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Tucker Carlson: “How are they different from the Sacklers at Purdue Pharma…”

Featuring: Tucker Carlson, Conservative, Right-wing | Political Commentator, Former Fox News Host | National

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Big Pharma's Most Dangerous Lie and the Dark Truth About Weed

Published | Video Starts at 13:14

And it's like, why are you saying that? Because they're getting rich from it, probably. Well, the marijuana industry, which hates me, spends $3 billion a year on marketing. So how. How are they different from the Sacklers at Purdue Pharma, then? Like, lying to people about the health effects of the drug they're profiting from? I mean, it seems like the same. It's a weapon of mass destruction. Marijuana. Marijuana. And the. The. The weed industry hates you, of course. Have they attacked you? (13:14–13:24)

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Compares the marijuana industry to Purdue Pharma, suggesting both lie about health effects for profit.

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