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In a not terribly memorable race, there is one apparent novelty in this year's presidential election: This is the first in which both candidates are widely supposed to have used illegal druqs.

Vice President Al Gore Noun 1. Al Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948)
Albert Gore Jr., Gore
 has owned up to having smoked marijuana marijuana or marihuana, drug obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (see hemp) or C. indica; the latter species can withstand colder climates.  in the 1970s. Gov. George W. Bush is rumored to have been a cocaine user. He hasn't denied the allegation The assertion, claim, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, setting out what he or she expects to prove.

If the allegations in a plaintiff's complaint are insufficient to establish that the person's legal rights have been violated, the defendant can make a
, saying only, "When I was young and irresponsible, I was young and irresponsible."

Given their backgrounds, will there be any changes in the nation's drug laws? Not likely. Both candidates take a tough stance on drugs. Gore even opposes legalizing marijuana for medicinal medicinal /me·dic·i·nal/ (mi-dis´in-il) having healing qualities; pertaining to a medicine.

me·dic·i·nal
adj.
Of, relating to, or having the properties of medicine.
 use.
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Publication:New York Times Upfront
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Date:Oct 30, 2000
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