According to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the access to marijuana should be more restricted than the access that people have to guns.
A Justice Department intern said to Sessions, “Statistically guns kill significantly more people than marijuana does. You support pretty harsh policies for marijuana and pretty lax gun control laws.”
Sessions responded, “That’s a apples and oranges question. The Second Amendment — you’re aware of that — guarantees the right of people to keep and bear arms. And I intend to defend that Second Amendment. It’s as valid as the First Amendment.
That’s my basic philosophical view about it.”
“There’s this view that marijuana is harmless and it does no damage,” Sessions continued. “Marijuana is not a healthy substance, in my opinion. Do you believe that?”
The intern responded with “I don’t.”
Sessions then called the intern, “Dr. Whatever Your Name Is,” and said, “I don’t think America is going to be a better place if marijuana is sold in every corner grocery store.”
“People didn’t seem to mind really hammering tobacco, which is a long-term health problem for people,” he explained. “But I think likewise we should be talking about some of the dangers of marijuana as we go forward.”
