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Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) went full 1980s D.A.R.E. officer on a recent podcast, claiming that using cannabis will literally “hurt your DNA” and turn you into a “loser in life.” Speaking on “High Stakes,” a podcast produced by a prohibitionist group, the congressman doubled down on anti-marijuana rhetoric, claiming that hanging around weed puts young women at risk of being assaulted and causes people to completely drop out of society. He even threw in a retro flex, noting that his dad—former FBI Director William Sessions—was the guy responsible for putting those iconic “Winners Don’t Use Drugs” warning screens on old arcade games.
Sessions also recycled the classic “gateway drug” argument, directly linking cannabis use to the flow of heroin and cocaine into the country, while calling it a catalyst for highway deaths. He claimed legalization in states like Colorado has been a total failure, arguing that promised tax revenues never materialized due to illegal sales, while emergency rooms are supposedly flooding with patients experiencing marijuana-induced psychosis.
Despite his claims that cannabis has “not one positive effect,” nearly every state has legalized it for medical use, and the federal government has officially recognized its therapeutic value through partial rescheduling. Still, Sessions has a long history of aggressive pushback; as the former House Rules Committee chairman, he blocked dozens of cannabis reform amendments, and he is currently lobbying the Department of Transportation to keep drug testing workers despite federal policy shifts.
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Original article written by . Published on July 10, 2026 by Marijuana Moment.
