John Thune: “I think what the president's doing here is trying to expand…”

“Yeah, well, I'm not a fan of recreational marijuana. I think it is a gay way. I think it has some really bad effects, particularly on young people in this country. I think what the president's doing here is trying to expand the possibility for medicinal use and research [of marijuana]. And there's particular applications, I think, when it comes to our veteran population that he's trying to address, but I think that he recognizes, just like many of us do, that that's where it ought to be confined.” (11:25–11:32)

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