Maybe his grandkids have discovered the Chronic and that’s why he’s moving
180 degrees in a different direction. But ultra-conservative Pat Robertson is now rethinking his staunch stance on the mandatory sentencing of marijuana possession convictions.
The Rev. Pat Robertson – a longtime fixture in Christian conservative politics – is drawing attention for questioning an article of faith among many Republicans: mandatory prison sentences for certain marijuana-related crimes.
Some pot legalization advocates noted that Robertson also appeared to question the criminalization of possession of small amounts of marijuana – a position later denied in a written statement released by his media outlet, the Christian Broadcasting Network.
“It got to be a big deal in campaigns,” Robertson said on the December 16 edition of his show “The 700 Club.” “Lock ’em up, you know. That’s the way these guys ran, and they got elected. But that wasn’t the answer.”
Robertson said there is “something else we’ve got to recognize. We’re locking up people that take a couple of puffs of marijuana and the next thing they know they’ve got 10 years. They’ve got mandatory sentences and these judges just … throw up their hands and say there’s nothing we can do.”
“We’ve got to take a look at what we’re considering crimes and that’s one of them,” Robertson added. “I’m not exactly for the use of drugs. Don’t get me wrong. But I just believe that criminalizing marijuana, criminalizing the possession of a few ounces of pot and that kind of thing, it’s costing us a fortune and it’s ruining young people.”
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