Governor Gary Johnson Calls Politicians ‘Absolutely Spineless’ for Not Supporting Cannabis Legalization

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson calls politicians “absolutely spineless!” on this week’s TNMNewsshow, adding that to them, politics is about “getting up every morning to check which way the wind blows, and making sure that you’re not on the wrong side of anything. Well, this country has been on the wrong side of this issue for five decades, I do think we’re at a tipping point, and we’re going to do it despite lawmakers.”

Johnson—the current CEO of Cannabis Sativa, Inc., a White House hopeful, and an open marijuana user—tellsTNMNews radio host Todd Denkin that politicians are out to lunch on the issue of cannabis legalization. While close to 60 percent of Americans support the legalization of marijuana, you’d be hard-pressed to find any other high-ranking official who completely supports it.

“Right now, the minority of Americans want to criminalize behavior that the majority of Americans don’t support,” says Johnson, who...

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