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President Barack Obama said he is starting to see liberals and conservatives recognizing that current marijuana laws don’t make sense, and how costly it is to incarcerate individuals for non-violent drug offenses.
In an interview with Vice Media co-founder Shane Smith, President Obama seemed to initially dismiss the topic of marijuana legalization, telling Smith he understands interest in the drug before arguing that the issue “shouldn’t be young people’s biggest priority.”
Young people should care about “climate change, the economy, jobs, war and peace,” Obama said. Maybe at the bottom of that list, he added, “you should be thinking about marijuana.”
Still, Obama said he would separate out the issue of criminalization of marijuana from encouraging its use. He said there is no question the criminal justice system is heavily centered on cracking down on non-violent offenders, and that the policies have had a terrible effect on many communities, in...
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