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Steve Cohen: Marijuana is not the problem. It is turning a whole generation of young people against the system.

On the recordNovember 1, 2011
Marijuana is not the problem. It is turning a whole generation of young people against the system.
Said by
Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen argues that marijuana arrests harm youth and distract from more serious drug issues.

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