An Update On the Happiest Man In America...
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:19 am
I'm speaking of course, of former House Speaker John Boehner, who every morning gets to turn on the news and be reminded all over again of why he's so happy...
And then he heads for the links...
Johnny boy has new endeavor:
And then he heads for the links...
Johnny boy has new endeavor:
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-p ... story.htmlFormer House Speaker John Boehner to promote legalizing marijuana
Former House Speaker John A. Boehner said Wednesday he has had a change of heart on marijuana and will promote its nationwide legalization as a way to help veterans and the nation's deadly opioid crisis.
The Ohio Republican, an avid cigarette smoker, has joined the advisory board of Acreage Holdings, a multistate cannabis company. The company also announced that former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld had joined its advisory board.
Weld, a Republican as governor, ran in the 2016 presidential election on the Libertarian Party ticket that was headed by legal-pot advocate Gary Johnson.
Boehner said in a statement his position "has evolved" from opposing to supporting legalization of marijuana.
"I decided to get involved because of the struggles of our country's veterans and the opioid epidemic, after learning how descheduling the drug can potentially help with both crises," said Boehner, 68.
He said he wanted to see federally funded research done and to allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer marijuana as a possible treatment option for such conditions as chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Boehner also said the move would curtail federal-state conflict on marijuana policies. While marijuana is illegal at the federal level, most states have legalized pot in some form. President Trump's administration in January lifted a Barack Obama-era policy that discouraged federal authorities from cracking down on the pot trade in states where the drug is legal.
