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Steve Cohen: “I think it is schizophrenia when you offer State issues and preemption and priorities and giving power back to the…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
I think it is schizophrenia when you offer State issues and preemption and priorities and giving power back to the States, but not when it comes to them having passing laws concerning marijuana.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen highlights the contradiction in the opposition's stance on state rights regarding marijuana laws.

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