Nixon's private remarks present a startling contrast to his administration's public cannabis policies, some that are still in effect today.

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Richard Nixon Secretly Admitted Marijuana Is 'Not Particularly Dangerous,' New Tapes Reveal

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Former President Richard Nixon, who launched the war on drugs in 1971, admitted he knew pot was 'not particularly dangerous' in an unearthed tape.

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Nixon Admitted Pot Was ‘Not Particularly Dangerous’ in Newly Uncovered Audio

A newly uncovered audio reveals that former President Richard Nixon launched the war on drugs even though he acknowledged marijuana “was not particularly dangerous.”

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Nixon’s Tapes Reveal He Knew Marijuana Was ‘Not Particularly Dangerous’

Two years after the then President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, launched a war on drugs in 1971, describing the use of illegal substances as “public enemy No. 1", he made a surprising confession during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House.
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Dois anos depois que o ent�o presidente dos Estados Unidos, Richard M. Nixon, lan�ou uma guerra �s drogas em 1971, descrevendo o uso de subst�ncias il�citas como "inimigo p�blico n� 1", ele fez uma confiss�o surpreendente durante uma reuni�o no Sal�o Oval da Casa Branca.
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Defender of the war on drugs, Nixon told a meeting that marijuana was not dangerous, audio reveals

While America has long had restrictive drug laws, the "war on drugs" is considered to have begun in earnest in June 1971. "America's public enemy number one," President Richard Nixon proclaimed in a press conference, "is drug abuse. In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive." Recently discovered audio of Nixon's private conversations indicates that he may not have completely believed what he said. …

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Richard Nixon privately admitted marijuana was ‘not particularly dangerous’

Well, well, well, so the guy who rubber stamped the so called ‘War on Drugs’ in 1971, did not think weed was a bad drug. Not surprising. Alright, in a newly unearthed recording from March 1973, way back in the day, former President Richard Nixon admitted that he knew marijuana was “not particularly dangerous.” Despite buddy’s role in declaring the war on drugs and rejecting a federal commission’s recommendation to decriminalize it he said: “Let …

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Former President Nixon Declared ‘War on Drugs’ But Privately Said Weed ‘Not Dangerous’ In Unearthed Tapes - The Source

Minnesota lobbyist Kurtis Hanna listened to hours of taped conversations from the Nixon White House. In one, the former president who started the war on drugs said that marijuana was not dangerous.

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Minnesotan discovers new insight into former President Richard Nixon’s views on marijuana

A Democratic congressman is calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to bring marijuana legislation to the floor in light of former President Donald Trump’s recent endorsement of state and federal reform, as well as newly unearthed audio capturing former President Richard Nixon conceding that cannabis is “not particularly dangerous.” In a letter sent to Johnson on Monday, Congressional Cannabis Caucus co-chair Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) sai…

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Democratic Lawmaker Pushes GOP House Speaker To Put Marijuana Bills On Floor After Trump Support And Nixon Revelation

Former President Richard Nixon admitted that cannabis was "not particularly dangerous," according to recently uncovered audio first reported by the New York

Secret Nixon Recordings Reveal He Knew Cannabis Was 'Not Particularly Dangerous' - Ganjapreneur

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Pretty wild stuff, the Nixon started the war on drugs, placed Marijuana at schedule 1 but behind closed doors realized it's not that dangerous, and says that the sentencing for marijuana crimes need to be looked at it.  
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			Speaking to a small group of aides and advisers at the White House in March 1973, Ni…

Richard Nixon Secretly Admitted Marijuana Is 'Not Particularly Dangerous,' New Tapes Reveal

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