would never google. Civic homework disguised as comedy — explainer satire that actually moved petitions, and a host who treats footnotes like setups.

Sunday night, and the group chat is doing homework. After *The Daily Show*, John Oliver's HBO late-night series debuted April 2014 with Tim Carvell and James Taylor in the engine room: twenty-minute deep dives on net neutrality, prisons, and whatever lobbyists hoped you would never google. Segments sparked real petitions and news cycles. Multiple Emmys for variety talk. Footnotes as setups. (Spoiler-free: the joke comes with a syllabus.) Lana can have the tuxedo. **The ship is the explainer, and the replies are…

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