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Related: About this forumDemocratic Congressman Schools DEA Agent Over Marijuana During Congressional Hearing -video link
VIDEO here: http://www.mediaite.com/online/democratic-congressman-schools-dea-agent-over-marijuana-during-congressional-hearing/
Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) made drug reformers proud on Wednesday when he went after Drug Enforcement Administration official Michele Leonhart during a hearing on DEA oversight. Polis refused to allow Leonhart to get away with half-answering questions about the relative health impact of marijuana versus other drugs.
Rep. Polis is an outspoken advocate of marijuana legalization (last year, he proposed a deficit-reduction plan that involved legalizing and taxing weed). During the hearing, he sought to make Leonhart concede that other Schedule I narcotics are much worse than marijuana a point drug reformers often use to make the case that pot shouldnt be classified with drugs like heroin and meth.
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Democratic Congressman Schools DEA Agent Over Marijuana During Congressional Hearing -video link (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Jun 2012
OP
Quick! Look at the Front Page of Huffington Post. The top main headline reads: IS SHE HIGH?
Tx4obama
Jun 2012
#1
I enjoyed the youtube version. The DEA spokesperson appeared biased and confused.
freshwest
Jun 2012
#3
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)1. Quick! Look at the Front Page of Huffington Post. The top main headline reads: IS SHE HIGH?
with a big photo of Michele Leonhart
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
LOL
freshwest
(53,661 posts)3. I enjoyed the youtube version. The DEA spokesperson appeared biased and confused.
Stryder
(450 posts)4. Is she high?
I just saw that on Huffpo.
Thought they were just being cheeky until I saw the video.Now I'm not so sure.
Of course she could just have a glitch in her talking points program.Seems to be stuck on "I believe all
drugs are bad...",lather, rinse, repeat.
No way she's gonna give an inch on the evil devil's
weed,but come on crack,meth,smack?Could she
possibly look more of a tool?
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)2. Does she have an email address? nm
tridim
(45,358 posts)5. Outrageous. She should be fired immediately
She is clearly unqualified for the job.