
In Washington, D.C. smoking is banned from office buildings. But that rule doesn't apply to the U.S. Capitol Building, where House Republicans have lifted a ban on smoking in that branch of Congress.
Fox News' Tucker Carlson and other far-right pundits have been quick to applaud the move. Sounding a lot like the late radio host Rush Limbaugh, Carlson told viewers, "Nicotine frees your mind, and THC makes you compliant and passive."