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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/pat-robertson-pot-legal-alcoho…
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says marijuana should be legalized and treated like alcohol because the government's war on drugs has failed.
The outspoken evangelical Christian and host of "The 700 Club" on the Virginia Beach-based Christian Broadcasting Network he founded said the war on drugs is costing taxpayers billions of dollars. He said people should not be sent to prison for marijuana possession.
The 81-year-old first became a self-proclaimed "hero of the hippie culture" in 2010 when called for ending mandatory prison sentences for marijuana possession convictions.
"I just think it's shocking how many of these young people wind up in prison and they get turned into hardcore criminals because they had a possession of a very small amount of a controlled substance," Robertson said on his show March 1. "The whole thing is crazy. We've said, 'Well, we're conservatives, we're tough on crime.' That's baloney."
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says marijuana should be legalized and treated like alcohol because the government's war on drugs has failed.
The outspoken evangelical Christian and host of "The 700 Club" on the Virginia Beach-based Christian Broadcasting Network he founded said the war on drugs is costing taxpayers billions of dollars. He said people should not be sent to prison for marijuana possession.
The 81-year-old first became a self-proclaimed "hero of the hippie culture" in 2010 when called for ending mandatory prison sentences for marijuana possession convictions.
"I just think it's shocking how many of these young people wind up in prison and they get turned into hardcore criminals because they had a possession of a very small amount of a controlled substance," Robertson said on his show March 1. "The whole thing is crazy. We've said, 'Well, we're conservatives, we're tough on crime.' That's baloney."
The Shop
Honestly, I'd much rather be around someone under the influence of marijuana then alcohol.
Maybe it is time to look at reality.
The drug war here is an absolute failure. Drug use starts and stops in the home, not from legislation or regulation. It's funny how the conservatives scream about big government, but they're the first ones to ask for more regulation and enforcement for shit they should be responsible for in their own homes. They seem very afraid, almost like cowards.
https://youtu.be/hWVQ7sAWNWs
Pit Row
In my eyes it's usually a wash.
waaaaaaaaaaaa
Need to be able to put into a pill that they can sell or else it's evil.
Big Tobacco companies should be lobbying for this, they are in a position to switch from tobacco to weed and make bank.
Those who argue it will open up the industry to far more girls, and they don't want their girls to do it, then that starts in the home. Take responsibility for how your kids turn out. It shouldn't be the government's job.
you have never been to amsterdam have you ? its one of the safest , most friendly cities that i have ever been to .
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