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Chris Christie Calls Marijuana Users “Diseased,” Pledges to Cure Them With Law Enforcement

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 07/24/2015 - 08:45

While delivering a speech on Thursday, New Jersey Governor and presidential hopeful Chris Christie doubled-down on his anti-marijuana agenda. Referring to marijuana users as “diseased,” Gov. Christie reiterated his ambitions to “crack down and not permit” marijuana use, even in states where the practice is legal. As NJ.com reports, Christie “has pledged that if elected he would have all of those diseased people in places like Colorado treated by armed federal agents.”

Chris Christie has a long track record of promoting marijuana prohibition, so these remarks are not exactly surprising. In 2014, Christie traveled to Colorado, where he criticized voters’ decision to legalize marijuana two years prior, claiming the new policy “diminishes the quality of life” in the state. If elected president, Christie plans to “crack down” on legal marijuana on the basis that federal law...

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