The situation in Rio das Pedras was less positive, however, than it seemed. One barbarism had been kept at bay by another. Back in the 1980s community leaders had paid a group of off-duty policemen and other residents to keep out drug traffickers from the nearby City of God (Cidade de Deus), a favela whose gang violence was brought to international

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Seven years later, cannabidiol is everywhere. We are bombarded by a dizzying variety of CBD-infused products: beers, gummies, chocolates and marshmallows; lotions to rub on aching joints; oils to swallow; vaginal suppositories for “soothing,” in one company’s words, “the area that needs it most.” CVS and Walgreens each recently announced plans to... See more