[About his marijuana use] I did. It's not something that I'm proud of. It was a mistake as a young man, but you know? I mean not going to -- I never understood that line. The point was to inhale. That was the point.
When you consider America, there are hundreds of millions of people who have smoked marijuana illegally.
I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.
An herbal medicine made from a plant native to Asia is about to be banned in the U.S. It's known as either kratom or kratom, and forms of it are sold in shops and on the internet. In the next few weeks, kratom is set to be classified as a Schedule I drug. That puts it in the same category with marijuana and heroin.
As far as I'm concerned, the reformation of marijuana laws is something that I take seriously. I think it's something that can stimulate the economy.
We have great respect for Canada and Britain as well, and if they start shifting policies with regards to marijuana, it simply increases the rumblings in this country that we ought to re-examine our policy.
Marijuana... That's not a drug, that's a plant.
I did experiment with marijuana when I was a youth.
Most of the people I know who smoke marijuana are not very bright and what they talk about when they're stoned, they think they're being really smart and insightful, but they just sound idiotic.
Basically what's happening is I'm pleading guilty to possessing and having plants and not guilty to the charges of supply.
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