List of United States politicians who have acknowledged cannabis use (English Wikipedia)

Smith, Jordan (November 14, 2003). "Dems on Drugs: Any Questions?". The Austin Chronicle. Austin Chronicle Corporation. Retrieved September 30, 2009.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 8^th place; English: 10^th place)

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"NY Mayor appears in marijuana ads". BBC News. April 9, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2009.

bloomberg.com (Global: 99^th place; English: 77^th place)

"New Jersey Governor Says He's Used Marijuana 'Literally Once or Twice'". Bloomberg News. May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

bostonmagazine.com (Global: 3,842^nd place; English: 2,119^th place)

"Seth Moulton Says He Smoked Pot at Harvard, Supports Legalization". Boston. Boston. September 19, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

businessinsider.com (Global: 140^th place; English: 115^th place)

"REPORT: Ted Cruz smoked weed as a teenager". Business Insider. February 3, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2021.

capitalnewyork.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Jimmy Vielkind, Rob Astorino 'smoked a couple of joints' in college, Politico New York (March 7, 2014).

cbsnews.com (Global: 108^th place; English: 80^th place)

Miller, Jake (January 31, 2015). "Jeb Bush is a hypocrite about marijuana, Rand Paul says". CBS News. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
Lerer, Lisa (August 29, 2008). "Palin: She Inhaled". CBS News. Retrieved September 30, 2009.

celebstoner.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"New York City Mayoral Candidates - Who's for Pot?". June 12, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.

chicagotribune.com (Global: 95^th place; English: 70^th place)

Janssen, Kim (January 16, 2018). "Top 3 Illinois Dem gubernatorial candidates agree: We all smoked pot back in the day". Chicago Tribune.

cnn.com (Global: 28^th place; English: 26^th place)

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"Should the Government Legalize Drugs?". CNN. February 22, 2001. Retrieved November 6, 2009.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Zuardi 2006, pp. 155–156. Zuardi, Antonio Waldo (2006). "History of cannabis as a medicine: a review". Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry. 28 (2): 153–157. doi:10.1590/S1516-44462006000200015. PMID 16810401.

huffingtonpost.com (Global: 109^th place; English: 87^th place)

Wasserman, Harvey (January 29, 2009). "This President's Day, Remember that George Washington Raised Hemp & Probably Smoked it". The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
"David Paterson Admits Using Cocaine, Marijuana In His 20s". The Huffington Post. March 24, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2009.

journal-news.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Wehrman, Jessica (May 13, 2013). "Portman admits he smoked pot". Journal-News. Retrieved May 22, 2022.

kentucky.com (Global: 3,350^th place; English: 1,822^nd place)

Estep, Bill; Jack Brammer (October 14, 2010). "Rand Paul accused of using marijuana in college; Jack Conway admits he tried it". Lexington Herald-Leader. The McClatchy Company. Retrieved October 16, 2010.

latimes.com (Global: 22^nd place; English: 19^th place)

Tschorn, Adam (August 30, 2009). "Marijuana's new high life". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
Barabak, Mark (August 21, 1999). "To Err, Bush May Find in the '90s, Is to Be Forgiven". Los Angeles Times. p. 2. Retrieved September 30, 2009.

mlive.com (Global: 966^th place; English: 561^st place)

Khalil AlHajal, John Kasich annoyed by question on whether he's smoked marijuana, MLive (March 8, 2016).

nashvillescene.com (Global: 6,088^th place; English: 3,423^rd place)

Walker, Henry (October 2, 1997). "Desperately Seeking the News". Nashville Scene. Village Voice Media. p. 1. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2010.

nbcnews.com (Global: 137^th place; English: 101^st place)

"Schwarzenegger: Calif. needs pot debate". NBC News. May 6, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2009.

news.google.com (Global: 59^th place; English: 45^th place)

"Gore and Babbitt also confess they smoked marijuana". The Gainesville Sun. The New York Times Company. November 8, 1987. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
"Several politicians admit marijuana use". The Register-Guard. Guard Publishing. March 5, 1990. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
"Chiles follows Mack, admits smoking pot". The Gainesville Sun. The New York Times Company. November 10, 1987. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
"Mayor Koch admits he's tried marijuana". Boca Raton News. South Florida Media Company. November 13, 1980. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
Blumenthal, Les (November 17, 1987). "Only one area lawmaker admits pot use". The Spokesman-Review. Cowles Publishing Company. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
"Politician Fights Pot Charge". Star-Banner. The New York Times Company. October 4, 1978. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
"Getting high on marijuana issue". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. November 28, 1987. Retrieved December 1, 2009.

nih.gov (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Zuardi 2006, pp. 155–156. Zuardi, Antonio Waldo (2006). "History of cannabis as a medicine: a review". Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry. 28 (2): 153–157. doi:10.1590/S1516-44462006000200015. PMID 16810401.

npr.org (Global: 92^nd place; English: 72^nd place)

"'Wait Wait' for January 27, 2024: With Not My Job guest Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen", Wait Wait Don't Tell Me (streaming audio), NPR, January 27, 2024 (at 20:30)

nwitimes.com (Global: 5,347^th place; English: 2,943^rd place)

Carden, Dan (February 27, 2019). "Gov. Holcomb admits using marijuana in college, still opposes legalization in Indiana". The Times of Northwest Indiana.

nydailynews.com (Global: 134^th place; English: 100^th place)

Schwartzman, Paul (July 30, 1998). "Cheering for George Mary Donohue takes spotlight to win place in Pataki's shadow". Daily News. Mortimer Zuckerman. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
Sommerfeldt, Chris. "Rep. Mondaire Jones admits past weed use while calling on Biden to reverse pot-related White House firings". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
Lisberg, Adam (August 27, 2009). "Bill Thompson and Tony Avella square off, gang up on Mayor Bloomberg in 1st mayoral debate". Daily News. Mortimer Zuckerman. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2009.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Wren, Christopher (April 1, 1999). "U.S. Farmers Covet a Forbidden Crop". The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
Ayres, B. Drummond (August 25, 1999). "Political Briefing; In Rhode Island, A Decision to Tell All". The New York Times. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
"Clinton Tried Marijuana as a Student, He Says". The New York Times. March 30, 1992. Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
Dewan, Shaila (August 6, 2002). "Cuomo Urges Repeal of Rockefeller Drug Laws and Offers New Sentencing Plan". The New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
"In Virginia, a Child's Illness Quiets a Congressional Campaign". The New York Times. August 29, 1994. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
"Molinari Says Yes (Or No?), She Inhaled". The New York Times. August 9, 1996. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
Seelye, Katharine (October 24, 2006). "Barack Obama, asked about drug history, admits he inhaled". The New York Times. Retrieved September 30, 2009.

observer.com (Global: 760^th place; English: 494^th place)

Jillian Jorgensen, Bill de Blasio Says He Hasn't Smoked Weed Since College, New York Observer (November 19, 2015).

ocregister.com (Global: 1,086^th place; English: 618^th place)

Rohrabacher, Dana (May 13, 2013). "Dana Rohrabacher: The colossal failure of marijuana prohibition". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

politico.com (Global: 312^th place; English: 197^th place)

"9 pols who talked pot". Politico. April 20, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2014.

scielo.br (Global: 1,606^th place; English: 4,312^th place)

Zuardi 2006, pp. 155–156. Zuardi, Antonio Waldo (2006). "History of cannabis as a medicine: a review". Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry. 28 (2): 153–157. doi:10.1590/S1516-44462006000200015. PMID 16810401.

spokesman.com (Global: 2,057^th place; English: 1,118^th place)

"Lamm Says He, Too, Tried Marijuana". Associated Press. August 22, 1996. Retrieved September 14, 2012.

taipeitimes.com (Global: 1,398^th place; English: 881^st place)

"Bush admits to smoking pot in taped discussion". Taipei Times. Associated Press. February 21, 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2012.

theguardian.com (Global: 12^th place; English: 11^th place)

Kelly, Annie (September 27, 2006). "Hemp is at hand". The Guardian. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
Ellison, Michael (February 7, 2000). "Gore was avid pot smoker - book". The Guardian. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
Josiah Hesse (October 15, 2022). "'This can be done right': how Colorado sparked a decade of marijuana reform". The Guardian. Manchester, UK. 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."

unionleader.com (Global: 8,322^nd place; English: 4,589^th place)

Gov. Hassan says she smoked marijuana while in college, New Hampshire Union Leader (February 10, 2014)

washingtonexaminer.com (Global: 2,728^th place; English: 1,571^st place)

Kaelan Deese (October 19, 2022). "Five takeaways from Oklahoma gubernatorial debate between Kevin Stitt and Joy Hofmeister". Washington Examiner.

washingtontimes.com (Global: 1,029^th place; English: 657^th place)

Kamala Harris says she smoked marijuana in college while listening to music that didn't exist yet, Washington Times (February 12, 2019)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Clinton Tried Marijuana as a Student, He Says". The New York Times. March 30, 1992. Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
Schwartzman, Paul (July 30, 1998). "Cheering for George Mary Donohue takes spotlight to win place in Pataki's shadow". Daily News. Mortimer Zuckerman. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
Lisberg, Adam (August 27, 2009). "Bill Thompson and Tony Avella square off, gang up on Mayor Bloomberg in 1st mayoral debate". Daily News. Mortimer Zuckerman. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2009.

wrestlinginc.com (Global: 2,731^st place; English: 1,566^th place)

"Jesse Ventura Teases Presidential Run with Third Political Party". wrestlinginc.com.

yahoo.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 40^th place)

"Bernie Sanders on Hillary Clinton: 'Would she be interested in being my vice president?'". Yahoo News. June 1, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.

List of United States politicians who have acknowledged cannabis use (English Wikipedia)

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bloomberg.com (Global: 99^th place; English: 77^th place)

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huffingtonpost.com (Global: 109^th place; English: 87^th place)

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mlive.com (Global: 966^th place; English: 561^st place)

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nbcnews.com (Global: 137^th place; English: 101^st place)

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observer.com (Global: 760^th place; English: 494^th place)

ocregister.com (Global: 1,086^th place; English: 618^th place)

politico.com (Global: 312^th place; English: 197^th place)

scielo.br (Global: 1,606^th place; English: 4,312^th place)

spokesman.com (Global: 2,057^th place; English: 1,118^th place)

taipeitimes.com (Global: 1,398^th place; English: 881^st place)

theguardian.com (Global: 12^th place; English: 11^th place)

unionleader.com (Global: 8,322^nd place; English: 4,589^th place)

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