The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But it did result in extensive costs and negative consequences.

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Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.

Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.

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I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need...

President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests, and undermining American values.

President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests, and undermining American values.

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When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways,...

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I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open...

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If the terrorists have the sympathy of people, it's much harder to find them. So...

Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear...

Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear...

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Regulating and taxing marijuana would simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and incarceration...

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An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of...

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I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and...

I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and...

When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I...

When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I...

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Who most benefits from keeping marijuana illegal? The greatest beneficiaries are the major criminal organizations...

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