Colorado GOP rep. tells Fox News: ‘Matter of time’ before legal pot turns violent

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/21/colorado-gop-rep-tells-fox-news-matter-of-time-before-legal-pot-turns-violent/



Colorado GOP rep. tells Fox News: ‘Matter of time’ before legal pot turns violent
By David Edwards
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:17 EST

Colorado state Rep. Jared Wright (R) warned on Tuesday that it was just a “matter of time” before marijuana legalization started causing violence and increased crime.

In an interview with Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade, Wright said that he was sponsoring a bill to make it illegal for food stamps recipients to use their electronic benefits cards (EBT) to access funds at ATM machines in marijuana dispensaries.

Wright explained that homeless people he spoke to around the state Capitol agreed that his bill was reasonable.

“As a lower-middle class American myself, I think it’s unfair to be encouraging a lot of these folks who are coming off of addiction, who we should be encouraging to come out of their addictions,” the Colorado Republican noted.

[longship]

1. I think he's confusing it with illegal pot.

Compare with illegal booze during prohibition.

I drop the mic.

[tridim]

2. That anxious, furrowed brow of yours, Jared...

Can be easily relieved with a bit of Cannabis.

It's legal in your state, idiot.

[locks]

3. This guy has a terrible record

and embarrassed even the right wingers on the western slope during his campaign. If FOX news had even a shred of integrity (which they don't) they would have asked him to come up with some facts about marijuana causing violence and crime, especially as compared to alcohol.

[denverbill]

4. Thank God legal alcohol use never turns violent.

Or we might have to outlaw that as well.