Dumb Things GOP Candidates Have Said About Legal Marijuana

The Republican presidential candidates are facing off yet again in another primary debate to be held at the University of Colorado Boulder-so you can guarantee they’ll be asked about that state’s wildly successful experiment with marijuana legalization. Given this theme and the debate’s location in the first state to legalize marijuana, it’s likely that the state’s recreational marijuana industry will be discussed. “You’re not going to get the psychosis or schizophrenia trend lines in just a year or two”.

But the Colorado model-and similar ones in Washington, Alaska, and Oregon-isn’t exactly popular amongthe political right. None of the Republican candidates support federal legalization.

Numerous candidates seem to be taking a wait-and-see approach to legalization. Fast-forward 25 years and now Trump is opposed to legalization.

“This was promised to the Boulder community and the [University of Colorado] community as a great learning opportunity and it’s not going to be...

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