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“It’s one thing to say we should have decriminalization of marijuana. I support that,” the former Florida governor said in an interview with Joe Mathieu of Boston’s WBZ NewsRadio. Bush had not previously endorsed a removal of criminal penalties for cannabis possession.
.@JebBush came by @wbznewsradio this AM. He talks to @JoeMathieuWBZ at 8:10 re: legalizing #marijuana in #MA #fitn pic.twitter.com/5eJEbUaac4
— WBZ NewsRadio (@wbznewsradio) December 11, 2015
But Bush added that he still opposes full legalization, reiterating how he even voted against a medical marijuana ballot measure that appeared on his state’s ballot in 2014.
“Marijuana is a gateway drug just as opiates are a gateway drug,” Bush continued. “Of course it is, every study shows that.”
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