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Steny Hoyer says he hasn’t smoked pot

By Sean Lengell
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Steny Hoyer says he hasn’t smoked pot

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer denied he ever smoked marijuana after hinting otherwise during his weekly briefing Tuesday with reporters.

The Maryland Democrat, when asked about legislation to decriminalize marijuana that passed the Maryland legislature on Monday, said he supported the measure because current drug laws have imprisoned too many people for nonviolent crimes.

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