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"As the one person who's never smoked marijuana, let's stop putting people in jail for drugs!"

Matt Welch | 3.13.2009 4:20 PM

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Penn Jillette uncorks a righteous rant:

Reason on the drug war here; on Penn Jillette here. And for a little afternoon delight:

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