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[[Image:George Washington 1795.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=A painting of a man with white hair wearing a white ruffled shirt and dark coat|First [[President of the United States]] [[George Washington]], one of the [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Fathers]] known to have grown hemp]]
''Cannabis'' is a [[Cannabis (plant)|plant]] and, as [[hemp]], a source for fibers, oil, and seed. Prior to its prohibition, U.S. politicians known for growing hemp include some of the nation's [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Fathers]] and [[President of the United States|presidents]]. Politicians who have admitted to recreational use of the drug prior to its [[Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States|decriminalization]] or [[Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States|legalization]] include [[mayor]]s, [[Governor (United States)|governors]], members of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], [[United States Senate|senators]], vice presidents and presidents.

==List of politicians who farmed hemp==
((Dynamic list))
[[Image:T Jefferson by Charles Willson Peale 1791 2.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=A painting of a man with light hair wearing a white ruffled shirt, a tan vest, and a dark coat|Third [[President of the United States]] [[Thomas Jefferson]]]]

While multiple policitians are confirmed to have farmed hemp, there is no evidence that any of them used cannabis. Neither cannabis nor hemp were illegal until the 20th century. The original two drafts of the [[United States Declaration of Independence]] used [[hemp paper]], while the official versions used [[parchment]].<ref>((Cite web |last=Cellania • |first=Miss |title=Was the Declaration of Independence Written on Hemp? |url=https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/04/Was-the-Declaration-of-Independence-Written-on-Hemp/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Neatorama |language=en))</ref><!-- "America's Declaration of Independence was drafted on hemp paper in 1776. Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson farmed hemp, and the statesman and scientist Benjamin Franklin owned a hemp-paper mill." -->
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| align="center"|((sort|1706–1790|1706–1790))
| [[List of Governors of Pennsylvania|President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania]]
| bgcolor="EEEEEE" align="center"|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| align="center"|<ref name=HempHand>((cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2006/sep/27/society.conservationandendangeredspecies|title=Hemp is at hand|date=September 27, 2006|first=Annie|last=Kelly|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=November 21, 2009))</ref>
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| ((sortname|Thomas|Jefferson))
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| [[President of the United States]]
| bgcolor="AACC99" align="center"|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
| align="center"|<ref name=Hemp>((cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/01/us/us-farmers-covet-a-forbidden-crop.html|title=U.S. Farmers Covet a Forbidden Crop|first=Christopher|last=Wren|date=April 1, 1999|access-date=November 21, 2009|work=[[The New York Times]]))</ref>
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| ((sortname|James|Madison))
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| [[President of the United States]]
| bgcolor="AACC99" align="center"|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
| align="center"|<ref name=Wasserman>((cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harvey-wasserman/this-presidents-day-remem_b_162088.html|title=This President's Day, Remember that George Washington Raised Hemp & Probably Smoked it|date=January 29, 2009|access-date=November 21, 2009|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|first=Harvey|last=Wasserman))</ref>
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| ((sortname|George|Washington))
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| ((sortname|Henry|Clay))
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| [[United States Secretary of State]], [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Kentucky]] and [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]]
| bgcolor="FFFFCC" align="center"|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]], [[National Republican Party|National Republican]] and [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
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==Use prior to decriminalization==
In the U.S., cannabis was initially grown for industrial reasons, though it quickly became a staple medicinal product in the early 19th century and recreational use became more prevalent during the 20th century.<ref>((cite journal|title=History of cannabis as a medicine: a review|first=Antonio Waldo|last=Zuardi|date=June 1, 2006|journal=Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry|volume=28|issue=2|pages=153–157|doi=10.1590/S1516-44462006000200015|pmid=16810401|doi-access=free))</ref> [[Harry J. Anslinger]], Commissioner of the [[Federal Bureau of Narcotics]], responded to political pressure to ban marijuana at a nationwide level. The [[Marihuana Tax Act of 1937]] created an expensive [[excise]] tax, and included penalty provisions and elaborate rules of enforcement to which marijuana, cannabis, or hemp handlers, were subject. [[Mandatory sentencing]] and increased punishment were enacted when the [[United States Congress]] passed the [[Boggs Act of 1952]] and the [[Narcotics Control Act of 1956]].<ref name=Schlosser21>((Harvard citation no brackets|Schlosser|2003|p=21))</ref>

During the [[counterculture of the 1960s]], attitudes towards marijuana and drug abuse policy changed as marijuana use among "white middle-class college students" became widespread.<ref name=Schlosser22>((Harvard citation no brackets|Schlosser|2003|p=22))</ref>  In ''[[Leary v. United States]]'' (1969), the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] held the Marihuana Tax Act to be unconstitutional since it violated the [[Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution]], privilege against self-incrimination. In response, Congress passed the [[Controlled Substances Act]] as Title II of the [[Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970]], which repealed the Marihuana Tax Act.<ref>Pub. L. No. 91–513, 84 Stat. 1236 (October 27, 1973).</ref> In 1972, the [[National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse]] concluded that marijuana should be decriminalized, but that public use and driving while intoxicated should remain illegal. By the end of the decade, several states had [[Decriminalization|decriminalized]] the drug, while many others weakened their laws against cannabis use.

However, a wave of [[Conservatism in the United States|conservatism]] during the 1980s allowed president [[Ronald Reagan]] to accelerate the [[War on Drugs]] during his [[Presidency of Ronald Reagan|presidency]], prompting anti-drug campaigns such as the "[[Just Say No]]" campaign of [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Nancy Reagan]]. Federal penalties for cultivation, possession, or transfer of marijuana were increased by the [[Comprehensive Crime Control Act]] (1984), the Anti-Drug Abuse Act (1986), and the Anti-Drug Abuse Amendment Act (1988).<ref name=Schlosser25>((Harvard citation no brackets|Schlosser|2003|p=25))</ref> Since California voters passed the [[California Proposition 215 (1996)|Proposition 215]] in 1996, which legalized [[medical cannabis]], several states have followed suit. However, ''[[United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative]]'' (2001) rejected the common-law medical necessity defense to crimes enacted under the Controlled Substances Act because Congress concluded that cannabis has "no currently accepted medical use" and ''[[Gonzales v. Raich]]'' (2005) concluded that the [[Commerce Clause]] of the [[Article I of the United States Constitution|Article I of the Constitution]] allowed the federal government to ban the use of cannabis, including medical use. Today, cannabis remains classified as a [[List of Schedule I drugs (US)|Schedule I drug]] under the Controlled Substances Act, and possession is punishable by up to one year in jail and a minimum fine of $1,000 for a first conviction.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/features/image/la-ig-potculture30-2009aug30,0,669328.story|title=Marijuana's new high life|date=August 30, 2009|access-date=September 30, 2009|first=Adam|last=Tschorn|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]))</ref>

=== Use by politicians prior to decriminalization ===
Politicians who have reported using cannabis prior to its decriminalization include mayors, governors, members of the House of Representatives and Senate, a cabinet member, and U.S. presidents and vice presidents.

((Dynamic list))
[[File:Kamala Harris official photo (cropped2).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Vice President of the United States]] [[Kamala Harris]]]]
[[Image:George-W-Bush.jpeg|right|thumb|upright|alt=A man wearing a black suit and blue-striped tie, with the American flag in the background|Former [[President of the United States]] [[George W. Bush]]]]
[[Image:Al Gore.jpg|right|thumb|upright|alt=A man wearing a black suit with a blue tie|Former [[Vice President of the United States]] [[Al Gore]]]]
[[Image:Official portrait of Barack Obama.jpg|right|thumb|upright|alt=A man wearing a black suit and blue-striped tie, with the American flag in the background|Former [[President of the United States]] [[Barack Obama]]]]
[[Image:Palin1.JPG|right|thumb|upright|alt=A woman wearing glasses, earrings, red lipstick, a necklace of white beads, and a black jacket on top of a blue hoodie|Former [[List of Governors of Alaska|Governor of Alaska]] [[Sarah Palin]]]]
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| ((sortname|Rob|Astorino))
| align="center" |((sort|1967|b. 1967))
| [[Westchester County Executive]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref>Jimmy Vielkind, [http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2014/03/8541605/rob-astorino-smoked-couple-joints-college Rob Astorino 'smoked a couple of joints' in college], ''Politico New York'' (March 7, 2014).</ref>
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| ((sortname|Bruce|Babbitt))
| align="center" |((sort|1938|b. 1938))
| [[List of Governors of Arizona|Governor of Arizona]], [[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Gainesville">((cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19871108&id=37ARAAAAIBAJ&pg=4751,2291587|title=Gore and Babbitt also confess they smoked marijuana|date=November 8, 1987|access-date=September 30, 2009|work=[[The Gainesville Sun]]|publisher=The New York Times Company))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Michael|Bloomberg))
| align="center" |((sort|1942|b. 1942))
| [[Mayor of New York City]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Bloomberg">((cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1918750.stm|title=NY Mayor appears in marijuana ads|date=April 9, 2009|access-date=September 30, 2009|work=[[BBC News]]))</ref>
|-
| ((sort name|Bill|Bradley))
| align="center" |((sort|1943|b. 1943))
| [[List of United States senators from New Jersey|Senator from New Jersey]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Barabak">((cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1999/aug/21/news/mn-2246?pg=2|title=To Err, Bush May Find in the '90s, Is to Be Forgiven|page=2|date=August 21, 1999|access-date=September 30, 2009|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Mark|last=Barabak))</ref>
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| ((sort name|George W.|Bush))
| align="center" |((sort|1946|b. 1946))
| [[President of the United States]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Taipei-Bush-Admits-To-Smoking-Pot">((cite news|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/02/21/2003224003|title=Bush admits to smoking pot in taped discussion|date=February 21, 2005|access-date=January 20, 2012|agency=Associated Press|work= Taipei Times))</ref>
|-
| ((sort name|Jeb|Bush))
| align="center" |((sort|1953|b. 1953))
| [[List of Governors of Florida|Governor of Florida]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Jeb-Bush-is-a-hypocrite-about-Marijuana">((cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeb-bush-is-a-hypocrite-on-marijuana-rand-paul-says/|title=Jeb Bush is a hypocrite about marijuana, Rand Paul says|date=January 31, 2015|access-date=February 8, 2015|agency=CBS News|first=Jake|last=Miller))</ref>
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| ((sortname|Pete|Buttigieg))
| align="center" |((sort|1982|b. 1982))
| [[United States Secretary of Transportation]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-us-news-las-vegas-in-state-wire-south-bend-17fb64590766491091db107d7891e023|title=Democrat Buttigieg used marijuana 'a handful of times'|date=October 23, 2019|access-date=July 23, 2021|work=[[The Associated Press]]))</ref>
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| ((sortname|Paul|Cellucci))
| align="center" |((sort|1948–2013|1948–2013))
| [[Governor of Massachusetts]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Register-Guard">((cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19900305&id=U3AVAAAAIBAJ&pg=5534,1231472|title=Several politicians admit marijuana use|date=March 5, 1990|access-date=November 6, 2009|work=[[The Register-Guard]]|publisher=Guard Publishing))</ref>
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| ((sortname|Lincoln|Chafee))
| align="center" |((sort|1953|b. 1953))
| [[List of United States senators from Rhode Island|Senator from Rhode Island]], [[List of Governors of Rhode Island|Governor of Rhode Island]]
| bgcolor="#FAD67D" align="center" |[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Chafee">((cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/25/us/political-briefing-in-rhode-island-a-decision-to-tell-all.html|title=Political Briefing; In Rhode Island, A Decision to Tell All|date=August 25, 1999|access-date=September 30, 2009|work=The New York Times|first=B. Drummond|last=Ayres))</ref>
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| ((sortname|Lawton|Chiles))
| align="center" |((sort|1930–1998|1930–1998))
| [[List of United States senators from Florida|Senator from Florida]], [[List of Governors of Florida|Governor of Florida]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Chiles">((cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19871110&id=4bARAAAAIBAJ&pg=6442,2589203|title=Chiles follows Mack, admits smoking pot|date=November 10, 1987|access-date=September 30, 2009|work=The Gainesville Sun|publisher=The New York Times Company))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Bill|Clinton))
| align="center" |((sort|1946|b. 1946))
| [[President of the United States]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Clinton">((cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/30/news/30iht-bill_1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100224032125/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/30/news/30iht-bill_1.html|archive-date=February 24, 2010|title=Clinton Tried Marijuana as a Student, He Says|date=March 30, 1992|access-date=September 30, 2009|work=The New York Times))</ref>
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| ((sortname|Steve|Cohen|Steve Cohen (politician)))
| align="center" |((sort|1949|b. 1949))
| [[List of United States representatives from Tennessee|Representative from Tennessee]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Nashville">((cite web|url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/1997-10-02/stories/desperately-seeking-the-news/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129143230/http://www.nashvillescene.com/1997-10-02/stories/desperately-seeking-the-news/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|title=Desperately Seeking the News|work=[[Nashville Scene]]|publisher=[[Village Voice Media]]|first=Henry|last=Walker|date=October 2, 1997|access-date=January 14, 2010|page=1))</ref>
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| ((sortname|Jack|Conway|Jack Conway (politician)))
| align="center" |((sort|1969|b. 1969))
| [[Attorney General of Kentucky]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.kentucky.com/2010/10/14/1478911/rand-paul-accused-of-using-marijuana.html|title=Rand Paul accused of using marijuana in college; Jack Conway admits he tried it|date=October 14, 2010|access-date=October 16, 2010|work=[[Lexington Herald-Leader]]|publisher=The McClatchy Company|first=Bill|last=Estep|author2=Jack Brammer ))</ref>
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| ((sortname|Ted|Cruz))
| align="center" |((sort|1970|b. 1970))
| [[List of United States senators from Texas|Senator from Texas]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/report-ted-cruz-smoked-weed-2015-2|title=REPORT: Ted Cruz smoked weed as a teenager|date=February 3, 2015|access-date=July 24, 2021|work=[[Business Insider]]))</ref>
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| ((sortname|Andrew|Cuomo))
| align="center" |((sort|1957|b. 1957))
| [[Governor of New York]] 
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="CuomoPataki">((cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/06/nyregion/cuomo-urges-repeal-of-rockefeller-drug-laws-and-offers-new-sentencing-plan.html|title=Cuomo Urges Repeal of Rockefeller Drug Laws and Offers New Sentencing Plan|date=August 6, 2002|access-date=November 6, 2009|first=Shaila|last=Dewan|work=The New York Times))</ref>
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| ((sortname|Bill|de Blasio))
| align="center" |((sort|1961|b. 1961))
| [[Mayor of New York City]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" | <ref>Jillian Jorgensen, [http://observer.com/2014/11/bill-de-blasio-says-he-hasnt-smoked-weed-since-college/ Bill de Blasio Says He Hasn't Smoked Weed Since College], ''[[New York Observer]]'' (November 19, 2015).</ref> 
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| ((sortname|Howard|Dean))
| align="center" |((sort|1948|b. 1948))
| [[Governor of Vermont]], Chair of the [[Democratic National Committee]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="AustinChronicle">((cite web|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A186487|title=Dems on Drugs: Any Questions?|date=November 14, 2003|access-date=September 30, 2009|first=Jordan|last=Smith|work=[[The Austin Chronicle]]|publisher=Austin Chronicle Corporation))</ref>
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| ((sortname|Joseph|DeNucci|A. Joseph DeNucci))
| align="center" |((sort|1939|b. 1939))
| [[Massachusetts State Auditor|Auditor of Massachusetts]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Register-Guard" />
|-
| ((sortname|Mary|Donohue)) 
| align="center" |((sort|1947|b. 1947))
| [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1998/07/30/1998-07-30_cheering_for_george_mary_don.html|title=Cheering for George Mary Donohue takes spotlight to win place in Pataki's shadow|date=July 30, 1998|access-date=November 6, 2009|first=Paul|last=Schwartzman|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|publisher=[[Mortimer Zuckerman]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325064442/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1998/07/30/1998-07-30_cheering_for_george_mary_don.html|archive-date=March 25, 2010))</ref>
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| ((sortname|Shaun|Donovan)) 
| align="center" |((sort|1966|b. 1966))
| [[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="NYC" />
|-
| ((sortname|John|Edwards))
| align="center" |((sort|1953|b. 1953))
| [[List of United States senators from North Carolina|Senator from North Carolina]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="AustinChronicle" />
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| ((sortname|Newt|Gingrich))
| align="center" |((sort|1943|b. 1943))
| [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Gainesville" />
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|-
| ((sortname|Al|Gore))
| align="center" |((sort|1948|b. 1948))
| [[Vice President of the United States]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Gore">((cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/feb/07/uselections2000.usa|title=Gore was avid pot smoker - book|date=February 7, 2000|first=Michael|last=Ellison|access-date=September 30, 2009|work=The Guardian))</ref>
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| ((sortname|Kamala|Harris))
| align="center" |((sort|1964|b. 1964))
| [[Vice President of the United States]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/12/kamala-harris-says-she-smoked-marijuana-in-college/ Kamala Harris says she smoked marijuana in college while listening to music that didn't exist yet], ''Washington Times'' (February 12, 2019)</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Maggie|Hassan))
| align="center" |((sort|1958|b. 1958))
| [[Governor of New Hampshire]], [[List of United States senators from New Hampshire|Senator from New Hampshire]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref>[http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140211/NEWS06/140219926 Gov. Hassan says she smoked marijuana while in college], ''New Hampshire Union Leader'' (February 10, 2014)</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|John|Hickenlooper))
| align="center" |((sort|1952|b. 1952))
| [[List of United States senators from Colorado|Senator from Colorado]], [[List of Governors of Colorado|Governor of Colorado]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite news|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=Manchester, UK|title='This can be done right': how Colorado sparked a decade of marijuana reform|date=October 15, 2022|author=Josiah Hesse|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/15/colorado-marijuana-reform-recreational-cannabis-sales-taxes|quote=Hickenlooper said at a recent event marking the anniversary and citing a state health survey of 40,000 participants. “Just to be clear, I smoked pot when I was 16 … and I feel pretty darn sure now that [legalization] is a much better societal decision than what I grew up in.”))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Eric|Holcomb))
| align="center" |((sort|1968|b. 1968))
| [[Governor of Indiana]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite news|title=Gov. Holcomb admits using marijuana in college, still opposes legalization in Indiana|first=Dan |last=Carden |date=February 27, 2019|newspaper=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana]]|url=https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/gov-holcomb-admits-using-marijuana-in-college-still-opposes-legalization/article_e7f6a895-fe6b-5566-aaf7-eff74b2693d6.html))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Gary|Johnson))
| align="center" |((sort|1953|b. 1953))
| [[Governor of New Mexico]]
| bgcolor="#FAD67D" align="center" |[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0102/22/tsr.00.html|title=Should the Government Legalize Drugs?|access-date=November 6, 2009|date=February 22, 2001|publisher=[[CNN]]))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Mondaire|Jones))
| align="center" |((sort|1987|b. 1987))
| [[List of United States representatives from New York|Representative from New York]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web |last1=Sommerfeldt |first1=Chris |title=Rep. Mondaire Jones admits past weed use while calling on Biden to reverse pot-related White House firings |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-biden-white-house-marijuana-mondaire-jones-20210326-2jqxmq4mxje6bkftuwwr6hqlfe-story.html |website=New York Daily News |access-date=21 May 2022))</ref>
|-
| ((sort name|John|Kasich))
| align="center" |((sort|1952|b. 1952))
| [[Governor of Ohio]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref>Khalil AlHajal, [http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2016/03/john_kasich_annoyed_by_questio.html John Kasich annoyed by question on whether he's smoked marijuana], MLive (March 8, 2016).</ref>
|-
| ((sort name|Joseph P.|Kennedy II))
| align="center" |((sort|1952|b. 1952))
| [[List of United States representatives from Massachusetts|Representative from Massachusetts]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Register-Guard" />
|-
| ((sortname|John|Kerry))
| align="center" |((sort|1943|b. 1943))
| [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="AustinChronicle" />
|-
| ((sortname|Ed|Koch))
| align="center" |((sort|1924|1924–2013))
| [[Mayor of New York City]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Koch">((cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19801113&id=f9oPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6784,2043510|title=Mayor Koch admits he's tried marijuana|work=[[Boca Raton News]]|publisher=South Florida Media Company|date=November 13, 1980|access-date=September 30, 2009))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Richard|Lamm))
| align="center" |((sort|1935|1935–2021))
| [[Governor of Colorado]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Lamm">((cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/aug/22/lamm-says-he-too-tried-marijuana/|title=Lamm Says He, Too, Tried Marijuana|agency=Associated Press|date=August 22, 1996|access-date=September 14, 2012))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Connie|Mack III))
| align="center" |((sort|1940|b. 1940))
| [[List of United States senators from Florida|Senator from Florida]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Chiles" />
|-
| ((sortname|Kyle E.|McSlarrow))
| align="center" |((sort|1960|b. 1960))
| [[United States Deputy Secretary of Energy|Deputy Secretary of Energy]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref name="MoranMcSlarrow">((cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/29/us/in-virginia-a-child-s-illness-quiets-a-congressional-campaign.html|title=In Virginia, a Child's Illness Quiets a Congressional Campaign|date=August 29, 1994|access-date=November 6, 2009|work=The New York Times))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|John|Miller|John Miller (Washington politician)))
| align="center" |((sort|1938–2017|1938–2017))
| [[List of United States representatives from Washington|Representative from Washington]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wh4SAAAAIBAJ&pg=5831,536872&dq=politician+admits+marijuana+use&hl=en|title=Only one area lawmaker admits pot use|date=November 17, 1987|access-date=December 1, 2009|work=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|publisher=[[Cowles Publishing Company]]|first=Les|last=Blumenthal))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Susan|Molinari))
| align="center" |((sort|1958|b. 1958))
| [[List of United States representatives from New York|Representative from New York]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Molinari">((cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/09/nyregion/molinari-says-yes-or-no-she-inhaled.html|title=Molinari Says Yes (Or No?), She Inhaled|date=August 9, 1996|access-date=September 30, 2009|work=The New York Times))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Jim|Moran))
| align="center" |((sort|1945|b. 1945))
| [[List of United States representatives from Virginia|Representative from Virginia]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="MoranMcSlarrow" />
|-
| ((sortname|Seth|Moulton))
| align="center" |((sort|1978|b. 1978))
| [[List of United States representatives from Massachusetts|Representative from Massachusetts]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2016/09/19/seth-moulton-smoked-pot-legalization/|title=Seth Moulton Says He Smoked Pot at Harvard, Supports Legalization|date=September 19, 2016|access-date=June 24, 2019|work=Boston|publisher=Boston))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Evelyn|Murphy))
| align="center" |((sort|1940|b. 1940))
| [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Register-Guard" />
|-
| ((sortname|Phil|Murphy))
| align="center" |((sort|1957|b. 1957))
| [[Governor of New Jersey]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="PMurphy">((cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2018/05/03/nj-governor-phil-murphy-says-he-tried-pot-once-or-twice/|title=NJ governor Phil Murphy says he tried pot 'once or twice'|date=May 3, 2018|access-date=May 6, 2018|work=New York Post))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Richard|Neal))
| align="center" |((sort|1949|b. 1949))
| [[List of United States representatives from Massachusetts|Representative from Massachusetts]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Register-Guard" />
|-
| ((sortname|Barack|Obama))
| align="center" |((sort|1961|b. 1961))
| [[President of the United States]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Obama">((cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/24/world/americas/24iht-dems.3272493.html|title=Barack Obama, asked about drug history, admits he inhaled|date=October 24, 2006|access-date=September 30, 2009|first=Katharine|last=Seelye|work=The New York Times))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Sarah|Palin))
| align="center" |((sort|1964|b. 1964))
| [[List of Governors of Alaska|Governor of Alaska]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Palin">((cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/29/politics/politico/thecrypt/main4397109.shtml?weed|title=Palin: She Inhaled|first=Lisa|last=Lerer|date=August 29, 2008|access-date=September 30, 2009|publisher=[[CBS News]]))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|George|Pataki))
| align="center" |((sort|1945|b. 1945))
| [[Governor of New York]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref name="CuomoPataki" />
|-
| ((sortname|David|Paterson))
| align="center" |((sort|1954|b. 1954))
| [[Governor of New York]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/24/david-paterson-admits-usi_n_93218.html|title=David Paterson Admits Using Cocaine, Marijuana In His 20s|date=March 24, 2008|access-date=November 6, 2009|work=The Huffington Post))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Edward W.|Pattison))
| align="center" |((sort|1932|1932–1990))
| [[List of United States representatives from New York|Representative from New York]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XugTAAAAIBAJ&pg=6799,1387703&dq=politician+marijuana+use&hl=en|title=Politician Fights Pot Charge|date=October 4, 1978|access-date=December 1, 2009|work=[[Star-Banner]]|publisher=The New York Times Company))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Claiborne|Pell))
| align="center" |((sort|1918–2009|1918–2009))
| [[List of United States senators from Rhode Island|Senator from Rhode Island]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Gainesville" />
|-
| ((sortname|Rob|Portman))
| align="center" |((sort|1955|b. 1955))
| [[List of United States senators from Ohio|Senator from Ohio]], [[Office of the United States Trade Representative|U.S. Trade Representative]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web |last1=Wehrman |first1=Jessica |title=Portman admits he smoked pot |url=https://www.journal-news.com/news/portman-admits-smoked-pot/AzGXjLgDOwq9dEjotoYIGL/ |website=Journal-News |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=22 May 2022))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|J. B.|Pritzker))
| align="center" |((sort|1965|b. 1965))
| [[List of Governors of Illinois|Governor of Illinois]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-pritzker-pot-0116-chicago-inc-20180112-story.html|title=Top 3 Illinois Dem gubernatorial candidates agree: We all smoked pot back in the day|last1=Janssen|first1=Kim|date=January 16, 2018|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Dana|Rohrabacher))
| align="center" |((sort|1947|b. 1947))
| [[List of United States representatives from California|Representative from California]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Rohrabacher">((cite web| url = http://www.ocregister.com/articles/marijuana-508206-federal-prohibition.html|title=Dana Rohrabacher: The colossal failure of marijuana prohibition| first = Dana | last = Rohrabacher |date=May 13, 2013|access-date=March 14, 2014|publisher=[[Orange County Register]]))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Bernie|Sanders))
| align="center" |((sort|1941|b. 1941))
| [[List of United States senators from Vermont|Senator from Vermont]]
| bgcolor="EEEEEE" align="center" |[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]((efn|Congressional affiliation))
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/politics/bernie-sanders-talks-to-katie-couric-bernie-120458581061.html|title=Bernie Sanders on Hillary Clinton: 'Would she be interested in being my vice president?'|date=June 1, 2015|access-date=August 16, 2015|publisher=Yahoo News))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Rick|Santorum))
| align="center" |((sort|1958|b. 1958))
| [[List of United States senators from Pennsylvania|Senator from Pennsylvania]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Santorum">((cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/gallery/2012/04/4-20-9-pols-who-talked-pot/000081-000884.html|title=9 pols who talked pot|date=April 20, 2012|access-date=January 22, 2014|publisher=[[Politico]]))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Arnold|Schwarzenegger))
| align="center" |((sort|1947|b. 1947))
| [[Governor of California]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Schwarzenegger">((cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/30587296|title=Schwarzenegger: Calif. needs pot debate|date=May 6, 2009|access-date=September 30, 2009|publisher=[[NBC News]]))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|William|Scranton III))
| align="center" |((sort|1947|b. 1947))
| [[Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MFINAAAAIBAJ&pg=4498,10503635&dq=william-scranton+marijuana+use&hl=en|title=Getting high on marijuana issue|date=November 28, 1987|access-date=December 1, 2009|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|publisher=[[Block Communications]]))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Kevin|Stitt))
| align="center" |((sort|1972|b. 1972))
| [[Governor of Oklahoma]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite news|title= Five takeaways from Oklahoma gubernatorial debate between Kevin Stitt and Joy Hofmeister|author=Kaelan Deese|newspaper= Washington Examiner| date= October 19, 2022|url= https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/five-takeaways-from-oklahoma-gubernatorial-debate))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Scott|Stringer))
| align="center" |((sort|1960|b. 1960))
| [[New York City Comptroller]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref name="NYC">((cite web|url=https://www.celebstoner.com/news/marijuana-news/2021/06/10/new-york-city-mayoral-candidates-on-cannabis-marijuana/|title=New York City Mayoral Candidates - Who's for Pot?|date=June 12, 2021|access-date=July 24, 2021))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Bill|Thompson|Bill Thompson (New York)))
| align="center" |((sort|1953|b. 1953))
| [[New York City Comptroller]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election_2009/2009/08/27/2009-08-27_debaters_take_aim_at_mike_thompson_and_avella_square_off_in_1st_mayoral_tv_conte.html|title=Bill Thompson and Tony Avella square off, gang up on Mayor Bloomberg in 1st mayoral debate|date=August 27, 2009|access-date=September 30, 2009|first=Adam|last=Lisberg|work=Daily News|publisher=Mortimer Zuckerman|archive-date=August 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830142644/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election_2009/2009/08/27/2009-08-27_debaters_take_aim_at_mike_thompson_and_avella_square_off_in_1st_mayoral_tv_conte.html|url-status=dead))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Peter G.|Torkildsen))
| align="center" |((sort|1958|b. 1958))
| [[List of United States representatives from Massachusetts|Representative from Massachusetts]]
| bgcolor="((Republican Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" |<ref name="Register-Guard" />
|-
| ((sortname|Jesse|Ventura))
| align="center" |((sort|1951|b. 1951))
| [[Governor of Minnesota]]
| bgcolor="EEEEEE" align="center"|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2022/07/jesse-ventura-teases-presidential-run-with-third-political-party/|title=Jesse Ventura Teases Presidential Run with Third Political Party|website=[[wrestlinginc.com]] ))</ref>
|-
| ((sortname|Janet|Yellen))
| align="center" |((sort|1946|b. 1946))
| [[Secretary of the Treasury]]
| bgcolor="((Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading))" align="center" |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" |<ref>((citation|work=[[Wait Wait Don't Tell Me]]|publisher=NPR|title= 'Wait Wait' for January 27, 2024: With Not My Job guest Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen |date= January 27, 2024 |url= https://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/1227190125/wait-wait-for-january-27-2024-with-not-my-job-guest-treasury-secretary-janet-yel?showDate=2024-01-27 |type=streaming audio)) (at 20:30)</ref>
|}

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=== Use by judges prior to decriminalization ===
[[Image:Clarence Thomas official SCOTUS portrait.jpg|right|thumb|upright|[[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]] [[Clarence Thomas]]]]In the United States, [[judge]]s and justices are traditionally considered to be of a separate class distinct from politicians.<ref>((Cite web|title=The Judicial Branch|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/the-judicial-branch/|access-date=2021-10-01|website=The White House|language=en-US))</ref><ref>((Cite news|last=Liptak|first=Adam|date=2019-09-16|title=Supreme Court Says Judges Are Above Politics. It May Hear a Case Testing That View.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/us/politics/supreme-court-judges-partisanship.html|access-date=2021-10-01|issn=0362-4331))</ref><ref>((Cite web|last=Corriher|first=Billy|date=2015-04-30|title=Supreme Court: Judges Aren't Politicians, and States Can Bar Them From Soliciting Campaign Cash|url=https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/courts/news/2015/04/30/112296/supreme-court-judges-arent-politicians-and-states-can-bar-them-from-soliciting-campaign-cash/|access-date=2021-10-01|website=Center for American Progress|language=en-US))</ref> At least two have admitted to cannabis use.

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Lifetime
!Highest position
!Party
!Ref.
|-
| ((sortname|Douglas|Ginsburg))
| align="center" |((sort|1946|b. 1946))
| Chief Judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]]
| bgcolor="EEEEEE" align="center" |[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| align="center" |<ref>((cite web|date=November 8, 1987|title=GINSBURG WITHDRAWS NAME AS SUPREME COURT NOMINEE, CITING MARIJUANA 'CLAMOR'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/08/us/ginsburg-withdraws-name-as-supreme-court-nominee-citing-marijuana-clamor.html|access-date=July 24, 2021|work=[[The New York Times]]))</ref>
|-
|((sortname|Clarence|Thomas|Clarence Thomas))
| align="center" |((sort|1948|b. 1948))
|[[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]]
|bgcolor="EEEEEE" align="center" |[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| align="center" |<ref>((Cite news|last=Labaton|first=Stephen|date=1991-07-11|title=Thomas Smoked Marijuana But Retains Bush Support|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/11/us/thomas-smoked-marijuana-but-retains-bush-support.html|access-date=2021-10-01|issn=0362-4331))</ref>
|}

;Parties
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==See also==
*[[Cannabis in the United States]]
*[[Legal history of cannabis in the United States]]
*[[Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States]]
*[[List of British politicians who have acknowledged cannabis use]]

==Notes==
((Notelist))

==References==
;General
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*((cite book|last=Schlosser|first=Eric|author-link=Eric Schlosser|title=Reefer Madness|year=2003|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|isbn=0-618-44670-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/reefermadnesssex00schl_0/page/13 13–74]|chapter=Chapter 1: Reefer Madness|title-link=Reefer Madness (Schlosser book)))
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;Specific
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