People can argue about the pluses and minuses of marijuana, but everyone knows it’s not a killer drug like heroin.

— Bernie Sanders

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "People can argue about the pluses and minuses of marijuana, but everyone knows it’s not a killer drug like heroin." in the context of "Twitter (11 August 2016), quoted in David Weigel (2016-08-11), "Sanders joins Democrats criticizing DEA for marijuana decision", Washington Post" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Bernie Sanders

About Bernie Sanders

Bernard Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States Senator from Vermont since 2007. The U.S. Representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007, he is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history and a member of the Democratic caucus. Sanders ran unsuccessfully for the 2016 and 2020 Democratic nomination for president.