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The Legalization of Marijuana Is Debated at CPAC — Here's How It Went Down

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 02/27/2015 - 05:07

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The arguments were, “Think of the children,” versus, “Everybody’s doing it” — and if those two cliches weren’t enough, the debate kicked off at 4:20 p.m.

The debate over marijuana legalization at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference re-filled the conference’s main ballroom after a few hours of venue-emptying panels Thursday afternoon.

Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico and libertarian presidential candidate, took the pro-weed side while former New York Republican Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle argued against legalization.

Ann Marie Buerkle, left, arguing against marijuana legalization at CPAC 2015 while Gary Johnson, right, argued in favor of legal weed. (Images via NBC News)

“Having a debate right now over whether or not to legalize marijuana is kind of like having a debate over whether the sun is going to come up tomorrow,” Johnson said, drawing cheers from the audience.

“I am one of the...

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