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Last edited Thu Jun 19, 2014, 02:30 AM - Edit history (1)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_politicians_who_admit_to_cannabis_use
Politicians that have admitted to recreational use during prohibition include mayors, Governors, members of the House of Representatives, Senators, and Presidents.
This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
Name Lifetime Highest position Party Ref.
Bruce Babbitt b. 1938 Governor of Arizona, Secretary of the Interior Democratic [10]
Michael Bloomberg b. 1942 Mayor of New York City Independent [11]
Bill Bradley b. 1943 Senator from New Jersey Democratic [12]
George W. Bush b. 1946 President of the United States Republican [13]
Jack Conway b. 1969 Attorney General of Kentucky Democratic [14]
Paul Cellucci 19482013 Governor of Massachusetts Republican [15]
Lincoln Chafee b. 1953 Senator from Rhode Island, Governor of Rhode Island Independent [16]
Lawton Chiles 19301998 Senator from Florida, Governor of Florida Democratic [17]
Bill Clinton b. 1946 President of the United States Democratic [18]
Steve Cohen b. 1949 Member of the House of Representatives Democratic [19]
Andrew Cuomo b. 1957 Governor of New York Democratic [20]
Howard Dean b. 1948 Governor of Vermont, Chair of the Democratic National Committee Democratic [21]
Joseph DeNucci b. 1939 Auditor of Massachusetts Democratic [15]
Mary Donohue b. 1947 Lieutenant Governor of New York Republican [22]
John Edwards b. 1953 Senator from North Carolina Democratic [21]
Newt Gingrich b. 1943 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Republican [10]
Al Gore b. 1948 Vice President of the United States Democratic [23]
Gary Johnson b. 1953 Governor of New Mexico Libertarian [24]
Joseph P. Kennedy II b. 1952 Member of the House of Representatives Democratic [15]
John Kerry b. 1943 Senator from Massachusetts Democratic [21]
Ed Koch 19242013 Member of the House of Representatives, Mayor of New York City Democratic [25]
Richard Lamm b. 1935 Governor of Colorado Democratic [26]
Connie Mack III b. 1940 Senator from Florida Republican [17]
Kyle E. McSlarrow b. 1960 Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy Republican [27]
John Miller b. 1938 Member of the House of Representatives Republican [28]
Susan Molinari b. 1958 Member of the House of Representatives Republican [29]
Jim Moran b. 1945 Member of the House of Representatives Democratic [27]
Evelyn Murphy b. 1940 Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Democratic [15]
Richard Neal b. 1949 Member of the House of Representatives Democratic [15]
Barack Obama b. 1961 President of the United States Democratic [30]
Sarah Palin b. 1964 Governor of Alaska Republican [31][dead link]
George Pataki b. 1945 Governor of New York Republican [20]
David Paterson b. 1954 Governor of New York Democratic [32]
Edward W. Pattison 19321990 Member of the House of Representatives Democratic [33]
Claiborne Pell b.1918-2009 Senator from Rhode Island Democratic [10]
Dana Rohrabacher b.1947 Member of the House of Representatives Republican [34]
Rick Santorum b. 1958 Senator from Pennsylvania Republican [35]
Arnold Schwarzenegger b. 1947 Governor of California Republican [36]
William Scranton III b. 1947 Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania Republican [37]
Clarence Thomas b. 1948 Supreme Court Justice Republican [38]
Bill Thompson b. 1953 New York City Comptroller Democratic [39]
Peter G. Torkildsen b. 1958 Member of the House of Representatives Republican [15]
Jesse Ventura b. 1951 Governor of Minnesota Independent [40]
I just know there is a bunch more of y'all out there that haven't jumped into the pool yet, come on in, the water is fine.
If believe if anything this shows that cannabis is the gateway drug to politics.
Now do the right thing and legalize this shit.
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List of United States politicians who admit to cannabis use (Original Post)
Uncle Joe
Jun 2014
OP
Can you imagine getting high with Rick Santorum? He's such a downer it would be impossible!
Scuba
Jun 2014
#3
PATRICK
(12,227 posts)1. A more interesting list
would be of all the pure people people up there who never engaged in drugs or sex beyond the experience of the majority of their base. Impossible to verify, but interesting.
Snarkoleptic
(5,995 posts)2. Thanks, now I'm trying to shake the image of
Little Ricky Santorum in his sweater vest blowing a doob and humming Monty Python's "Every Sperm is Sacred".
Scuba
(53,475 posts)3. Can you imagine getting high with Rick Santorum? He's such a downer it would be impossible!
Uncle Joe
(58,111 posts)4. He, Sarah Palin and Clarence Thomas, talking about harshing your buzz!
Romulox
(25,960 posts)5. How many of those politicians gleefully prosecuted the War on Drugs when they got power? Almost all
:fuck:
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)6. Bingo. nt
Uncle Joe
(58,111 posts)7. It is a shame, Romulox but I believe the tide is turning now, the season has finally arrived.
I also believe this is in no small part due to the Internet.