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Stephen Colbert on drugs: 14 classic segments on everything from legal weed to “Breaking Bad”

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During “The Colbert Report’s” nine seasons, Stephen Colbert has tracked quite a few ongoing policy issues, including drugs. Whether it is low-level drug offenses, prescription pills, steroids, legal marijuana or pop culture representations of drug kingpins (read: “Breaking Bad”), Stephen Colbert went there.

Here are the 14 best clips that follow America’s drug policy:

Colbert almost lost it discussing a poll that looks like a lit joint:

He urged Obama to smoke weed after it was legalized in Washington, D.C.:

He took a look at Ganjapreneurs in Colorado:

And made fun of Marco Rubio for not admitting if he has ever smoked weed:

He discussed marijuana legalization as a “hot button” issue:

And also looked into marijuana’s effects on football:

Speaking of drugs in sports, Colbert has tackled that issue as well:

In terms of legal drugs that are abused, Colbert has looked at everything from “study drugs”…

To erectile dysfunction drugs…

And he discusses testing pharmaceuticals on prison inmates:

Colbert also discussed the clemency push for drug convicts:

Colbert did give a wag of the finger to drug dealers for marketing meth to children:

Last but not least, here’s a conversation about “Breaking Bad” with Bryan Cranston:

By Sarah Gray

Sarah Gray is an assistant editor at Salon, focusing on innovation. Follow @sarahhhgray or email sgray@salon.com.

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