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  1. Yes, this is Barack Obama. It is a photo by Lisa Jack, taken in 1980 at Occidental College. (From Lisa Jack's artist statement.) The work was exhibited at M+B Gallery in West Hollywood, among other places.

  2. He has been known to smoke pot: "I inhaled, frequently. That was the point."

  3. I can find no evidence in any text online that the claim is true. (This does not prove that it is false, though.)

The first online reference that I could find to "Barack Oganja" as an early nickname for Barack Obama is on May 18, 2012:

This is consistent with Google Trends not showing any activity for this term before June 2012.

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One individual created this nickname for themself prior to 2012.

One user attributed a Barack Obama quote to "Barack Oganja" on December 4, 2011, but didn't claim it was a nickname from his younger years.

Two marijuana growers named a strain of marijuana "Barack Oganja" (reported December 4, 2009)

One blog called Barack Obama "Barack O-Ganja" in a headline on October 26, 2009, but didn't connect it to a nickname from Obama's earlier years.

  1. Yes, this is Barack Obama. It is a photo by Lisa Jack, taken in 1980 at Occidental College. (From Lisa Jack's artist statement.) The work was exhibited at M+B Gallery in West Hollywood, among other places.

  2. He has been known to smoke pot: "I inhaled, frequently. That was the point."

  3. I can find no evidence in any text online that the claim is true.

The first online reference that I could find to "Barack Oganja" as an early nickname for Barack Obama is on May 18, 2012:

This is consistent with Google Trends not showing any activity for this term before June 2012.

enter image description here

One individual created this nickname for themself prior to 2012.

One user attributed a Barack Obama quote to "Barack Oganja" on December 4, 2011, but didn't claim it was a nickname from his younger years.

Two marijuana growers named a strain of marijuana "Barack Oganja" (reported December 4, 2009)

One blog called Barack Obama "Barack O-Ganja" in a headline on October 26, 2009, but didn't connect it to a nickname from Obama's earlier years.

  1. Yes, this is Barack Obama. It is a photo by Lisa Jack, taken in 1980 at Occidental College. (From Lisa Jack's artist statement.) The work was exhibited at M+B Gallery in West Hollywood, among other places.

  2. He has been known to smoke pot: "I inhaled, frequently. That was the point."

  3. I can find no evidence in any text online that the claim is true. (This does not prove that it is false, though.)

The first online reference that I could find to "Barack Oganja" as an early nickname for Barack Obama is on May 18, 2012:

This is consistent with Google Trends not showing any activity for this term before June 2012.

enter image description here

One individual created this nickname for themself prior to 2012.

One user attributed a Barack Obama quote to "Barack Oganja" on December 4, 2011, but didn't claim it was a nickname from his younger years.

Two marijuana growers named a strain of marijuana "Barack Oganja" (reported December 4, 2009)

One blog called Barack Obama "Barack O-Ganja" in a headline on October 26, 2009, but didn't connect it to a nickname from Obama's earlier years.

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  1. Yes, this is Barack Obama. It is a photo by Lisa Jack, taken in 1980 at Occidental College. (From Lisa Jack's artist statement.) The work was exhibited at M+B Gallery in West Hollywood, among other places.

  2. He has been known to smoke pot: "I inhaled, frequently. That was the point."

  3. I can find no evidence in any text online that the claim is true.

The first online reference that I could find to "Barack Oganja" as an early nickname for Barack Obama is on May 18, 2012:

This is consistent with Google Trends not showing any activity for this term before June 2012.

enter image description here

One individual created this nickname for themself prior to 2012.

One user attributed a Barack Obama quote to "Barack Oganja" on December 4, 2011, but didn't claim it was a nickname from his younger years.

Two marijuana growers named a strain of marijuana "Barack Oganja" (reported December 4, 2009)

One blog called Barack Obama "Barack O-Ganja" in a headline on October 26, 2009, but didn't connect it to a nickname from Obama's earlier years.

  1. Yes, this is Barack Obama. It is a photo by Lisa Jack, taken in 1980 at Occidental College. (From Lisa Jack's artist statement.) The work was exhibited at M+B Gallery in West Hollywood, among other places.

  2. He has been known to smoke pot: "I inhaled, frequently. That was the point."

  3. I can find no evidence that the claim is true.

The first online reference that I could find to "Barack Oganja" as an early nickname for Barack Obama is on May 18, 2012:

This is consistent with Google Trends not showing any activity for this term before June 2012.

enter image description here

One individual created this nickname for themself prior to 2012.

One user attributed a Barack Obama quote to "Barack Oganja" on December 4, 2011, but didn't claim it was a nickname from his younger years.

Two marijuana growers named a strain of marijuana "Barack Oganja" (reported December 4, 2009)

One blog called Barack Obama "Barack O-Ganja" in a headline on October 26, 2009, but didn't connect it to a nickname from Obama's earlier years.

  1. Yes, this is Barack Obama. It is a photo by Lisa Jack, taken in 1980 at Occidental College. (From Lisa Jack's artist statement.) The work was exhibited at M+B Gallery in West Hollywood, among other places.

  2. He has been known to smoke pot: "I inhaled, frequently. That was the point."

  3. I can find no evidence in any text online that the claim is true.

The first online reference that I could find to "Barack Oganja" as an early nickname for Barack Obama is on May 18, 2012:

This is consistent with Google Trends not showing any activity for this term before June 2012.

enter image description here

One individual created this nickname for themself prior to 2012.

One user attributed a Barack Obama quote to "Barack Oganja" on December 4, 2011, but didn't claim it was a nickname from his younger years.

Two marijuana growers named a strain of marijuana "Barack Oganja" (reported December 4, 2009)

One blog called Barack Obama "Barack O-Ganja" in a headline on October 26, 2009, but didn't connect it to a nickname from Obama's earlier years.

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  1. Yes, this is Barack ObamaYes, this is Barack Obama. It is a photo by Lisa Jack, taken in 1980 at Occidental College. (From Lisa Jack's artist statement.) The work was exhibited at M+B Gallery in West Hollywood, among other places.

  2. He has been known to smoke pot: "I inhaled, frequently. That was the point."

  3. I can find no evidence that the claim is true.

The first online reference that I could find to "Barack Oganja" as an early nickname for Barack Obama is on May 18, 2012:

This is consistent with Google Trends not showing any activity for this term before June 2012.

enter image description here

One individual created this nickname for themself prior to 2012.

One user attributed a Barack Obama quote to "Barack Oganja" on December 4, 2011, but didn't claim it was a nickname from his younger years.

Two marijuana growers named a strain of marijuana "Barack Oganja" (reported December 4, 2009)

One blog called Barack Obama "Barack O-Ganja" in a headline on October 26, 2009, but didn't connect it to a nickname from Obama's earlier years.

  1. Yes, this is Barack Obama.

  2. He has been known to smoke pot: "I inhaled, frequently. That was the point."

  3. I can find no evidence that the claim is true.

The first online reference that I could find to "Barack Oganja" as an early nickname for Barack Obama is on May 18, 2012:

This is consistent with Google Trends not showing any activity for this term before June 2012.

enter image description here

One individual created this nickname for themself prior to 2012.

One user attributed a Barack Obama quote to "Barack Oganja" on December 4, 2011, but didn't claim it was a nickname from his younger years.

Two marijuana growers named a strain of marijuana "Barack Oganja" (reported December 4, 2009)

One blog called Barack Obama "Barack O-Ganja" in a headline on October 26, 2009, but didn't connect it to a nickname from Obama's earlier years.

  1. Yes, this is Barack Obama. It is a photo by Lisa Jack, taken in 1980 at Occidental College. (From Lisa Jack's artist statement.) The work was exhibited at M+B Gallery in West Hollywood, among other places.

  2. He has been known to smoke pot: "I inhaled, frequently. That was the point."

  3. I can find no evidence that the claim is true.

The first online reference that I could find to "Barack Oganja" as an early nickname for Barack Obama is on May 18, 2012:

This is consistent with Google Trends not showing any activity for this term before June 2012.

enter image description here

One individual created this nickname for themself prior to 2012.

One user attributed a Barack Obama quote to "Barack Oganja" on December 4, 2011, but didn't claim it was a nickname from his younger years.

Two marijuana growers named a strain of marijuana "Barack Oganja" (reported December 4, 2009)

One blog called Barack Obama "Barack O-Ganja" in a headline on October 26, 2009, but didn't connect it to a nickname from Obama's earlier years.

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