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On the recordMay 25, 2016
The war on drugs has not been a success. And I think the reason is we have not done enough on the demand side or on any side.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez critiques the effectiveness of the war on drugs and calls for better strategies.

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