The Heartbreaking Reason Carly Fiorina Is Anti-Marijuana

There's a very real reason Carly Fiorina is against legalizing marijuana: The Republican presidential candidate watched her stepdaughter, Lori Ann Fiorina, battle drug addiction and die an early death, at just 35 years old.

At the debate Wednesday, the moderator asked Chris Christie about his earlier statements saying he'd ban marijuana even in states like Colorado that have legalized it. When Fiorina had a chance to weigh in, her statement turned to her personal history.

"My husband and I buried a child to drug addiction," Fiorina said, acknowledging that the same is sadly true for many watching. "We must invest in the treatment of drugs."

Fiorina first shared details about the 2009 loss of Lori in her book, Rising to the Challenge: My Leadership Journey, which she published earlier this year.

“The two police officers stood awkwardly in our living room…" she writes of her and her...

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