"Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see."
— Thomas Jefferson

January 1, 1970

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This particular quote was attributed to Jefferson on the Internet starting from 2008 and first appearing in print from 2013 but while he may have grown hemp, he never actually smoked it. According to the Jefferson Library this is not a quote from Jefferson.