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That's why you need the war on drugs to put all these pot smokers in prison so that the prisons remain full and the corporations remain profitable. It's a slippery slope.

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Jesse Ventura
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: July 15
Film Actor
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Professional Wrestler
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Sports Commentator
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Minneapolis
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