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Janet Yellen admits she inhaled while smoking marijuana: ‘It was okay’

By Jenny Goldsberry
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Outgoing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the story of when she first smoked marijuana and thought it was “neither here nor there.”

President Joe Biden nominated Yellen, 78, as the first female head of the Treasury Department. Pending confirmation, she will be succeeded by hedge fund manager Scott Besent.

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