Evangelical Leader Pat Robertson Endorses Amendment 64 and Regulating Marijuana Like Alcohol

Statement below from Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol

MARCH 8 – DENVER – The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol has issued the following statement in response to an interview with evangelical leader Pat Robertson in The New York Times, in which he said that he "absolutely" supports ballot initiatives in Colorado and Washington to regulate marijuana like alcohol. See: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/us/pat-robertson-backs-legalizing-marijuana.html?_r=1

"We are pleased that Pat Robertson has publicly endorsed Colorado's initiative to regulate marijuana like alcohol. Mr. Robertson's statement is especially powerful coming from someone who has been known to make a moral judgment or two in the past. But when it comes right down to it, he is saying what we are saying. Specifically, he pointed out that it makes absolutely no sense to allow people to use alcohol, but punish them for using marijuana. He has also decried the massive amount of money wasted on arresting, prosecuting and imprisoning people for marijuana-related offenses. Brick by brick, the Berlin Wall of marijuana prohibition is crumbling. Pat Robertson hit that wall with a big sledgehammer today. We are happy that he has joined the growing and diverse group of individuals backing Amendment 64."

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