{"id":4716,"date":"2015-09-17T18:54:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T18:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cannitrol.com\/\/a-brief-history-of-politicians-admitting-to-smoking-weed-newsweek\/"},"modified":"2015-09-17T18:54:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T18:54:00","slug":"a-brief-history-of-politicians-admitting-to-smoking-weed-newsweek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/a-brief-history-of-politicians-admitting-to-smoking-weed-newsweek\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History of Politicians Admitting to Smoking Weed &#8211; Newsweek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/a-brief-history-of-politicians-admitting-to-smoking-weed-newsweek\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"7\" style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNEuXqW-AO4fkvx46Tx7zWR7wjxcGg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/brief-history-politicians-admitting-smoking-weed-373523\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/t3.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRGDD5BrcJL4tyjvxKRtidjTeiX4M3j-K_uo_IOxtJi4KALKzNEDeRd7om--HZ3fyhcmBbN928\" alt=\"\" border=\"1\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"><br \/><font size=\"-2\">Newsweek<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"j\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:0.8em;\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lh\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNEuXqW-AO4fkvx46Tx7zWR7wjxcGg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/brief-history-politicians-admitting-smoking-weed-373523\"><b>A Brief History of Politicians Admitting to <b>Smoking Weed<\/b><\/b><\/a><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><b><font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Newsweek<\/font><\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\">Rand Paul mentioned that one of his fellow presidential hopefuls was a hypocrite in his opposition of legalization because he used to <b>smoke weed<\/b> himself. (Never mind that Paul has been accused of getting high, tying a woman up and forcing her to hit a&nbsp;&#8230;<\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNFmDmiMLXOdwZSVLnROwhBduKMMdw&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=http:\/\/fortune.com\/2015\/09\/18\/presidential-candidates-marijuana-weed\/\">All of these presidential candidates have admitted <b>smoking marijuana<\/b><\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Fortune<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNEKeaGSYX-rHtLPaz_3S3YPox2TUQ&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/people\/jeb-bush-admits-smoking-weed-in-high-school-at-gop-debate-then-apologises-to-his-mother-10506192.html\">Jeb Bush admits <b>smoking weed<\/b> in high school at GOP debate&#8230; then apologises <b>&#8230;<\/b><\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>The Independent<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNGJN_FJ39Er33JtzRBKi7Us2YaPEQ&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/politics\/at-gop-debate-jeb-bush-admits-to-smoking-pot-129266353836.html\">At GOP debate, Jeb Bush admits to <b>smoking pot<\/b>; sparks &#39;Jeb Kush&#39; meme<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Yahoo Politics<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\" class=\"p\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNE6FPSM-YbP_XAQhT_8RuuvgXe5ZA&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/jeb-bush-marijuana_55fa259de4b0fde8b0ccf674\"><nobr>Huffington Post<\/nobr><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNH2ztH1Zlp75-2ovNPNpPgSjiCLcw&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2015\/sep\/17\/jeb-bush-marijuana-republican-debate\"><nobr>The Guardian<\/nobr><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNHgsUgvwR3n1TvT9_enGi6ikKeAGQ&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=http:\/\/www.people.com\/people\/article\/0,,20953242,00.html\"><nobr>People Magazine<\/nobr><\/a><\/font><br \/><font class=\"p\" size=\"-1\"><a class=\"p\" href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/more?ncl=dIbEiCvEX7x4dMMgQWb1jigGwE58M&amp;authuser=0&amp;ned=us\"><nobr><b>all 192 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;<\/b><\/nobr><\/a><\/font><\/div>\n<p><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"7\" style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNEuXqW-AO4fkvx46Tx7zWR7wjxcGg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/brief-history-politicians-admitting-smoking-weed-373523\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/t3.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRGDD5BrcJL4tyjvxKRtidjTeiX4M3j-K_uo_IOxtJi4KALKzNEDeRd7om--HZ3fyhcmBbN928\" alt=\"\" border=\"1\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"><br \/><font size=\"-2\">Newsweek<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"j\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:0.8em;\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lh\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNEuXqW-AO4fkvx46Tx7zWR7wjxcGg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/brief-history-politicians-admitting-smoking-weed-373523\"><b>A Brief History of Politicians Admitting to <b>Smoking Weed<\/b><\/b><\/a><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><b><font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Newsweek<\/font><\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\">Rand Paul mentioned that one of his fellow presidential hopefuls was a hypocrite in his opposition of legalization because he used to <b>smoke weed<\/b> himself. (Never mind that Paul has been accused of getting high, tying a woman up and forcing her to hit a&nbsp;&#8230;<\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNFmDmiMLXOdwZSVLnROwhBduKMMdw&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=http:\/\/fortune.com\/2015\/09\/18\/presidential-candidates-marijuana-weed\/\">All of these presidential candidates have admitted <b>smoking marijuana<\/b><\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Fortune<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNEKeaGSYX-rHtLPaz_3S3YPox2TUQ&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/people\/jeb-bush-admits-smoking-weed-in-high-school-at-gop-debate-then-apologises-to-his-mother-10506192.html\">Jeb Bush admits <b>smoking weed<\/b> in high school at GOP debate&#8230; then apologises <b>&#8230;<\/b><\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>The Independent<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNGJN_FJ39Er33JtzRBKi7Us2YaPEQ&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/politics\/at-gop-debate-jeb-bush-admits-to-smoking-pot-129266353836.html\">At GOP debate, Jeb Bush admits to <b>smoking pot<\/b>; sparks &#39;Jeb Kush&#39; meme<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Yahoo Politics<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\" class=\"p\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNE6FPSM-YbP_XAQhT_8RuuvgXe5ZA&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/jeb-bush-marijuana_55fa259de4b0fde8b0ccf674\"><nobr>Huffington Post<\/nobr><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNH2ztH1Zlp75-2ovNPNpPgSjiCLcw&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2015\/sep\/17\/jeb-bush-marijuana-republican-debate\"><nobr>The Guardian<\/nobr><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNHgsUgvwR3n1TvT9_enGi6ikKeAGQ&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778952692967&amp;ei=Cfj-VYivJ4rL3gGFv7CQCQ&amp;url=http:\/\/www.people.com\/people\/article\/0,,20953242,00.html\"><nobr>People Magazine<\/nobr><\/a><\/font><br \/><font class=\"p\" size=\"-1\"><a class=\"p\" href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/more?ncl=dIbEiCvEX7x4dMMgQWb1jigGwE58M&amp;authuser=0&amp;ned=us\"><nobr><b>all 192 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;<\/b><\/nobr><\/a><\/font><\/div>\n<p><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4716"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4716\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}