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Joe Kennedy III explains why heās one of the few Democrats not so hot about pot
Over the past decade, Massachusetts has been one of the states at the forefront of the pro-marijuana movement. But one of the stateās rising political stars is not on board.
āThis one is a tough one for me, because my views do not exactly line up with my own state, and itās something that Iām struggling with,ā Rep. Joe Kennedy III said in a podcast interview this week with Vox.comās Ezra Klein.
Even as he has seen his national profile continue to rise, the 37-year-old Democratic congressman has taken heat from the left over his opposition to marijuana legalization (including for medical purposes), which has become increasingly popular both within his party and across the country. After he was tagged to deliver his partyās response to President Donald Trumpās State of the Union address in January, pro-marijuana outlets scoured Kennedyās voting history in the House and found that he was among the few Democratic representatives who consistently voted against even mildly pro-marijuana bills ā even measures that many Republicans supported.
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) gives Kennedy a D grade, which is tied for the lowest grade among the groupsā scorecard for Massachusettsā all-Democrat congressional delegation.
āI donāt think marijuana should be legalized,ā Kennedy flatly told Boston magazine in 2016, two months before the Massachusetts voters approved a referendum to do just that.
Nine states and the District of Columbia have now moved to legalize recreational marijuana. As Massachusetts nears the full enactment of its voter-approved law, Kennedy says itās his job to ātake a deep breathā ā though not necessarily inhale.
āWe just gotta be thoughtful about this,ā he told Klein. āItās not something where I wanna get in a position where you kind of rush through, because clearly public opinion is on one side of this and moving pretty hard in one direction.ā
Kennedy spokeswoman Emily Kaufman says the congressman thinks the finalized regulations for Massachusettsā legal marijuana market, which were released this week by the stateās Cannabis Control Commission, are āa step in the right directionā ā though he still has some worries.
āHe still has public health and safety concerns regarding issues like driving under the influence and adolescent access, which he hopes the state will prioritize as it moves closer to implementation,ā Kaufman said.
In his interview with Klein, the congressman cited some of the unintended consequences of decriminalizing and legalizing the drug. Recalling his days working as a state prosecutor when Massachusetts voted in 2008 to decriminalize marijuana, Kennedy said the decision affected the ability of police officers to search and seize other illegal items, such as guns, from vehicles.
āIf you smelled [marijuana] in a car, you could search a car,ā Kennedy said. āWhen it became decriminalized, you couldnāt do that.ā...
So basically Democrats have nothing to offer but higher taxes, black supremacy, and, if Joe Kennedy gets his way, more searches and seizures via anti-marijuana laws.
Liberal faggots hate the police, yet they worship the liberal ****** politicians who write the laws that give the cops probable cause to pull over/detain/search black people.
Over the past decade, Massachusetts has been one of the states at the forefront of the pro-marijuana movement. But one of the stateās rising political stars is not on board.
āThis one is a tough one for me, because my views do not exactly line up with my own state, and itās something that Iām struggling with,ā Rep. Joe Kennedy III said in a podcast interview this week with Vox.comās Ezra Klein.
Even as he has seen his national profile continue to rise, the 37-year-old Democratic congressman has taken heat from the left over his opposition to marijuana legalization (including for medical purposes), which has become increasingly popular both within his party and across the country. After he was tagged to deliver his partyās response to President Donald Trumpās State of the Union address in January, pro-marijuana outlets scoured Kennedyās voting history in the House and found that he was among the few Democratic representatives who consistently voted against even mildly pro-marijuana bills ā even measures that many Republicans supported.
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) gives Kennedy a D grade, which is tied for the lowest grade among the groupsā scorecard for Massachusettsā all-Democrat congressional delegation.
āI donāt think marijuana should be legalized,ā Kennedy flatly told Boston magazine in 2016, two months before the Massachusetts voters approved a referendum to do just that.
Nine states and the District of Columbia have now moved to legalize recreational marijuana. As Massachusetts nears the full enactment of its voter-approved law, Kennedy says itās his job to ātake a deep breathā ā though not necessarily inhale.
āWe just gotta be thoughtful about this,ā he told Klein. āItās not something where I wanna get in a position where you kind of rush through, because clearly public opinion is on one side of this and moving pretty hard in one direction.ā
Kennedy spokeswoman Emily Kaufman says the congressman thinks the finalized regulations for Massachusettsā legal marijuana market, which were released this week by the stateās Cannabis Control Commission, are āa step in the right directionā ā though he still has some worries.
āHe still has public health and safety concerns regarding issues like driving under the influence and adolescent access, which he hopes the state will prioritize as it moves closer to implementation,ā Kaufman said.
In his interview with Klein, the congressman cited some of the unintended consequences of decriminalizing and legalizing the drug. Recalling his days working as a state prosecutor when Massachusetts voted in 2008 to decriminalize marijuana, Kennedy said the decision affected the ability of police officers to search and seize other illegal items, such as guns, from vehicles.
āIf you smelled [marijuana] in a car, you could search a car,ā Kennedy said. āWhen it became decriminalized, you couldnāt do that.ā...
So basically Democrats have nothing to offer but higher taxes, black supremacy, and, if Joe Kennedy gets his way, more searches and seizures via anti-marijuana laws.
Liberal faggots hate the police, yet they worship the liberal ****** politicians who write the laws that give the cops probable cause to pull over/detain/search black people.
