TRUE: Earl Blumenauer, "Marijuana is less addictive than both alcohol and tobacco."

PolitiFact Oregon:

Marijuana use, both recreationally and medicinally, is a glowing dot on the nation’s political radar screen. Two states, Washington and Colorado, voted to legalize recreational use of the drug last year, and other states are contemplating following. The same is true in Oregon, where as many as three marijuana-related initiatives may be heading toward the November ballot. The claim: U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, on his official website, makes clear where he stands. The Oregon Democrat supports legislation that would allow states to enact marijuana laws without federal interference, remove the ban on industrial hemp and "allow the marijuana industry

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