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By Lynda Garcia, Soros Fellow, Criminal Law Reform Project, ACLU

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News & Commentary
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Our Presidents Smoked It. Why Is It Still a Crime?

The cover of a recent issue of The Nation calling for marijuana legalization features President Obama with his high school buddies, known as the Choom Gang, who, allegedly, were very into smoking weed. And as The Nation points out, Obama has company—Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush before him both admitted to using drugs.
News & Commentary
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Our Presidents Smoked It. Why Is It Still a Crime?

The cover of a recent issue of The Nation calling for marijuana legalization features President Obama with his high school buddies, known as the Choom Gang, who, allegedly, were very into smoking weed. And as The Nation points out, Obama has company—Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush before him both admitted to using drugs.