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About one week after former Vice President Joe Biden said he opposed legalization in part because marijuana might be a gateway drug, the Democratic presidential candidate is now saying research doesn’t support that position.
In a call with reporters on Monday, the Nevada Independent’s Megan Messerly asked Biden whether he was wrong about suggesting that cannabis was a gateway to harder drugs at an earlier town hall event in Las Vegas.
Biden denied that he made the claim, stating “I didn’t. I said some say pot was a gateway drug.” He added that he supports decriminalizing cannabis, expunging prior records, releasing those incarcerated for marijuana offenses and rescheduling the plant.
Here’s @JoeBiden‘s full answer to me on whether he was wrong to suggest pot might be a gateway drug at a recent Las Vegas town hall.
“I don’t think it is a gateway drug. There’s no evidence I’ve seen that suggests that,” he said. pic.twitter.com/DJzM7LutRy
— Megan Messerly…
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