By Brett Logiurato | Business Insider
President Barack Obama said in an interview published Sunday that he believes smoking marijuana is no more dangerous than drinking alcohol. And he suggested it’s even less dangerous “in terms of its impact on the individual consumer.”
Obama’s comments came as part of a lengthy profile by The New Yorker’s David Remnick. As Remnick notes, Obama’s comments make it seem like he wants to “get in front of the issue,” as public opinion rapidly shifts toward favoring legalization.
“As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes that I smoked as a young person up through a big chunk of my adult life. I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol,” Obama told Remnick.
Remnick followed up and asked him if he thought it was less dangerous.
Obama responded that he did agree with that sentiment, “in terms of its impact on the individual consumer.”
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