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Newsbrief:
Illinois
Governor
Candidate
Says
He
Smoked
Pot
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Sort
Of
9/20/02
Who would have thought that
any politician could top Bill Clinton's comic "I didn't inhale" response
to the now inevitable press question about past marijuana use? Stepping
up to the challenge this week was Illinois Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Rod Blagojevich, who told a Monday press conference that he had twice smoked
marijuana, but that he wasn't sure if he inhaled. "I did it twice,
and I'm a nonsmoker," Blagojevich explained. "I don't like it; I
run. So I don't know if I inhaled or not."
Blagojevich said he had not
tried any other drugs and does not support the legalization of marijuana,
but noted the herb's pervasiveness. "I never liked the smell of it,
but it was a smell that we all of our generation are very familiar with,
and I'm sure I'm not the only one in this room who can recognize that smell,"
he said.
A spokesman for Republican
nominee Jim Ryan said Ryan has never used any illegal drug.
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Issue #255, 9/20/02
Editorial: Striking at the Heart of Democracy | Do You Read The Week Online? | California Medical Marijuana: Another Bust, Giveaways in Santa Cruz and San Diego, Mass Demo Set for Sacramento Monday | Ordeal of the Pain Doctors: Weitzel Facing Prison for Minor Records Violation, Still Anticipates Vindication in Manslaughter Case | Drug Czar on Anti-Marijuana Crusade -- Threatens Canada, Unleashes New Propaganda Offensive | Rep. Mink Introduces Bill to Reinstate Federal Parole -- Could Free Tens of Thousands If Passed | Swedish Drug War Hardliners Attempt to Block Anti-Prohibition Conference at European Parliament | Action Alerts: Rave Bill, Medical Marijuana, Higher Education Act Drug Provision | Newsbrief: DC Medical Marijuana Initiative Yanked from Ballot | Newsbrief: Leahy Drops Support for RAVE Act | Newsbrief: Mexican Senate Panel to Look at Approving Medical Marijuana | MarijuanaInfo.org Votes/Polls Section Updated | Newsbrief: Sentencing Project Finds Most Drug Offenders Are Nonviolent, Minorities | Newsbrief: Illinois Governor Candidate Says He Smoked Pot -- Sort Of | Newsbrief: Waco Police Department Goes Easier on Applicants with Past Marijuana Use History | Web Scan: Arianna Huffington, Action America, Cultural Baggage, Bob Herbert, Mark Fiore | Errata: New York Marijuana Reform Party | The Reformer's Calendar
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