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On the recordJanuary 14, 2020
Prohibition has clearly failed, and America is not waiting for its government anymore.
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Joseph P. Kennedy III
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Kennedy emphasizes the failure of marijuana prohibition and the urgency for legislative change.

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