Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) smoked marijuana as a teenager, according to a spokesperson, who described the potential 2016 presidential candidate’s youthful experimentation as a “mistake.”
The Daily Mail’s David Martosko asked 10 potential GOP presidential candidates whether they had smoked pot. Cruz’s camp was one of seven to respond, and the only one to offer new details on their boss’ past drug use.
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“I think we can have an intelligent conversation about drug policy and the degree to which it may or may not be achieving the ends we hope it would achieve,” he said.
