AG Sessions: Theres a lot of violence thats coming from legalized pot

[Jimbo101]

Rawstory

United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday told reporters that one reason he wants to crack down on marijuana is that there’s “a lot of violence” that has come from legalizing the drug for recreational use in states such as Colorado.

“I don’t think America is going to be a better place when people of all ages, and particularly young people, are smoking pot,” said the attorney general. “I believe it’s an unhealthy practice, and current levels of THC in marijuana are very high compared to what they were a few years ago, and we’re seeing real violence around that… *Experts are telling me there’s more violence around marijuana than one would think and there’s big money involved.”

* source(s) ?

[sakabatou]

1. More BS coming from a bullshitter.

[wordpix]

16. gotta keep 'em from following #Trumprussia that Sessions could be involved in

no wonder he doesn't want to investigate it

[gopiscrap]

2. WTF

[Dem2]

3. What a f****** idiot

All the higher THC pot does to me is make me want to go in the room and close all the curtains and hide under the covers.

Violence?

What a f****** buffoon!

[wordpix]

17. and I just wanna play guitar, acoustic at that

not even loud

[madokie]

22. With your favorite opposite sex

Fun to be had by all.

Violence and pot does not, let me repeat, DOES NOT go together. Can't even used in the same sentence


48 plus years of toking pretty much every single day, held down hundreds of jobs, made a killing at some of those jobs and I've not seen any violence any one time.

fuck the twerp sessions and the hate he rode in on.

Hadn't smoked any weed in a few years now due to my health but if I could I would, you can bet on that

[Else You Are Mad]

4. [Citation needed]

Damn, Sessions is going to go with the refer madness excuse for banning pot?! I would like to see one -- non-right wing biased -- study that shows that there is a lot of violence caused by legalizing pot.

[wordpix]

18. it's a smokescreen (pun intended) to keep us from Trumprussia,

continuing his anti-Muslim immigration policy, killing ACA, slashing EPA, State Dept. and adding $52 billion to Defense. I'm sure I missed a "few" others.

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. You didnt get high in school, you had no friends and couldnt get laid, WE KNOW

no reason now to punish adults just because you cant grow up.

[KeepItReal]

6. Marijuana-fueled violence in Colorado? Hope y'all stay safe!

Remember Bowling Green.

[UT_democrat]

32. And remember

Green in your bowls!

[dalton99a]

7. Anonymous experts are telling him.

[ghostsinthemachine]

8. The violence is due to ILLEGAL pot

Simple but Sessions is deranged.

[bdamomma]

9. He needs to just stop

being so stupid, oh Mr Sessions you are picking up where you left off???

Violence is coming from your boss whose a$$ you kissed.

[MedusaX]

10. 45 needs revenue

Little Bo -Ree-Gard Peep-show
might be wise to just legalize the whole industry ...

45 needs all of the tax revenue he can get so he can have more military toys than all the other authoritarian dick-tater-tots out there.....

[retread]

11. Maybe he's referring to this

On the firefly platform on sunny Goodge Street
Violent hash-smoker shook a chocolate machine
Bobbed in an eating scene.
Smashing into neon streets in their stillness
Smearing their eyes on the crazy Kali goddess
Listenin' to sounds of Mingus mellow fantastic.
"My, my", they sigh,
"My, my", they sigh.
In dull house rooms with coloured lights swingin'
Strange music boxes sadly tinklin'
Drink in the sun shining all around you.
"My, my", they sigh,
"My, my", they sigh, mm mm.
"My, my", they sigh,
"My, my", they sigh.
The magician, he sparkles in satin and velvet,
You gaze at his splendour with eyes you've not used yet.
I tell you his name is Love, Love, Love.
"My, my", they sigh,
"My, my", they sigh.
"My, my" - sigh.

[logosoco]

12. When people of all ages are smoking pot?

Is he aware that there have been pot smokers for a very long time? It's not like it is something that JUST happened!

[trof]

13. My former senator is full of shit, as usual.

Unhappily that's nothing new for us in Alabama.

[DanTex]

14. LOL. Yeah the notorious violence of stoned people....

[Calculating]

15. What experts?

Serious question Mr Sessions. Most of the violence(not that there's much anyway) is related to the questionable legality of cannabis, and the fact that the banking system won't hold money so these businesses end up holding tons of cash.

[wordpix]

19. also ppl are out of work & can make $ in cannabis industry

They get violent when someone like DEA burns up their crops. It's their livelihood.

[bluedigger]

20. There's no avoiding the conclusion.

A brief documentary clip from Rockridge, Colorado.

[sarcasmo]

21. Colorado has the money to fight this Idiot.

[rollin74]

23. we really need legislation like this...

to stop the madness of pot prohibition

http://blog.norml.org/2017/02/28/federal-legislation-introduced-to-exclude-cannabis-from-the-controlled-substances-act/

[Doreen]

24. Yeah, a lot of violence among those stoned people

eating chips and dip while watching TV.

[Best_man23]

25. States Rights

Governments in legal states need to use those two words when dealing with Beauregard. People in those states who care about legal pot need to defend it with the same level of vigor like groups who pushed back against the federal government when it came to guns and land.

RESIST

[Beartracks]

26. See this important film NOW, before it is too late!

======================

[Lotusflower70]

27. Omg!

Another clueless idiot talking out of his ass. But of course it could help the for profit prisons. Unbelievable.

[TheFrenchRazor]

29. don't think he's clueless; he is a willing tool with no scruples or shame, like a lot of politicians

[Lotusflower70]

33. His record in Alabama

Shows some cluelessness. But he is definitely a tool with no scruples or shame.

[heaven05]

28. Lying sack of racist Confederate shit.

[oldtime dfl_er]

30. He loves the violence

from pot, from Chicago, from wherever. Establishing excuses for future violent actions by the government. Not to be taken lightly no matter how absurd it sounds.

[crazycatlady]

31. I love how he focuses on young people

In states that legalized pot, it is an age restricted product (21), just like alcohol. So it is not legal for teens to smoke weed in a state like Colorado.

[Tikki]

34. That tired old canard...The THC levels are higher compared to a few years ago"...

They have been saying that F o R e V e R....since this warning has been going on since the 1950's the levels
of THC must be rocket fuel to the Moon, by now.

This is not going to make many of trump's supporters happy.
The ones I know...love their pot.


Tikki

[neeksgeek]

35. I'd rather be around a habitual marijuana user

Than a heavy drinker.

[Warren DeMontague]

39. One might pick an unreasonable fight with you and then throw up on your floor

The other might ask if you have any snacks

[Blue Owl]

36. Unlike alcohol-related violence

[Warren DeMontague]

37. I'm sure the "expert" is the Nebraska AG who is begging him to shut down Colorado's legal market.

And I'm sure he's not going to talk to any of the many officials from the legal states- many of whom previously opposed legalization, but have changed their minds now that it is working and working well- to hear the truth.

His stupid argument is one of the numerous ones for legalization, anyway. Take the trade out of the black market, where it can be conducted fairly and transparently and above board. Al Capone wasn't a function of the alcohol trade, he was a product of prohibition and the fact that the alcohol trade was illegal.

[tblue37]

38. "People are saying. . . ." nt