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Eugene DePasquale: “The science has moved on. [Marijuana] is not a gateway drug…”

Featuring: Eugene DePasquale, Former Candidate, Pennsylvania Attorney General

On The Issues: Eugene DePasquale, Democrat for PA Attorney General

Published August 30, 2024 | Video Starts at 14:45

No. I mean, we can be, you know, pinpoint on this, which is cocaine, heroin, horrible, fentanyl, horrible, and be very strict and tough on that understanding that marijuana is not in those categories. The science has moved on. [Marijuana] is not a gateway drug to other areas. I'm not here telling you that everybody should go do it, but the idea that it is still illegal is borderline ridiculous. Other states around us have passed this. (14:45–14:49)

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Asserts that scientific consensus no longer considers marijuana a gateway drug.

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