Pot smokers in Kentucky shouldn't be locked up, says Adam Edelen
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Adam Edelen said Monday that while he has never smoked pot, Kentuckians carrying small amounts shouldn't be locked up for lighting up.
"I don't think smoking pot is a good thing," Edelen, joined by running mate Gill Holland, told reporters at his campaign headquarters in Louisville. "I have twin teenage boys who I talk to regularly about the dangers of drugs, but I think at some point we've got to trust the people of Kentucky, and we simply cannot afford or support the continued prosecution of recreational drug users."
Holland, a noted developer and businessman, readily admitted that he used marijuana in his youth. "Sure," he said. "It's not a drug of choice, but I went to college."
Edelen, a former state auditor, is calling for decriminalizing marijuana for people possessing less than half an ounce for personal use. He said the current penalties are racially biased, too costly and distract law enforcement from more pressing crimes.
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