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Mitt Romney says medical marijuana, gay marriage are “state issues, right, aren’t they, really?”
Mitt Romney was interviewing with a reporter from Colorado who asked a series of questions, including his opinions on civil unions or marriage equality for gay people, in-state tuition for children of undocumented immigrants, and Colorado’s state recognition of medical marijuana. Frustrated by the questions not leading to his preferred talking points, Gov. Romney, exasperated, asks “Aren’t there issues of significance you’d like to talk about? The economy?…”
The Republican Candidates Address Marijuana and Hemp in NH
A student from SSDP – the Students for Sensible Drug Policy – asked Romney after the event is views on Industrialized hemp. Romney clarified back to the student..”Industrialized hemp?” they student asked again, and he answered, I’m sorry, I don’t know what industrialized hemp is. That was Wednesday at a Town Hall Meeting in Peterborough NH.
Obama’s crackdown illustrates contempt for marijuana-using voters
I would not underestimate the GOP desire to recapture the White House. I would not be surprised at an eventual GOP nominee whose political team calculates that the marijuana vote could be enough to swing a close state or two and advises a friendlier medical marijuana position than Obama’s. (Mitt Romney is just the kind of guy to make such a 180, too.) Paint it as a “get tough on those abusing medical marijuana” plan by institution strict guidelines and federal regs that would actually clear up the picture and end federal raids. Play the “states rights” and “limited government” cards by crafting those regs to defer to the states on the issue.
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