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James Lankford: “I have a hard time believing that, if only more of our parents smoked more marijuana, our kids would be so much better.”

On the recordApril 24, 2018
I have a hard time believing that, if only more of our parents smoked more marijuana, our kids would be so much better.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Senator Lankford expresses skepticism about the benefits of marijuana use.

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