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Barack Obama: “We must work to reduce drug use and minimize the consequences of such use.”

On the recordMay 18, 2010
We must work to reduce drug use and minimize the consequences of such use.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Joint Statement by President Barack Obama and President Felipe de Jesus Calderon Hinojosa of Mexico

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