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Marijuana Found Twice In White House Before Cocaine Was Located In West Wing: Secret Service – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

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KEY POINTS

  • Congressional Republicans slammed the Secret Service’s decision to close its investigation
  • McCarthy wondered what goes on in Biden’s White House
  • Boebert said the area where the cocaine was found should’ve had surveillance cameras

The Secret Service said Thursday in a closed-door Congressional hearing that before the cocaine discovery in the White House over the Fourth of July weekend, marijuana was also located on at least two occasions last year, according to a report.

A spokesperson for the Secret Service told Fox News Digital that “small amounts of marijuana” was found inside the White House in July and September last year.

“No one was arrested in these incidents because the weight of the marijuana confiscated did not meet the legal threshold for federal charges or D.C. misdemeanor criminal charges, as the District of Columbia had decriminalized possession,” the spokesperson said. “The marijuana was collected by officers and destroyed.”

Although having less than two ounces of marijuana is not a crime in Washington D.C., possessing pot is still prohibited on federal properties like the White House.

Rep. Lauren Boebert told the news outlet that the area in the West Wing where the cocaine was found “should have had video surveillance.”

“This probably is an area that should have had video surveillance, especially since this is not the first time that drugs have been found on the White House property since Biden has taken office,” the Colorado representative…

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