He also noted that poor minority youths are more likely to get prison time for using marijuana than their richer counterparts.
Smoking Pot No More Dangerous Than Drinking: Obama
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January 20, 2014

Via AFP:

President Barack Obama says smoking pot is no more dangerous than drinking but calls it a "bad idea," amid a push for legalization in several states.

In comments to The New Yorker magazine published Sunday, the US leader also noted that poor minority youths are more likely to get prison time for using marijuana than their richer counterparts.

"As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes that I smoked as a young person up through a big chunk of my adult life," Obama said.

"I don't think it is mo...

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