“I Didn’t Inhale” // Clinton, Cannabis, and the 1990s // Era of Medicalization [5]

In 1992, Bill Clinton famously said he tried marijuana but “didn’t inhale.” That line became a national punchline, but his presidency coincided with a major turning point: the rise of medical cannabis. From California’s Proposition 215 to Washington D.C.’s blocked Initiative 59, grassroots activists reframed cannabis as medicine while federal leaders fought to keep prohibition intact. In this episode of Dazed and Confused, we explore how patients and advocates challenged stigma, how Clinton’s administration responded, and how the 1990s laid the foundation for the medical cannabis era.

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Dazed and Confused explores the turbulent history of cannabis in the United States—from its criminalization to its medical rebranding and reemergence as a legal commodity. Told across major eras—Era of Madness, War, Medicalization, and Legalization—each episode blends historical archives, AI-narrated storytelling, and cultural analysis to examine the policies, panics, and power struggles that shaped the modern War on Drugs.

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Title: “I Didn’t Inhale” // Clinton, Cannabis, and the 1990s // Era of Medicalization [5]

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