Mayor de Blasio Claims He Hasn’t Smoked Weed Since College

de blasio's new york Nov. 19, 2014

Mayor de Blasio Claims He Hasn’t Smoked Weed Since College

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At a Politico breakfast this morning, Mayor de Blasio assured attendees that even though he backs a liberal pot policy, he’s not spending his free time blazing and watching Broad City. In fact, de Blasio said, he hasn’t smoked weed since college. I guess that makes sense; nobody with the munchies would bother eating pizza with a fork.

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