Canada - Stephen Harper calls marijuana 'infinitely worse' than tobacco

[S.J.B.]

Stephen Harper calls marijuana 'infinitely worse' than tobacco
Haydn Watters
October 3rd, 2015

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper expressed his vehement opposition to marijuana once again, calling it "infinitely worse" than tobacco at a campaign stop in Montreal on Saturday.

"Tobacco is a product that does a lot of damage. Marijuana is infinitely worse and it's something that we do not want to encourage," Harper said.

He made the remarks in response to a reporter's question about why he was so bothered by marijuana, given that tobacco and alcohol are regulated and many use pot legally for medicinal purposes.

"There's just overwhelming and growing scientific and medical evidence about the bad long-term effects of marijuana," he said, not providing any examples.

He went on to compare his party's approach to the tobacco control strategy.

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...Are you kidding me?

The prime minister of Canada, folks....

 

[Burnt Offerings]

Really? Not just worse but infinitely worse?

Who comprises this guy's base? I was under the impression that Canadians were generally pretty liberal in regards to their views towards marijuana.

 

[Felonious Monk]

This is one of the cases where "the system" keeps itself alive. If there were any human beings in that room who didn't rely on said system for their jobs you could have expected one of them to yell out, "Cite some studies you liar!"

 

[psyfiend]

https://www.facebook.com/harperdildos

 

[poledriver]

What a nob. Has he not known anyone close to him that has died an excruciatingly long and painful death from using tobacco for along time? Like from COPD, cancer etc? It's horrible to watch and feel their pain and suffering.

Fuck him and fuck tobacco.

 

[squidsareamaze]

Harper is a joke, and has been for years. Thankfully he's probably going to be out of office this up coming election.

 

[spacejunk]

Let's hope so