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Barack Obama: Marijuana for casual users, individual users, is subject to abuse, just like alcohol is, and should be treated as a…

On the recordJanuary 30, 2014
Marijuana for casual users, individual users, is subject to abuse, just like alcohol is, and should be treated as a public health problem and challenge.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with Jake Tapper of CNN's 'New Day'

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