• In his book, Dreams from My Father (1995), Obama wrote about his high school and college drug use: "Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it."
• In a 2007 interview, Obama stated: "When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point."
• Speaking to Northwestern University students in 2004, Obama declared: "The War on Drugs has been an utter failure. We need to rethink and decriminalize our marijuana laws."
• In a letter to a constituent in 2006, Obama wrote: "I am aware of the argument that legalizing marijuana would make the drug more 'controlled' or safer, and that it may curb the violence associated with the sale of an illegal substance. I also appreciate that many physicians believe that medicinal marijuana can be helpful to some patients."
• In 2007, Obama told an activist in New Hampshire: "I wound not have the Justice Department prosecuting and raiding medical marijuana users." He has since made numerous statements in favor of medical use.
• In 2008, Obama clarified his position about medical marijuana: "The basic concept that using medical marijuana in the same way, with the same controls as other drugs prescribed by doctors, I think that's entirely appropriate. I would not punish doctors if it's prescribed in a way that is appropriate."
• Since becoming the nation's 44th president in 2009, Obama has lived up to his campaign promise that the DEA would no longer be able to harass and prosecute medical patients and dispensaries.
• "I've done drugs. I didn't enjoy anything other than marijuana - it should be legalized."
• "I can't tell you how much bullshit I've been through because I will openly say that I smoke weed. People look at it like it's this crazy, hippy, fucked-up thing to do. And it's not. I hope they legalize it."
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