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Link: http://www.alternet.org/drugs/chris-christie-deranged-reefer-madness-rant
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie unleashed a diatribe against the push to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey, warningit's "not time for us to be cool and say, 'Pot's O.K;.' has long been opposed to legalizing marijuana, "We are in the midst of the public health crisis on opiates, has been tapped by President Trump to chair a commission to fight the opioid abuse epidemic in America; "warned marijuana is a gateway to harder substances;, noted that 52,000 people died from opioid overdoses in the U.S. last year."I am the only thing that has stood between legalized pot in this state and you for seven years," Democratic-controlled state Legislature plan to introduce a bill next year that would make New Jersey the latest U.S. state to legalize, tax, and regulate recreational marijuana use. Eleven states and Washington D.C.voted to make pot legal..