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Saturday, March 01, 2014

And he still stands by it!

Testifying against bills that would legalize or decriminalize marijuana, the police chief for Annapolis, Md., cited a fake news story that reported 37 people died on the first day Colorado’s recreational marijuana law went into effect.

“The first day of legalization, that’s when Colorado experienced 37 deaths that day from overdose on marijuana,” Annapolis Police Chief Michael Pristoop said Tuesday at a committee hearing, according to the Capital Gazette. “I remember the first day it was decriminalized there were 37 deaths.”

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's really hard to dignify this remark with a reply. If this guy is stupid enough to make that statement there is no way he should be allowed to wear a badge and carry a gun.

Anonymous said...

Prohibition of marijuana has always been based on lies. So why should he stop now?