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Earl Blumenauer: “We have been able to drop tobacco use without locking people up, without arresting.”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
We have been able to drop tobacco use without locking people up, without arresting.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Blumenauer points out successful tobacco reduction strategies without coercion, contrasting with marijuana policies.

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