A Republican member of Congress says that he opposes marijuana legalization, claiming that people who live in states that have enacted the reform have told him it’s “the worst thing they’ve ever seen happen.”
Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) was answering a question from a constituent at town hall meeting on Tuesday who cited his prior opposition to medical marijuana as a Nebraska state lawmaker and asked, “Why do you want medical cannabis patients like myself and so many others in this room to die?”
“This goes without saying, but I do not want you to die,” Flood responded. “I have had a long-held opinion that medical marijuana is the next step to everybody using marijuana.”
“When I, when I talk to people on the East and West Coast, they tell me it’s the worst thing they’ve ever seen happen in their home state,” the GOP congressman claimed.
While he maintains his personal opposition, Flood said he does have a “caveat” to his position.
“We had a vote on that. The people decided to do it. That is the law in Nebraska, and it has to be followed,” he said, referring to voters’ approval of a pair of medical cannabis legalization
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