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Steve Cohen: Maybe marijuana doesn't kill you; heroin does and meth does. They are different.

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
Maybe marijuana doesn't kill you; heroin does and meth does. They are different.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen emphasizes the distinction between marijuana and more dangerous drugs.

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