FNG Bobby Good says Refer madness is reasonable
Anti-Marijuana GOP Congressman Asks Virginia Governor To Veto Legalization Of ‘Gateway Drug’
Freshman Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) argued that legalization is the wrong move, in part because he subscribes to the erroneously held theory that cannabis is a “gateway” to other drugs and believes the current status of cannabis as a dangerously addictive substance with no medical use, In spite of mountains of medicinal marijuana laced data showing absolute appropriate and unequalled healing properties and health benefit when patients opt to use the healing herb in lieu of dangerous medication for the treatment of an array of symptoms.
Good ignorantly wrote “if marijuana is legalized, those who have been profiting from its sale in the current illegal drug trade will undoubtedly refocus and intensify their efforts in the sale and distribution of more dangerous drugs, as has happened in other states that have legalized cannabis for recreational use,” and this “is assuredly why a large majority of states have still not moved to legalize marijuana.”
“Not only would efforts to legalize marijuana undermine the rule of law and federal law enforcement, it is also harmful to families. Legalizing recreational use of marijuana, even if limited to adults, will likely expose more children to drug use at young impressionable ages. Marijuana is often the ‘gateway’ drug, and its legalization will increase experimentation with it and other drugs. Surely, we can all agree that facilitating more Virginians trying and using addictive, behavior-altering, recreational drugs is not good for individuals or the Commonwealth as a whole.”
The sadly misinformed Good ol' boy—went on to say that taxing and regulating cannabis sales “is not a sound policy for generating revenue,” citing data from the "always incorrect" Smart Approaches To Marijuana.
