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Joseph P. Kennedy III: Prohibition has clearly failed, and America is not waiting for its government anymore.

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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