Post by Logan on Apr 22, 2016 21:16:02 GMT -6
CONCORD — With the state in the midst of an addiction epidemic, now is not the time to be sending the wrong message about drugs, several senators said Thursday as the Senate killed a bill to end criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana.
“We are in a war, and the last thing we need is to tell our citizens it is OK to use a little marijuana or any other illegal substance,” said Sen. Gary Daniels, R-Milford.
But supporters of decriminalizing marijuana possession said the state is behind the times and the only New England state that treats simple possession as a crime.
“I’d like to address collateral damage from a war on drugs we lost decades ago — that we continue to fight and continue to amass collateral damage,” said Sen. John Reagan, R-Deerfield. He said people face criminal charges for growing a plant that can do wonderful things for people suffering chronic diseases.
Read more: www.unionleader.com/Senate-kills-bill-lowering-marijuana-penalties
“We are in a war, and the last thing we need is to tell our citizens it is OK to use a little marijuana or any other illegal substance,” said Sen. Gary Daniels, R-Milford.
But supporters of decriminalizing marijuana possession said the state is behind the times and the only New England state that treats simple possession as a crime.
“I’d like to address collateral damage from a war on drugs we lost decades ago — that we continue to fight and continue to amass collateral damage,” said Sen. John Reagan, R-Deerfield. He said people face criminal charges for growing a plant that can do wonderful things for people suffering chronic diseases.
Read more: www.unionleader.com/Senate-kills-bill-lowering-marijuana-penalties