Evangelical Pat Robertson: Legalize pot

[Jello Biafra]

Evangelical preacher Pat Robertson stepped forward yesterday as one of the least likely new advocates of legalizing marijuana.

When an older person you wouldn’t expect to advocate legalizing pot comes out in support, there’s usually some philosophical underpinning to make sense of their position. Ron Paul doesn’t seem like a weed fan, however his strict Libertarian worldview mean that he has to be for legal pot or he’d be a hypocrite.

Pat Robertson may be making the most sense, however, in arguing that it’s just not that big a deal. “I really believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol,” He said. “If people can go into a liquor store and buy a bottle of alcohol and drink it at home legally, then why do we say that the use of this other substance is somehow criminal?”

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http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/179948/evangelical-pat-robertson-legalize-pot/

This is the second time in the last few weeks I have agreed with him...I'm scared........

[Justice wanted]

1. The question should be WHY is Pat Robertson want pot Legalize.

[dmallind]

4. Well God gave us all the plants of the field didn't he - along with fowls of the air and all that

Fundies should be reliable supporters of using God's bounty.

[TheKentuckian]

5. No, the question is what is the major malfunction with those against and

why are they such irrational and repressive fuckwits?

[Uncle Joe]

6. He and/or people near him are being exposed to more evidence of cannabis' therapeutic properties

in regards to cancer, alzheimers etc. etc. diseases that Robertson may already be facing.

[kysrsoze]

2. Whoa!

Well, that's one thing me and that asshole agree on.

[progressoid]

3. Does Pat have cancer?

Or maybe someone he knows has changed his mind.

[JVS]

7. I imagine the typical donor to Pat Robertson's ministry to be 55+ and in the bible belt.

The legal system fucks up a lot of people's lives and when those people have kids, the grandparents often need to step in to provide for them. Grandparents who need to provide for children whose parents can't get a good job because they have a criminal record are not as able to donate to Pat as they would be otherwise.