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Spitzer For Spliffs: Former Gov "In Favor Of Legalized Pot"
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Christopher Robbins
Published Feb 20, 2012
Modified Feb 20, 2012
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Perhaps it should come to no surprise that a guy who paid for (a lot of) sex is cool with legalizing harmless flora, but Eliot Spitzer did used to be the Governor of New York and all. After some gentle ribbing by host Bill Maher (who is no stranger to smoking dope and copulating with prostitutes) Spitzer says, "To spend prosecutorial resources on pot is ridiculous...I'd be in favor of legalized pot. Legalizing pot is the right way to go."
Skip to 4:20 (GET IT—no seriously, the discussion about legalized cannabis begins after four minutes and twenty seconds has elapsed) for Spitzer's comments.
Ep. 238: February 17, 2012 - Overtime
Now that a majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana, including an increasing amount of former law enforcement officials, will President Obama fulfill his campaign promise and stop persecuting marijuana use where it is legal? (Answer: no, it's an election year.)
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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